Grade 11 Papers

Grade 11 is the O/L year: these papers are the closest practice available to the examination itself, and sixteen of the twenty-one are English Language with five English Literature.

• Third-term papers are the most useful here - twelve of the twenty-one - because they are written to cover the whole syllabus, which is what the examination does.
• Do at least three complete papers under full time, in one sitting, with no phone. Writing a whole paper is a physical skill, and the examination should not be the first time you have done it in a month.
• Literature and Language need separate practice. A Literature paper can only be answered on the texts you have studied, so check the prescribed texts before using an older paper.
• Keep two papers unopened until the last fortnight. Practice papers you have already seen cannot tell you whether you are ready.