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English SPaG: Intensive Training

ISEB Pre-Test English SPaG training in a real exam environment: the screens, the timing and the one-question-at-a-time format work like the real test. The course covers every question type in the real exam, at the same level of difficulty. The question types are not listed here – the full list of topics, with method slides, explained questions and practice sets, opens as soon as you enrol, and the practice sets then unlock one at a time. Access lasts 6 months from the day you enrol.

All question types

Covers every question type in the real exam

Real-exam difficulty

Questions matched to the difficulty of the real test

Real test environment

Same screens, one question at a time, real-test timing

Unlocks when you enrol

Question types shown after purchase; sets unlock one by one

Why this course

Everything needed to raise your spelling, punctuation and grammar score in the ISEB Common Pre-Test

Spelling, punctuation and grammar are some of the most learnable marks in the test. The course teaches the rules that are tested, shows the common traps, and practises them until the right answer comes automatically.

  • Every question typeEvery question type in the real ISEB Common Pre-Test spelling, punctuation and grammar section is taught and practised, so nothing on the day comes as a surprise.
  • Real-exam difficultyQuestions are pitched at the level of the real test, so results in practice are a fair guide to the score on the day.
  • Real test environmentThe same screen layout, one question at a time and real-test timing, so the format feels familiar before the test.
  • Method before practiceEach question type starts with short method slides and fully explained questions, so pupils learn how to answer before they practise.
  • Instant explanationsA wrong answer shows the correct answer and a step-by-step explanation straight away, so mistakes are fixed while they are fresh.
  • A daily check-in routinePractice sets unlock one at a time as each one is finished, giving a clear routine and progress you can see.

How the course works

  1. Enrol, and the full list of question types opens straight away.
  2. Learn the method for a question type with short slides.
  3. Work through explained questions and see why each answer is right.
  4. Complete the practice sets with instant feedback; finishing one unlocks the next.
  5. Come back to any question to review it at any time during your access.

Who it is for

Pupils preparing for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, usually sat in Year 6 or Year 7 for entry to UK independent senior schools.

  • 6 months of access from the day you enrol
  • Works in the browser on a computer or tablet – nothing to install
  • Developed by Oxbridge Academy

The question types are listed in full once you enrol.

Choose a topic

Vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar training for the ISEB Common Pre-Test, organised by question type. Every topic has two levels of practice – Standard and Higher Level:

  • MethodThe key slides from your lesson: a quick warm-up, what you need to know, a step-by-step method and the common traps.
  • Explained questionsAfter every answer you see straight away whether you are right, with the explanation and the method steps.
  • Practice sets (Standard)Three sets of questions of the same type. Get one right and you move straight on; get one wrong and you see the correct answer and the explanation at once. The sets unlock one at a time: finish a set and the next one opens.
  • Higher LevelHarder questions of the same type, with their own method slides, explained questions and three practice sets. The Higher Level practice sets unlock once you have finished the Standard practice sets of the same topic.

Finish with the five Challenge Papers, which mix all six question types; they unlock one at a time, and Papers 4 and 5 are Higher Level. Finished sets show ✓ Done, so you can tick them off like a daily check-in.

Vocabulary in ContextChoose the word that fits the sentence: meaning, word class, homophones and confusables.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 231 questionsStart
Practice Set 329 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 235 questionsStart
Practice Set 333 questionsStart
SpellingSpelling rules and tricky words: doubling, i before e, endings, plurals and homophones.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
PunctuationCapital letters, commas, apostrophes, speech marks, colons and more – and counting what is missing.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
Word ClassesNouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions in a sentence.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 232 questionsStart
Practice Set 328 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 332 questionsStart
Sentence GrammarTenses, subject–verb agreement, comparatives, Standard English, clauses and reported speech.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 231 questionsStart
Practice Set 329 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 235 questionsStart
Practice Set 333 questionsStart
Sentence RearrangementRearrange the words into a sentence and find the word that is not needed, plus a review of every topic.10 items

StandardMethod, then practice

MethodLesson slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 336 questionsStart

Higher Levelharder questions of the same type

MethodHigher-level slidesStart
Explained questionsAnswer and see the explanation straight awayStart
Practice Set 128 questionsStart
Practice Set 236 questionsStart
Practice Set 336 questionsStart
Challenge PapersFive mixed papers with all six question types. Try these when you have finished the practice sets.6 items
MethodExam strategy slidesStart
Challenge Paper 145 questionsStart
Challenge Paper 245 questions · unlocks after Paper 1Start
Challenge Paper 345 questions · unlocks after Paper 2Start
Challenge Paper 4 · Higher Level45 questions · unlocks after Paper 3Start
Challenge Paper 5 · Higher Level45 questions · unlocks after Paper 4Start
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