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English comprehension familiarisation guide 2021

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A free english familiarisation booklet from CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment), linked here from tbgs.co.uk and published in 2021.

  • English
  • 2021
  • Multiple choice

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Published by
CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment)
Paper type
Familiarisation booklet
Subjects
English
Exam board or style
CEM
Format
Multiple choice
Year
2021
Answers
Not published
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the school (tbgs.co.uk)
Cataloguer's note. CEM guide for the comprehension section of the English test. Not currently linked from the page it was found on, so it may be an older upload. Published by CEM (Cambridge University Press & Assessment); hosted on Torquay Boys' Grammar School's website.

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The document reached terminal classification, but the response-item analysis still carries one or more review conditions. Its granular tags are visible as uncertain paper-level evidence and are never used as trend evidence or for rising and falling signals.

  • Elevated medium-confidence mapping rate
Easy questions
10
Medium questions
17
Hard questions
0

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 comprehension familiarisation guide 2021
SubjectSkill tagConceptClassificationWithin-subject shareItems carrying tagEasy / medium / hard weighted items
EnglishInfer implicit meaningReading comprehensionProvisional analysis11.1%3 of 270 / 3 / 0
EnglishInterpret a word in contextReading comprehensionProvisional analysis14.8%4 of 271 / 3 / 0
EnglishRetrieve an explicit detailReading comprehensionProvisional analysis74.1%20 of 279 / 11 / 0

Classification coverage: 100% across 27 classified response items from 27 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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