Shropshire (GL)-Style Mixed Mock
The Shropshire (GL)-Style Mixed Mock is a full three-section English, verbal-reasoning and mathematics 11+ paper, matching the single combined paper model used by GL Assessment-linked consortia including Shropshire. It suits pupils who already have a pacing strategy for a three-subject sitting, letting the focus shift to identifying where marks are still lost within each section.
Before you start
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Method
- By this point in the mixed-mock series, aim to sit the whole paper in one go under full timed conditions, since the goal now is stamina and consistency across three subjects, not just learning the format.
- In the English section, keep applying the same read-first, then-answer approach, and note whether your reading speed has improved compared with EP.T36 or EP.T50.
- In the reasoning section, watch for any named type you have not seen in the earlier two mixed mocks, and read its instruction line fully before starting rather than assuming it resembles a familiar type.
- In the mathematics section, keep a consistent written-method habit even on questions that feel easy, since careless slips on 'easy' no-calculator questions are one of the most common ways marks are lost under time pressure.
- Use a single review pass at the very end, if time allows, to check for questions left blank across all three sections rather than trying to re-work questions you have already answered.
- Compare your section timings across all three mixed mocks you have sat (English, reasoning, maths) to see whether one section consistently takes longer than its allocated time.
- Treat any section that is consistently slow as the priority for extra timed practice, rather than spreading revision evenly across a subject you already finish comfortably within time.
Worked example
Mathematics question (Section 3 style): A shop reduces a jacket's price from £64 by 25 percent for a sale. What is the sale price?
- Work out 25 percent of £64 by first finding 10 percent, then building up: 10 percent of £64 is £6.40.
- Find 25 percent using this: 25 percent is 10 percent + 10 percent + 5 percent, so £6.40 + £6.40 + £3.20.
- Add these amounts: £6.40 + £6.40 + £3.20 = £16.00, so the discount is £16.00.
- Subtract the discount from the original price: £64 - £16 = £48.
- Final answer: the sale price is £48.
Practice questions
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Q1Work out 13 x 12.Show answer
Answer: 156
Q2'The wind tore at the flags, snapping them like whips against the grey sky.' What effect does the simile 'like whips' create?Show answer
Answer: It creates a violent, sharp effect, suggesting the flags were being whipped forcefully and loudly by the wind, emphasising how strong and harsh the wind was.
Q3Choose the word closest in meaning to RELUCTANT: eager, unwilling, curious, confident.Show answer
Answer: unwilling
Q4Continue the number sequence: 200, 100, 50, 25, ...Show answer
Answer: 12.5 (each term is halved)
Q5A cube has a side length of 4 cm. What is its volume?Show answer
Answer: 64 cm cubed (4 x 4 x 4 = 64)
Q6Find the missing letter: CAR ( ? ) OT, where the letter completes the first word and starts the second.Show answer
Answer: T (CART is a real word, and TOT, meaning a small child, is a real word)
Q7Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to FRAGILE: sturdy, delicate, light, small.Show answer
Answer: sturdy
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
English: 'The letter sat unopened on the kitchen table for three days, though everyone in the house had noticed it.' Explain what this sentence suggests about the family's feelings towards the letter. (3 marks)
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Mathematics: A minibus holds 16 passengers. A school needs to transport 90 pupils to a museum. How many minibuses are needed, and how many spare seats will there be on the last minibus? Show your working. (4 marks)
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Free printable worksheet
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