she aye) iia For GL Assessment Practice Papers |“ Contains 4 Full Tests and ae Guide 10-11“@, cep The best GL 11+ range by far — from CGP! re OS Superb Study Books, Practice Books, 10-Minute Tests, Practice Papers, Revision Question Cards and more... when it comes to 11+ prep, nobody beats CGP! [Link] ° amazoncouk © Beton © WaterstonesCGP 11+ English For Ages 10-11 Practice Paper 1 For GL Assessment Read the following: Do not open this booklet or start the test until you are told to do so. This is a multiple-choice test. ‘There are 50 questions and you will have 50 minutes to do the test. You should mark your answer to each question in pencil on the separate answer sheet. aero You should only mark one answer for each question. To mark your answer, draw a straight line through the rectangle next to the option you have chosen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and mark your new answer clearly, 5. Make sure you keep your place on the answer sheet and mark your answer in the box that has the same number as the question. 6. Do as many questions as you can. If you get stuck on a question, choose the answer that you think is most likely to be correct, then move on to the next question. 7. You should do any rough working on a separate piece of paper. Work carefully, but go as quickly as you can. Exam setEHTE2 [EEN @ccr 201810 15 20 25 30 35 Read this passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. The Fiend of the Fens About sixty years ago in the flatlands of England, stories were told of a beast that roamed the fields. People said that it was a devilish creature that hid in the water-filled dykes which criss-crossed that part of the world. The beast had been fleetingly seen in the half-light of dusk and dawn, silhouetted against big red skies. Rumours grew, there were more reported sightings and newspapers spoke about ‘The Fiend of the Fens’. At farms where the creature was spotted, animals became skittish and some were said to have disappeared. A large pig was removed from its sty; the sty had walls as tall as a man. Shooting parties, searching for pheasants, found more dead birds than live ones, At that time, Norman and his brother Neville lived in a small flint cottage. The house had two bedrooms and no electricity. The boys did not have much by way of material things, but they had each other and they had their fertile imaginations. At night, the two boys read tales of adventure by candlelight in the bed they shared. One autumn evening, their father, a gamekeeper, spoke of the mysterious prints he had found in a nearby field. “They were bigger than any prints I've ever seen before.” “Were they human?" Neville asked. “Never. Whatever it was... it had claws,” he replied, lowering his voice and looking to left and right as if checking for eavesdroppers. “Stop scaring the children, William, you're as bad as the rest of them,” said their mother, who didn't believe the nonsense about a beast nobody had ‘1 Engoh 10-1 / Paper+ 50 55 60 65 actually seen. But Norman and Neville believed him, and that night, huddled under their candlewick bedspread, they hatched a plan to capture ‘The Fiend of The Fens’. “We could dig a pit,” whispered Neville “And use a chicken as bait!” Neville added, his body trembling with excitement. Early the following morning they ambushed their father as he left for work. “Can we borrow two of your spades?” Norman asked. “Doing some digging are you?" said William, “Yes, we're digging a pit to catch the fiend,” said Neville proudly. William smiled and rubbed the stubble on his chin. “In the garden out back would be a good place I reckon. You'll need to dig it deep y'know.” So the boys slung their spades over their shoulders and marched into the long, narrow back garden. Past the flowers and herbs they went, past the rows of carrots and potatoes and beetroot until, with the vegetation getting wilder and darker, they reached the compost heap, the massive ecar 20870 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 rhubarb plants and, ultimately, the chicken coop. The boys started work, digging together in silence. They had decided that the pit needed to be big enough to trap a creature that was larger than a man. After each day's digging they asked their father to stand in the pit and each day William would say, “A little deeper | think boys.” Then he would tell them, if their mother wasn't listening, of another strange disappearance or shadowy sighting, The boys listened with excitement and by the seventh day they had succeeded in digging a pit that William could only escape from with the aid of a rope. They covered the hole with sticks and old sacking and then added a layer of grass for camouflage. The trap was ready. “Are you hoping the beast will come this way for the chickens?” asked William. “We thought we could put a chicken inside as bait,” said Norman. "Good thinking lads!” That evening they chose the plumpest chicken and lowered it, with some feed, into the pit. The boys’ mother would not let them stay up all