13+ academic essay

[luluskiptotheloo]

Just wondered if I entered my dd for this scholarship what would be required of her. Anyone have any examples of the type of question she is likely to face?

[MuseumOfCurry]

Can you elaborate a bit?

[luluskiptotheloo]

It's an hour long exam called an academic essay for a 13+ scholarship for an independent school.
Just wondering what type of question it might be, no past papers available.

[Allthebestnamesareused]

They will usually have the choice of 2 or 3 titles or styles eg. write a letter to a friend about the concert you went to recently or write an essay entitled "The Adventure" or even write a newspaper article about the Council's plan to open a Recycling plant nearby.

They are fairly wide but easy to think up the tale on the spot offering the student a choice that they feel most comfortable with. Generally they are looking at the style, the vocabulary used and the use of SPAG that they would expect at that level.

[luluskiptotheloo]

Thanks all the best, that's helpful.