I thought the level 3-5 paper was, on the whole, pretty simple but I could have torn a few of my kids' heads off for dithering about and wasting time. Timing has definitely buggered up a couple of them. The White Fang text was quite challenging, I thought. Only one 3 mark question, though. I wonder if the thresholds will rise again....?
As for the L6 paper - I think I've seen it before! We trialled it last year with our old year sixes. Obviously we were bound by confidentially clauses (and I forgot it all anyway.) I don't know that we'll get as many sixes as we hopes, as I thought the "tone" of the Gerald Durrell text might have gone over a couple of their heads.
Hey ho though. Everyone seems pretty chipper and if the kids are happy, I'm happy. Interested to hear other opinons...