night, but William said he would stand guard Undisturbed during the night, the boys rushed out to the pit at first light. It was empty: no chicken, no fiend. There was just a dirty, crumpled note that read: “Thanks a lot boys. My new rubbish pit looks just grand. Dad.” The brothers were devastated; William had been fooling them all along. There really was no beast and all their hard work had been for nothing. However, Norman and Neville were not about to let their father get away with such a trick. That day they started digging again, but this time at the front of the cottage. This pit only needed to be the ‘1 Engen /10-11/ Paper 1 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 size of a man, rather than a beast. They dug it across the path leading to the front door. They reused the sticks and the sacking, and this time added a layer of soil to disguise the trap. Darkness fell early and the boys were called in for their bath. Their mother had warmed the water on the range and poured it into a tin bath that was sat in front of the parlour fire. Neville, being the eldest, was first in. Norman complained, as he always did, about the dirt and the grit that his brother had left behind. When they were dry and in their night clothes, they waited at the window for William's return from work. The moon was full and it lit up the garden like a stage. Neville nudged Norman when he heard the latch of the garden gate. They shivered as their father slowly made his way up the garden path They could not see his face because he was carrying a large cardboard box. Al that was visible was a pair of boots. Closer and closer he tottered towards the waiting pit. The figure disappeared into the pit like a bucket dropped down a well. The box tumbled in the air as if in slow motion. At that moment, the boys heard a voice from the kitchen. “Are you looking for your father, boys?” asked their mother. “He'll be late tonight. I'm expecting the vicar with a box of books for you. You'll give me a shout when you see him, won't you?” Turn over to the next page ©.06° 2018Answer these questions about the text. You can refer back to the text if you need to. Pick the best answer and mark its letter on your answer sheet. ‘| __ Which of these events was not taken as a sign of the beast? ‘Shooting parties found dead birds. Apig disappeared from a farm. Newspapers printed a photograph of the beast. People reported sightings. The beast left paw prints. moow> 2. “The boys did not have much by way of material things” (lines 22-23). What does this mean? Their house did not have electricity. They did not have many clothes. They lived in a small house. They had to share a bed. They did not have many possessions. moowp> 3 Neville and Norman had “fertile imaginations" (line 24) This tells us that they are: distracted. cunning. interested in the garden good at reading. inventive. moowp> 4 At the very end of the garden there was: A. a vegetable plot. B a flowerbed. © a compost heap. D_ achicken coop. E a patch of rhubarb plants. 5 Why do you think the prints are described as “mysterious” (line 28)? They were big. They were left overnight. The prints had claws. Nobody knew what had left the prints. William had never seen them before. moow> ‘1+ Engish 10-1 Paper 1 4 ©00P 20186 Why do you think William lowered his voice when he told the boys about the prints? He had a sore throat, He did not want to frighten his wife He was afraid that people would be listening. He wanted to keep his discovery a secret. He was making his story more dramatic. moom> 7 Which adjective best describes the attitude of the boys’ mother to rumours about a beast? Furious Uncertain Cynical Excited Amused moow> & ‘Wiliam smiled and rubbed the stubble on his chin’ (lines 58-59) Why do you think the author added this detail? William has an itchy beard. William is nervous. William is thinking about the beast. William is being devious. William is unsure how to react. mooo> Which detail best shows how eager the boys were to dig the first pit? They ambushed their father as he left for work. They wanted to use a chicken as bait. They borrowed two spades. They discussed their plan late at night. They dug a very deep pit. mooo> 1 0 The vegetation at the bottom of the garden is described as. “getting wilder and darker’ (line 68). This suggests that: it is night time. the beast is there. there is a lot of vegetation. the vegetation is dangerous. the vegetation is growing. mooo> Turn over to the next page ‘1+ Engish 10-1 / Paper+ 5 ©cce 2018411 Why did Witiiam tell the boys about “another strange disappearance or shadowy sighting’ (lines 80-81)? To frighten them To make sure they keep digging To make them laugh To annoy their mother Because they ask him to moom> 4.2. How long did it take the boys to dig the first pit? Three days Aweek One day An evening The rest of autumn moowp> 413. How did the brothers feel when they found out that their father had tricked them? Embarrassed Vengeful Worried Amused Apprehensive moowp> 1 4 Why did the boys dig a second