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English familiarisation test booklet

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A free english familiarisation booklet from GL Assessment, linked here from uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk and published in 2024.

  • English
  • 2024
  • Multiple choice

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About this paper

Published by
GL Assessment
Paper type
Familiarisation booklet
Subjects
English
Exam board or style
GL Assessment
Format
Multiple choice
Year
2024 (for 2025 entry)
Answers
Included in the paper
Hosted by
the school (uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk)
Cataloguer's note. GL familiarisation pack for the Slough Consortium 11+, hosted by the school. Answers are in the parents' guide. Published by GL Assessment; hosted on Upton Court Grammar School's website. Also published at https://4905753ff3cea231a868-376d75cd2890937de6f542499f88a819.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/loreto/uploads/document/English-1-Test-Booklet.pdf?ts=1619510843. Also published at https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sh22-herschel-slough-sch-uk/media/downloads/english1testbooklet.pdf. Also published at https://www.lgs.slough.sch.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=322&type=pdf. Also published at https://www.uptonhallschool.co.uk/_site/data/files/2023-2024-updates/298CA8C27301581D6E0724F95634538A.pdf.

Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Easy questions
25
Medium questions
28
Hard questions
1

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for English familiarisation test booklet
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
EnglishClassify a word in contextGrammarConfirmed automated11.1%6 of 544 / 2 / 0
EnglishDistinguish contraction and possessionGrammarConfirmed automated3.7%2 of 540 / 2 / 0
EnglishIdentify a main ideaReading comprehensionConfirmed automated1.9%1 of 540 / 1 / 0
EnglishIdentify figurative languageLanguage devicesConfirmed automated1.9%1 of 540 / 1 / 0
EnglishIdentify writer purposeReading comprehensionConfirmed automated1.9%1 of 540 / 1 / 0
EnglishInfer a character stateReading comprehensionConfirmed automated5.6%3 of 540 / 3 / 0
EnglishInfer implicit meaningReading comprehensionConfirmed automated9.3%5 of 540 / 5 / 0
EnglishInterpret a word in contextReading comprehensionConfirmed automated7.4%4 of 541 / 3 / 0
EnglishMaintain consistent tenseGrammarConfirmed automated3.7%2 of 540 / 2 / 0
EnglishMark a sentence boundaryPunctuationConfirmed automated5.6%3 of 542 / 1 / 0
EnglishMark possessionPunctuationConfirmed automated1.9%1 of 541 / 0 / 0
EnglishMatch subject and verbGrammarConfirmed automated1.9%1 of 540 / 1 / 0
EnglishPunctuate parenthesisPunctuationConfirmed automated3.7%2 of 541 / 1 / 0
EnglishResolve an irregular spellingSpellingConfirmed automated16.7%9 of 548 / 1 / 0
EnglishRetrieve an explicit detailReading comprehensionConfirmed automated11.1%6 of 546 / 0 / 0
EnglishSelect a clause connectorGrammarConfirmed automated3.7%2 of 540 / 1 / 1
EnglishSelect a synonymVocabularyConfirmed automated5.6%3 of 540 / 3 / 0
EnglishUse capital lettersPunctuationConfirmed automated3.7%2 of 542 / 0 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 54 classified response items from 54 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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Subject-based preparation

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