Warwickshire (GL)-Style Mixed Mock
The Warwickshire (GL)-Style Mixed Mock is a full three-section 11+ paper covering English, verbal reasoning and mathematics in a single sitting with an even split of questions across all three subjects, reflecting the single-paper model some GL Assessment consortia, including Warwickshire, use. Section 1 tests English comprehension and language, Section 2 runs through several verbal reasoning types such as number sequences, letter coding, opposites and synonyms, and Section 3 is no-calculator mathematics.
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Method
- Plan your energy across three sections, not one: this paper needs comprehension focus, quick-fire reasoning and careful no-calculator arithmetic all in the same sitting, so pace yourself rather than sprinting the first section.
- In the English section, read the source text once fully before answering, then return to the exact part of the text each question points to.
- Move into the reasoning section expecting several different named types in a row; identify each type before attempting its questions rather than assuming the previous type's method still applies.
- In the mathematics section, work every calculation out on paper next to the question, since no calculator is allowed and a written method is the surest way to avoid a careless slip.
- Because all three sections carry a similar number of marks, do not let a slow start in your weakest subject eat into a stronger section later in the paper; treat each section's time limit as fixed.
- If you find one subject far stronger than the others, resist the urge to double-check that section's answers extensively; use any spare time there to recheck your weaker section's working instead, within its own time limit.
- After the mock, mark each section separately and compare your accuracy across all three, since a full mixed mock is the best way to see which subject most needs extra practice.
Worked example
Verbal reasoning question (Section 2 style): Work out the coding rule and use it to answer the question. If the code for LIGHT is MJHUI (each letter moved one place forward in the alphabet), what is the code for NIGHT?
- Establish the coding rule from the example: each letter in LIGHT is moved one place forward in the alphabet to give MJHUI (L to M, I to J, G to H, H to I, T to U).
- Apply the same rule to the first letter of NIGHT: N moves one place forward to O.
- Continue letter by letter: I moves to J, G moves to H, H moves to I, T moves to U.
- Combine the coded letters in order: O, J, H, I, U.
- Final answer: the code for NIGHT is OJHIU.
Practice questions
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Q1Work out 6 x 7 - 9.Show answer
Answer: 33 (6 x 7 = 42, 42 - 9 = 33)
Q2'The valley, usually so peaceful, echoed with the sound of distant thunder.' What does 'echoed' suggest about the sound of the thunder in the valley?Show answer
Answer: It suggests the sound was loud and carried, repeating or reverberating across the valley rather than being brief or faint.
Q3Choose the word closest in meaning to CAUTIOUS: careless, careful, quick, curious.Show answer
Answer: careful
Q4Continue the number sequence: 7, 14, 28, 56, ...Show answer
Answer: 112 (each term doubles the previous term)
Q5What is 3/10 as a percentage?Show answer
Answer: 30%
Q6Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to ABUNDANT: plentiful, scarce, common, large.Show answer
Answer: scarce
Q7A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and a width of 6 cm. What is its length?Show answer
Answer: 9 cm (perimeter = 2 x (length + width), so 30 = 2 x (length + 6), giving length + 6 = 15, so length = 9 cm)
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
English: 'The old clock tower had stood at the centre of the town for over two hundred years, watching generations come and go.' Explain how the writer's use of personification affects the reader's impression of the clock tower. (3 marks)
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Mathematics: A school hall can seat 180 people. For a concert, 3/4 of the seats are filled by parents and the rest by pupils. How many seats are filled by pupils? Show your working. (3 marks)
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