pit at the front of the cottage? To catch the beast To catch the vicar To catch their father Because the first pit had not been deep enough Because their mother told them to moow> 114 English /10-11 Paper 1 6 ©ccP 20181 5 In the story it says that the boys “shivered as their father slowly made his way up the garden path (lines 133-134). This tells us that the cottage door was open. the boys were frightened. the boys were excited. the boys had a cold bath. the boys were tired from digging. moomp> 416 “The figure disappeared into the pit ike a bucket dropped down a well” (lines 140-141) What does this image tell the reader? He was a very large man. He was holding a cardboard box. He shouted out as he fell He fell very quickly. He fell through the water. moomp> 1 7 Which of the following items did the boys not use to camouflage their pits? Sticks Sacks Grass Soil Leaves moowp> 1 8 According to the passage, which statement about the cottage is false? A. Ithad a well in the front garden. B_ Ithad a parlour. C Ithad two bedrooms. D_ The walls were made of flint E Ithad no electric lights. ‘Turn over to the next page ‘14 Engle /10-11 Papert 7 eccr 2018‘Answer these questions about the meaning of words as they are used in the text. 1 9 Which of these words is closest in meaning to “fleetingly” (line 7)? Briefly Frequently Occasionally Indefinitely Hastily mooo> 20 The word “skittish” (line 13) could most accurately be replaced by: agitated depressed. angry. noisy. moomp> of these is closest in meaning to “huddle Comforted Sheltered Nestled together Hidden Lying still (line 43)? 21 moom> < 22 What does the word “tottered” (line 138) mean? Running very quickly Striding confidently Walking backwards Walking unsteadily Moving in a straight line mooo> ‘14+ English / 10-11 / Paper 1 8 ©0cP 2018Answer these questions about the way words and phrases are used in the text. 23 The title, ‘The Fiend of the Fens’, is an example of: onomatopoeia a homophone. alliteration. a metaphor. an abbreviation. mooo> 2.4. What type of words are these examples of? fleetingly early proudly _ slowly Adverbs Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Conjunetions moowp> 25 of the following sentences contains a simile? “Alarge pig was removed from its sty.” “The beast had been fleetingly seen in the hall-light of dusk and dawn.” “The moon was full and it lit up the garden like a stage.” “People said that it was a devilish creature.” “They were bigger than any prints I've ever seen before.” moom> < 2.6 ‘Allthat was visible was a pair of boots” (lines 137) The word “pair” is an example of what kind of word? Pronoun Proper noun Adjective Common noun Collective noun mooo> Tum over to the next page ‘14+ English / 10-11 / Paper 1 9 ©cc? 2018This passage contains some spelling mistakes. Each numbered line has either ‘one mistake or no mistake. For each line, work out which group of words contains a mistake, and mark the letter on your answer sheet. Mark N if there is no mistake. A Day in the Life of a Vet 2.7 _ one of the most exiting things about being a vetis the variety of creatures you meet A B c D N 28 every day. Our practice is mostly for ‘small animals’, but small doesn't mean boring! A B c D N 29 Last Wednesday, a young boy brought in something which he beleived to be a lizard but A B c D N 30 actually turned out to be a baby crocodile. The reptile was noticably agitated when | A B c D N 311 opened the box, and was desparately thrashing its tail about to try to escape. The boy's A B c D N 32 parents, who had accompanied him to the surgery, were beggi anxious A B c D N 33 (0. Very carfully and slowly, | put my hand in the box and tried to pick it up. It bit me. A B c D N 34 “I can assure you," | said, wiping blood from my fingers, “this is definately not a lizard.” A B c D N ‘H+ Engish 10-1 Papert 10 ©0oP 2018This passage contains some mistakes involving capital letters and punctuation. Each numbered line has either one mistake or no mistake. For each line, work out which group of words contains a mistake and mark the letter on your answer sheet. Mark N if there is no mistake. Pranksters Target Long Drive 3 5 There was chaos this morning when resident's of Long Drive discovered that their house A B c D N 3 6 numbers had been switched during the night, The trouble started when the Singh fai A B c D N 3 7 received 25 giant brazilian tarantulas that were destined for the Webbings at number 46. A B c D N 38 “twas quite a shock!" exclaimed local hairdresser Arjan Singh, 37. “I was expecting 25 A B c D N 3 9 ‘Magnificent Moustaches’ but when | opened one of the boxes to check this spider shot A B e D N 40 “across the kitchen floor. | couldn't hear myself think because my wife was screaming.” A B eC D N 41 Worse was yet to come when Mr Singhs aunt, Rita Singh, 90, accidently found herself A B c D N 4D atkenny’s Karate Class at number 17, instead of Anne’s Advanced Crochet at number 71 A B c D N Turn over to the next page ‘14+ English 10-11 / Paper 1 1 @.0GP 2018For each numbered line, choose the word, or group of words, which completes the passage correctly. The passage needs to make sense and be written in correct English. Pick one of the five options and mark the letter on your answer sheet. Letter of Complaint Dear 4.3. 