Our 11+ Papers and Answers
The papers we’ve shared above are in a similar style to those typically delivered as 11 plus assessments by St Christopher School.
INDEPENDENT ENGLISH PAPER 1
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Exam Information
Exam style — School’s own exam and CAT4.
Exam types:
English
CAT4 (verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning)
Exam length — 30 minutes (English writing paper) + 72 minutes (CAT4).
The CAT4 test is composed of 8 short tests assessing the following subsections of the four areas above:
Figure Classification (10 mins)
Figure Matrices (10 mins)
Verbal Classification (8 mins)
Verbal Analogies (8 mins)
Number Analogies (10 mins)
Number Series (8 mins)
Figure Analysis (9 mins)
Figure Recognition (9 mins)
Pass Mark— There is no pass mark however last year there were 865 applications for 195 places.
Other exam and entry information:
The CAT4 test is administered by GL Assessment and is an online assessment that examines verbal, non-verbal, spatial and quantitative reasoning.
The English paper contains creative writing only.
There is a registration fee of £100.
A report from the child’s current school will be requested.
Candidates will be invited to an informal interview with senior management staff.
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