Practice Paper: Full 1 (English and Maths Combined)

This is a full-length CSSE 11+ practice paper combining both English and Maths — just like the real exam day. In the actual CSSE exam, you sit two separate papers. This practice paper simulates both papers back to back.

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Instructions

• Total time: 2 hours (split as 60 minutes English, 60 minutes Maths)
• Total marks: 80 (40 English + 40 Maths)
• Take a 5–10 minute break between the two papers
• No calculator allowed for the Maths section
• Answers are at the end of this paper — do not look until you have finished both sections!

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PAPER 1: ENGLISH (40 marks, 60 minutes)

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Section A: Comprehension (20 marks)

Read the following passage carefully.

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The Last Garden

The allotments at the end of Birch Lane had been there for over a hundred years. Rows of vegetable patches stretched out behind a low brick wall, each one tended by a different family. In summer, the air smelled of sweet peas and freshly turned earth. In autumn, the sheds were stacked with jars of homemade chutney and bags of seed potatoes.