'mwriting to complain about the meal! was been were will be are was served A BoC DE 44 in your restaurant. Though have made maked had made were mal A B c D 45 _ reservation, | wait waited weight weighted wanted an hour before | was seated. AB c D E AG Furthermore Therefore Because Consequently However , the food was awful. The A B cl D E 47 ‘Garden Salad’ was covered in caterpillars what whese whom which witch were A OB fc lip le 48 squirming on my plate and the fish smeld smells smelling smell smelt like it was AB ci D OE AQ rotten. if! had have was did were actually eaten it, | would have been sick. It was A BC DE 50) one ofthe most worst worse worsest worst most bad meals I've ever had. | expect A B c D E a full refund and a written apology. Yours faithfully, James Smith End of test EHTEQU 12 @.0GP 2018CGP 11+ English For Ages 10-11 Practice Paper 2 For GL Assessment. Read the following: Do not open this booklet or start the test until you are told to do so. This is a multiple-choice test. There are 50 questions and you will have 50 minutes to do the test. You should mark your answer to each question in pencil on the separate answer sheet. aes You should only mark one answer for each question. To mark your answer, draw a straight line through the rectangle next to the option you have chosen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and mark your new answer clearly, 5. Make sure you keep your place on the answer sheet and mark your answer in the box that has the same number as the question. 6. Do as many questions as you can. If you get stuck on a question, choose the answer that you think is most likely to be correct, then move on to the next question. 7. You should do any rough working on a separate piece of paper. Work carefully, but go as quickly as you can. Exam setEHTE2 [EEE ©ccP 201810 15 20 25 30 35 Read this passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. The Abduction of Persephone According to ancient Greek legend, the King of the Gods was the all-powerful Zeus. He had a daughter, Persephone, whose mother was Demeter, goddess of the crops and harvest. Persephone was a dutiful daughter and was deeply loved by her parents. One day, however, she left Demeter’s side to go and collect wild flowers. When Persephone didn't return, Demeter was distraught and wandered the Earth searching for her missing daughter. Demeter decided to ask the Sun where Persephone had gone; it travelled across the sky each day so was sure to have seen what had happened. The Sun informed Demeter that he had seen Persephone collecting flowers when a chasm had opened in the Earth and she had been abducted by Hades, Lord of the Underworld. Hades was besotted with Persephone and had taken her into his dark realm to be his bride. The Underworld was a cold, shadowy kingdom where the stern and pitiless Hades judged the souls of those who died and punished those he found to be wicked, Frantically, Demeter implored Zeus to rescue Persephone. However, the King of the Gods refused to intervene. Demeter longed for her daughter to return and she quickly lost interest in her duties as goddess of the crops and harvest. The fruit and vegetables on the Earth withered and died and, with no crops to harvest, the world suffered a terrible famine. When the starving human race begged Zeus for help, he finally relented and forcefully 14+ Engiah/ 10-11 /Paper2 45 ordered Hades to release Persephone. Hades was neither strong nor courageous enough to defy Zeus, but the shrewd Hades was not going to free Persephone so easily. He knew of an unbreakable rule which stated that whoever ate or drank in the Underworld could never completely escape. So, before releasing her, Hades tricked the unfortunate Persephone into eating a single, tiny pomegranate seed. Once she had done this, Persephone was unable to leave the Underworld permanently and had to spend one third of each year there. When mother and daughter were reunited, the Earth burst into life. Crops grew and the vines and trees were heavy with fruit. However, every year the time came for Persephone to return to Hades for four months. During this time, Demeter grew unhappy and refused to let the crops grow until Persephone retumed. When Demeter was reunited with her daughter, the crops started to grow and the people of the Earth knew that winter was over and spring had begun ©.06P 2018Answer these questions about the text. You can refer back to the text if you need to. Pick the best answer and mark its letter on your answer sheet. ‘| Why did Hades abduct Persephone? He wanted the human population to starve. He was in love with Persephone. He wanted to be king of the Greek gods. He wanted to marry Demeter. He wanted to judge Persephone’s soul mooo> 2. Demeter behaved “Frantically” (line 28) because: the human