Comprehension papers that teach children how to find the answer.
Full reading papers, laid out the way 11+ tests set them: a numbered passage, then multiple-choice questions on meaning, inference, language and evidence. After every answer your child sees why it is right, with the proof highlighted in the text.
Reading skills practised
- Retrieval. Finding facts and details stated in the text
- Inference. Reading between the lines using clues
- Vocabulary in context. Working out what words and phrases mean
- Language & imagery. Similes, metaphors, personification and word choice
- Purpose & structure. Why the writer includes things and how the text is built
- Character & mood. Feelings, motives, tone and atmosphere
- Summary & theme. The main idea, message or best summary
- Using evidence. Choosing the detail that best supports an answer
- Comparing texts. Similarities and differences between two texts
- Fact & opinion. Telling facts from views, and how writers persuade
Each paper is chosen for your child automatically and never repeats. Choose a text type if you want to focus on one, or leave it open for a balanced mix.
Comprehension · Fiction · Stretch
Question 4 of 12The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
3Nell eased the door open a finger’s width at a time. She held her breath at every creak, and placed each foot as though the floor were made of glass. Somewhere below, the clock struck midnight.
Why does the writer say the floor was “made of glass”?
- AShe was nervous about being found out
- BShe wanted to move without making a sound
- CShe was angry with her brother
- DShe was looking for something she had lost
Skill: Language & imagery. The comparison shows how carefully she moved. The evidence is highlighted in the passage.
Every kind of text, in the style of each school.
Papers are written in the style of the schools and areas that set comprehension, so your child gets used to the way the questions are asked.
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- papers free to try
Stories with character, mood and atmosphere to read closely.
Articles and information texts, with facts to find and check.
Imagery, word choice and feeling, in a few well-chosen lines.
Spotting opinion, tone and the tricks writers use to persuade.
Styles included
Sutton · London Borough of Sutton
Two-text papers with a final text-comparison section.
Queen Elizabeth’s School · Barnet
Close reading, vocabulary and logical deduction.
Henrietta Barnett School · Barnet
Language analysis, tone and character.
Kent · Kent Test
Clear evidence, vocabulary and text understanding.
Pate’s Grammar School · Gloucestershire
Meaning, inference and choosing the best answer.
GL Assessment · Bucks, Lincolnshire and others
Mixed multiple-choice comprehension skills.
General 11+ · All areas
A balanced set across fiction and non-fiction.
2 of the papers have two texts, with a section on comparing them.
Reading that builds, paper by paper.
Sit it like the real thing
Numbered paragraphs, one question at a time, flags, a question navigator and text-size buttons. Answers save as your child goes, and they can stop and carry on later.
See the evidence
The marked paper shows each answer with a plain explanation and the exact words in the passage that prove it.
Know which skill to work on
Results are broken down by reading skill, so you can see whether inference, vocabulary or language is costing marks.
Original practice papers in the style of each school or area. They are not past papers, and AceEleven is not affiliated with any school or test provider.
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The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 72. What is the largest of these three numbers?
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