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11 plus GL practice papers (opens the original)
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Tiffin’s first round of exams are in a couple of weeks, so I’m resharing the familiarisation papers.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1586" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0TQR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep
Top tips for 11 plus multiple-choice comprehension (opens the original)
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Last week, I published a free Sutton SET practice paper following this year’s exam format.And since many 11 plus students will be sitting multiple-choice comprehensions in the coming weeks, today I’m sharing my top five tips for tackling multiple-choice questions.Read the passage before looking at any of the questionsI think this is pretty ubiquitous advice these days, but every now and then I still come across students who read the questions before the passage. You should never do this.If you r
11 plus Sutton SET English paper (opens the original)
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Here’s a free practice paper for this year’s SET exam series. It’s the only complete SET English paper freely available online in the latest format.The texts are nineteenth-century, drawn from entertaining and fairly accessible stories. I’ve adapted both extracts to the length students can expect in the exam and simplified the language in parts. I’ve pitched the level of challenge slightly above the actual exam and included the typical question types for the SET.<a class="button primary" href="h
A-level essay on hate in Romeo and Juliet, with secondary criticism (opens the original)
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Here’s a literature essay on the theme of hate in Romeo and Juliet, a substantial revision of an earlier essay I wrote as a grade 9 GCSE model.While I think that’s still a good model, this essay gives a more nuanced interpretation of the causes of hate, and since it engages with secondary criticism, it serves as a model A-level essay as well.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OSQJ!,f_auto,q_aut
11 plus narrative writing: key skills audit (opens the original)
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Last week I shared a comprehensive checklist to audit students’ descriptive writing. This week I’m sharing one on narrative writing.On it, you’ll find almost all of the key advice I teach my students to tell truly engaging narratives that go beyond scoring well in an 11 plus exam.Again, it’s a fairly long checklist, so once you’ve identified the gaps in your child or student’s skillset, I’d recommend focusing on improving two or three skills for each piece of writing.Click the button b
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