population was starving. she wanted the Sun to tell her where Persephone was. she had lost interest in her duties as goddess of the crops. she was upset that Hades had abducted Persephone. she did not want Hades and Persephone to get married moom> 3 Why did the crops on Earth die? Hades was punishing the human race for being wicked. Hades took them into the Underworld to feed to Persephone. The human race had eaten the crops because they were starving. Demeter was too upset to care about the crops. Persephone had picked too many and killed them. mooo> 4. Why did Zeus finally order Hades to release Persephone? Persephone was his daughter. People pleaded with him for help. Demeter was unhappy. He was angry with Hades. The crops were not growing. moowp> 5) What happened when Persephone retumed from the Underworld? She left Demeter to collect wild flowers. There was a terrible famine and people were starving The crops started to grow again She could only spend four months with Demeter every year. She was forced to eat a pomegranate seed. mooo> Turn over to the next page ‘1+ Engish 1011 /Paper2 3 ©0cP 20186 Why do you think Hades is described as “shrewd! (line 42)? He wanted to marry Persephone. He punished wicked people. He tricked Persephone. He didn’t want to let Persephone go. He didn’t want to make Zeus angry. moow> 7 According to the passage, which statement about Hades is not true? He was frightened of Zeus. He killed wicked people. He was cunning. He was in love. He punished people. mooo> 8 What does this legend help to explain? Why there are famines Why the Underworld exists Why the Sun crosses the sky Why winter occurs Why pomegranate seeds are poisonous mooo> Answer these questions about the meaning of words as they are used in the text. J) Which of these words is closest in meaning to “abducted” (ine 19)? Stolen Kidnapped Harmed Attacked Confronted mooo> of the following words is closest in meaning to “implored” Begged Suggested Required Convinced Ordered 10 moom> < 11+ Engioh/ 101 /Paper2 4 © 0cP 2018‘Answer these questions about the way words and phrases are used in the text. 1 1 “The Sun informed Demeter that he had seen Persephone” (lines 15-17). This is an example of: alliteration. exaggeration. personification. asimile, a cliché, moow> {2 The word “forcefully” (line 38) is an example of which part of speech? Verb Noun Article Adjective Adverb moouop> 1 3 “So, before releasing her, Hades tricked the unfortunate Persephone into eating a single, tiny pomegranate seed’ (lines 46-49). Which of these words is the subject of the sentence? Hades Persephone seed unfortunate before mooop> Turn over to the next page ‘1+ Engish / 10-11 Paper 2 5 ©cc? 201810 15 20 25 Read this passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. The Sinking of HMS lolaire — A Tragedy Follows a Victory Returning Home Itwas December 34st, 1918. World War | had just ended, the Armistice had been agreed, and a large number of sailors were making their way home to Stornoway on the island of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland. They were looking forward to coming home to. celebrate Hogmanay, the Scottish name for the last day of the year. In order to reach Stornoway, the men had to travel by ferry from the Scottish mainland and around 280 of them boarded HMS lolaire. The mood on the ship would have been high-spirited: the war had ended and the men were pleased to be returning home. Their families, waiting in Stornoway to greet them, would also have been ina celebratory mood; they would have been anticipating seeing their loved ones again ‘and welcoming in the New Year with them. The ‘Beasts of Holm’ However, in the early hours of January 1st, 1919, disaster struck. HMS lolaire crashed into the notorious ‘Beasts of Holm’, a set of rocks just a mile away from the safety of Stornoway harbour. Around 50 men jumped overboard, planning to swim the short distance to the shore. Sadly, the stormy seas and windy conditions meant that these men perished. Meanwhile, there were many fatalities on board as the ship began to ‘1+ Engish / 1011 Paper 2 sink. The alarm was raised and the town’s coastguard was called out but, by the time he and his team arrived at the scene of the disaster, the ship had sunk. Only 79 men survived and were able to reach the shore in safety. Over 200 men from Lewis lost their lives in this tragedy and members of the local community were deeply affected by the event. In recognition of the tragedy, the inhabitants of Stornoway received a royal telegram of sympathy. Heroes are Remembered There are various visible reminders of the tragedy which still exist today on the island. One example is the lolaire Bell which was rescued by divers from the shipwreck and presented to Stornoway Town Council in 1971. Amemorial was erected at Holm in 1958 in honour of those who had lost their lives when HMS lolaire sank. The memorial serves as a reminder of one of the worst maritime disasters around the shores of the United Kingdom during the twentieth century. ©0ce 2018