Cambridge Progression Test Stage 3 English 2025 Paper 1

1. Comprehension and Language Use: Identifying phrases that express opinion; locating pronouns; understanding apostrophes and sentence types; using connectors and prepositions in explanation; recognising irregular past tense verbs and metaphors.
2. Text Structure and Features: Matching fairy tales to moral lessons; identifying conditional clauses; understanding metaphorical meaning and tricky vocabulary; recognising how fairy tales teach values like truth, caution, sharing, and empathy.
3. Grammar and Punctuation: Identifying prepositions, verb choices, and sentence openers that add or explain ideas; distinguishing sentence types (e.g., exclamation, instruction); correct use of punctuation marks like apostrophes.
4. Interpretation and Opinion: Giving reasons for agreement or disagreement with the main ideas; selecting correct meanings of words in context; identifying key messages in fairy tales using evidence from the text.
5. Critical Thinking: Recognizing how fairy tales reflect cultural values over time; evaluating writer’s organization of ideas across parts; understanding metaphor and spell-related vocabulary.
6. Formal Letter Writing: Writing a structured letter to the headteacher with personal opinion on daily fiction reading; considering book preferences, reading habits, and value of reading for enjoyment; use of formal tone and letter conventions.