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If you're studying J.B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls' for Higher Level GCSE, this CGP Text Guide contains everything you need to get the best marks possible for your essays! It's got crystal-clear, easy-to-read notes on the plot, characters, themes, writer's techniques and historical background. There's also a big range of practice questions in each section - these will test your understanding and give your exam technique a workout. It's all rounded off with a section of in-depth exam advice and a cheeky comic-strip that summarises the whole play. This updated edition is suitable for all GCSE English courses, including the new exams starting in June 2017!

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This 11 plus English book provides practice for comprehensions based on non-fiction literature. English comprehension tests have long been a staple of 11 plus and Common Entrance exams. This collection of 10 tests, each containing 15 questions, is representative of the standard comprehension section of contemporary multi-discipline 11 plus and Common Entrance exams. Each test contains a variety of questions styles that test a child's ability to extract factual information and draw inferences from the text, as well as their knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and literary techniques. This book contains 10 extracts from non-fiction texts. For further practice on comprehensions, see 11+ Essentials English Comprehensions: Classic Fiction and Contemporary Fiction books.