GL-Style Mixed Mock 3: Maths and English
GL-Style Mixed Mock 3 is a combined maths-and-English 11+ practice sitting modelled on GL Assessment's standardised papers, which many grammar school consortia buy in as either multiple-choice papers or 'standard format' papers written directly on the question sheet. It leans mostly on the English side of that combined sitting, comprehension, vocabulary and spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG), while also covering the short maths questions that can appear alongside it.
Method
- Note how the English and maths sections are ordered in your target paper (which comes first, and whether there is a fixed cut-off time for each) so you know when you must switch skills.
- Treat the switch between sections as a deliberate reset: take a breath, reread the instructions for the new section fully, and do not carry over the pace or habits of the previous section.
- In the English section, skim any comprehension extract for its overall sense before reading the questions, then return to the exact lines a question points to.
- In the SPaG-style questions, read the whole sentence rather than just the underlined or gapped part, since correctness of grammar and punctuation often depends on words elsewhere in the sentence.
- In the maths questions, decide your method before calculating, and keep your working visible so a switch back to English later does not tempt you to skip checking it.
- Budget your time so that you do not let a slow start in one section eat into the section you are stronger in; if you know maths is your weaker skill, protect its time rather than letting English overrun.
Worked example
Extract: 'Grandad always kept the shed locked, though he never explained why, and Leah had long since stopped asking.' Question: What does this sentence suggest about Leah's feelings towards the locked shed? Explain your answer using evidence from the sentence.
- Identify the key detail: Grandad keeps the shed locked and has never explained why.
- Identify the second key detail: Leah 'had long since stopped asking', which shows this has been going on for a while.
- Infer what stopping asking suggests: Leah has given up trying to find out, which suggests resignation or acceptance rather than ongoing curiosity.
- Support the inference with the phrase 'long since', which shows this acceptance built up gradually over time, not suddenly.
- Final answer: The sentence suggests Leah feels resigned to not knowing, having accepted the mystery of the locked shed rather than continuing to question it, shown by the phrase 'long since stopped asking'.
Practice questions
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Q1'The committee reached a unanimous decision.' What does 'unanimous' mean?Show answer
Answer: Everyone agreed; the decision was made with no one disagreeing.
Q2Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: (a) 'Its raining again' (b) 'It's raining again'.Show answer
Answer: (b) It's raining again (it's is the contraction of it is).
Q3What is 3/8 of 64?Show answer
Answer: 24 (64 divided by 8 = 8, 8 x 3 = 24).
Q4'Despite the storm, the ferry sailed on schedule.' What does 'despite' tell the reader about the relationship between the storm and the ferry sailing?Show answer
Answer: That the ferry sailed on schedule even though there was a storm, a relationship of contrast.
Q5Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The tired hikers finally reached the summit.'Show answer
Answer: reached.
Q6A cinema ticket costs 7.50 pounds. What is the total cost for a family of 2 adults and 3 children if a child ticket is half the adult price?Show answer
Answer: 26.25 pounds (2 x 7.50 = 15, child ticket = 3.75, 3 x 3.75 = 11.25, 15 + 11.25 = 26.25).
Q7Give a synonym for 'enormous'.Show answer
Answer: Huge, massive or gigantic (any accurate synonym).
Exam-style questions
Written in the style of a 11+ exam paper, with a full mark scheme.
Extract: 'The museum's new gallery, though smaller than critics had hoped, has already drawn record numbers of visitors.' Explain how this sentence presents a balanced view of the new gallery.
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A coach set off at 09:15 and arrived at its destination at 12:05, having stopped once for 20 minutes. How long was the coach actually travelling, not counting the stop?
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