NFER
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I no longer use NFER English exam papers. I do quite like them but I'm not sure they are specfic to any of the Birminghan schools in which you are interested. They are certainly not applicable to Sutton Girls. The proofreading part could be useful for KE state but I don't tend to use it, either, because it is sectioned off into separate spelling and punctuation sections whereas, in the real exam, it is mixed. For KE private the comprehension is not multiple choice but traditional with interpretative rather than factual questions and more than one point available per question so I'm not sure if it is useful for this.
All that said, if you have the time and your child has the inclination, it wouldn't do any harm. Scorewise, even my better English students don't tend to score more than about 42 in these so don't expect a particularly high score.
All that said, if you have the time and your child has the inclination, it wouldn't do any harm. Scorewise, even my better English students don't tend to score more than about 42 in these so don't expect a particularly high score.