CSSE English · Papers 1–3

Exactly what’s included

• CSSE English Skills Paper 1 · 50 questions · 60 minutes online.
• CSSE English Skills Paper 2 · 50 questions · 60 minutes online.
• CSSE English Skills Paper 3 · 50 questions · 60 minutes online.

Each paper includes one online sitting, printable question and worked-answer PDFs, and 90 days of access from payment. Each timer starts separately. The same questions appear in the PDF and online versions; printing does not add an extra unseen paper.

One learner licence. £15 is the same total as three £5 singles, not a discount. Check your saved papers before buying: a bundle contains the same Papers 1–3 sold individually.

Choose how to practise

Print the A4 question booklet for a quiet session at the table, then mark it with the separate answer booklet. Or sit online for autosaving, a topic breakdown and worked explanations. Offline answers are not uploaded; no online score or benchmark is created by printing.

Downloading either booklet before completing the online sitting removes that sitting from the first-sitting cohort comparison. Keep answer booklets with the supervising adult.

Know the format

Our three English and three Maths papers each contain 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, including reading within that time. These are MCQ skills adaptations. They do not reproduce the written-answer format, additional reading period or continuous-writing assessment, and cannot replace practising those tasks.

ADAPTED MCQ SKILLS PRACTICE, NOT A FULL CSSE TEST SIMULATION. This original Exam Quay paper covers comprehension, applied verbal reasoning, language/editing and recognition of writing-craft choices. It does not ask for, mark or assess continuous writing; selecting writing choices is not a substitute for composing prose. The current official CSSE English test is 60 minutes plus 10 minutes reading and includes written responses and continuous writing. Our independent allocation is 50 MCQ questions in 60 minutes INCLUDING reading, with advisory 30/12/8/10-minute sections and no separate reading period. Each question scores one mark for exactly the stated one or two choices, with no partial credit or negative marking. These counts, timing allocation and scoring are Exam Quay choices, not a claim to reproduce official paper structure or marking.

Plan three sessions

Start with Paper 1, review a few mistakes together, then leave time to revisit those skills before Paper 2. Use Paper 3 for another practice session when ready. These numbers indicate different questions, not calibrated difficulty.