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Pangbourne College | Free 11 Plus (11+) ISEB Pre-Test Practice Papers and Answers

CONTENTS:

  1. Our Practice Papers and Answers

  2. Other Practice Papers and Answers

  3. Exam Information

  4. 10 Bonus Resources For 11 Plus Success

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Our Practice Papers and Answers

The papers we’ve shared below contain similar content to the ISEB pre-test papers typically delivered as 11 Plus pre-test assessments by Pangbourne College.

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST ENGLISH PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST MATHEMATICS PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

ISEB COMMON PRE-TEST VERBAL REASONING PAPER 1

Test Paper

Answering Booklet

Answers

New 11+ practice papers are sent out via email every Friday. You can sign up to receive these, every week, using the form above.

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ISEB Pre-Test Familiarisation Test

Online Practice Test

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Exam Information

Exam style — ISEB Common Pre-Test.

Exam types:

  • English (reading comprehension, sentence completion, spelling and punctuation).

  • Maths (in line with the National Curriculum up to Year 5).

  • Verbal reasoning (common words, antonyms, word combinations, letter transfer, number codes, etc.).

  • Non-verbal reasoning (shape analogies, classes like, horizontal codes, etc.).

Exam length — 4 exams totalling 2.5 hours.

Pass mark —  There is not a fixed pass mark for the admissions test. On completion of the test, all candidates receive an age-adjusted and standardised score. The average score is 100. Schools will also be able to see each child’s score and the time taken for each section of the test.

If a child does well in their 11+ pre-test, they will usually be offered a place, contingent on them then passing the common entrance exam at 13+.

Other exam information

  • The tests cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning separately.

  • All tests are completed online.

  • All questions are in multiple-choice format.

  • The English test takes 25 minutes, mathematics 50 minutes, non-verbal reasoning 32 minutes and verbal reasoning 36 minutes.

  • The four tests can either be taken together or at separate times. They can be taken in the candidate's own school, at the senior school for which he or she is entered or at an independent testing centre.

  • All candidates are registered by the senior school(s) for which they are entered.

  • Test results are available to all senior schools which register the same candidate and therefore a candidate need only sit the tests once for a range of senior schools.

  • An assessment fee of £24 applies and is non-refundable.

For information on Pangbourne College’s use of school’s own testing for Year 7 entry, click here.

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10 Bonus Resources For 11 Plus Success

  1. All Free 11 Plus Exam Practice Papers and Answers

  2. Free 11 Plus English and Verbal Reasoning Taster Sessions

  3. The Exam Coach's Guide to the ISEB Common Pre-Test

  4. 11 Plus Exam Syllabus — GL, CEM, Kent, Sutton SET, ISEB, CAT4 & Independent

  5. 11 Plus Tricky Vocabulary List 2023

  6. 11 Plus Recommended Reading List

  7. 11 Plus Exam Help: A Detailed 18 Point Guide

  8. 11 Plus Creative and Persuasive Writing: Student Model Answers and Feedback

  9. The Best 11 Plus Online Tuition

  10. 11 Plus English Vocabulary Podcast

Have a listen to our 11 Plus Vocabulary Podcast and expand your child’s vocabulary one word at a time.

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