Timed Writing Practice

This is the final lesson in your SET 11+ Extended Writing course, and it is the most practical. You have learned how to understand prompts, plan under pressure, write narratives, descriptions, and persuasive pieces, craft powerful openings and endings, show rather than tell, choose precise vocabulary, vary your sentences, and proofread your work. Now it is time to put it all together in a realistic, timed practice that mirrors the SET Stage 2 exam. This lesson will give you a complete strategy for the one-hour writing task and a set of practice prompts to work through.

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The SET Stage 2: What to Expect

As a reminder, here is what the Stage 2 exam involves:

Feature	Detail
Length	1 hour
Task	One extended writing task
Prompt type	Title, opening line, picture, statement, or choice
Writing type	Usually narrative or descriptive; occasionally persuasive
Assessment	Content, structure, vocabulary, sentence variety, SPaG, and handwriting
Schools	Sutton Grammar, Wilson's, Wallington County Grammar, Nonsuch, Wallington High