Perfect for GL • CEM • FSCE • ISEB • Independent School Exams
This comprehensive 11+ Critical‑Thinking Comprehension Booklet from The KS2 Hub is designed to stretch, challenge and prepare pupils for all major grammar school entrance exams, including:

• GL Assessment

• CEM

• FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)

• ISEB Pre‑91¶¶Òõt

• Independent School 11+ exams

• Local authority selective tests across the UK

Whether you tutor, teach Year 5/6, or support your own child at home, this resource provides everything needed to build the high‑level reading, inference and reasoning skills demanded by selective schools.

What’s Included
Six fully original, high‑quality comprehension texts
A balanced mix of genres to mirror real 11+ papers:

• Fiction

• Viewpoint writing

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• Science

• Persuasive writing

• Biography

60 exam‑style questions (10 per text)
Written in the style of GL, CEM and FSCE:

• Inference

• Vocabulary in context

• Author technique

• Evidence‑based reasoning

• Summarising

• Critical evaluation

Full answer keys with explanations
Not just the correct answer — but why it is correct.
Perfect for independent study, tutoring sessions or classroom feedback.

Parent guidance for every text
Clear prompts that help adults support children’s critical thinking without giving answers.
Ideal for building metacognition and deeper reasoning.

Who is this resource for?
✔ Year 5 pupils preparing for the 11+
✔ Year 6 pupils sitting late‑entry or independent school exams
✔ Tutors delivering small‑group or 1:1 sessions
✔ Teachers wanting high‑quality challenge texts
✔ Parents supporting at home

Why choose The KS2 Hub?
All resources are written by an experienced KS2 teacher and 11+ specialist, ensuring:

• Age‑appropriate challenge

• Authentic exam‑style difficulty

• Clear structure

• High‑quality, original content

• No recycled or copyrighted texts

This booklet is ideal for weekly practice, homework, booster groups, or full mock‑test preparation.