English 11+ Practice Questions The English skills assessed in the 11 plus exam align with those taught in KS1 and KS2. However, the format of the questions often differs from what students are familiar with. The key to success lies in extensive practice.
Highlighted below are some of the topics that will appear in the 11+ English section. A comprehensive set of exercises is available on this site:
11+ Comprehension
11+ Grammar
11+ Punctuation
11+ Vocabulary
11+ Comprehension
- Identify and gather information from the text
- Understanding literary technique
- Inference
- Understanding character
- Summarise sections of the passage
- Explain the meaning of high-level Vocabulary
11+ Grammar
- Tenses
- Main and Subordinate
- Clauses
- Pronouns
- Prepositions
- Determiners
- Conjunctions
- Verbs (Modal, Verb Agreement)
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Plurals
- Suffixes
- Prefixes
- Compound words
- Active/passive voice
11+ Punctuation
Punctuation
Speech
Hyphens
Parentheses
Commas
Full Stops
Semi-Colons
Hyphens
11+ Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
Latin and Greek Root Words
Gendered Words
Idioms
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