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English specimen paper B

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English
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Published by: Dulwich College
Paper type: Specimen paper
Subjects: English
Exam board or style: School-set paper
Format: Written answers
Year: Undated by the publisher
Answers: Not published
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Skills classified in this paper

Response items mapped to the pinned Trace Learn skill graph. Multi-skill questions split their weight between tags.

Some skill tags are provisional taxonomy classifications

The response-item mapping passed the automated source, coverage, grouping, and confidence checks, but at least one graph skill boundary still awaits specialist review. Provisional rows are labelled below and are never used for rising or falling trend signals.

Easy questions: 9
Medium questions: 12
Hard questions: 2

Paper-level difficulty counts include every classified response item, including creative-writing prompts. Sitting-year difficulty trends compare objective response items only, so those totals use a different, explicitly labelled denominator.

Published skill tags for English specimen paper B
Subject	Skill tag	Concept	Classification	Within-subject share	Items carrying tag	Easy / medium / hard weighted items
English	Identify figurative language	Language devices	Confirmed automated	7%	3 of 23	0 / 1.2 / 0.4
English	Identify textual mood	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	3.5%	2 of 23	0 / 0.8 / 0
English	Identify writer viewpoint	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	0.9%	1 of 23	0 / 0 / 0.2
English	Infer a character state	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	19.6%	5 of 23	3 / 0.7 / 0.8
English	Infer implicit meaning	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	19.6%	9 of 23	1.8 / 2.7 / 0
English	Interpret a word in context	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	35.2%	10 of 23	3 / 5.1 / 0
English	Plan for purpose and audience	Writing composition	Provisional taxonomy	2.6%	1 of 23	0 / 0 / 0.6
English	Retrieve an explicit detail	Reading comprehension	Confirmed automated	11.7%	6 of 23	1.2 / 1.5 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 23 classified response items from 23 detected. Ratios describe classified items only, so any uncovered detected items are not silently treated as another skill. This profile is automated and is not represented as independent human review. Confirmed, provisional taxonomy, and provisional analysis labels show which claims can safely contribute to trend evidence.

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Dulwich College
London (Dulwich), Greater London. School website

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