Practise for the national exam the way it really feels. This paper follows the structure, question types, marks and timing of the NESA Senior 6 (A-Level) English exam.
These questions simulate the national exam. They are original Ganzaa questions written in the same format as the NESA papers — not the official NESA papers, and not endorsed by NESA. The official papers stay free on our past papers page.
10 versions of every question, so each attempt is a fresh paper with the same structure.
180 minutes, 100 marks, the same sections and question types as the national exam.
Your score, the correct answer to every question and a clear explanation of why.
Section A: Comprehension and Vocabulary
Part I: Reading comprehension (15 marks). Part II: Vocabulary (15 marks). Answer all questions.
Section B: Language structure
Answer all questions.
Section C: Summary writing
Answer the question.
Section D: Composition writing
Answer the question.
A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.
Sample 1 · Word formation: deriving verbs (beauty, strong, solution, deep)
Write the verbs from which (or with which) the following words are formed.
Beauty → ……
Answer: beautify
Beauty (noun) → beautify (to make beautiful), with the suffix -ify.
Sample 2 · Tenses: past continuous, conditionals, time clauses
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
Uwase …… to the bus park when I phoned her yesterday.
Answer: C. was walking
An action in progress at a past moment, interrupted by a shorter one (I phoned), takes the past continuous: was walking.
Sample 3 · Degrees of comparison: careers and work
Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives to complete each sentence.
Office jobs often require …… physical strength than construction work.
Answer: B. less
Strength is uncountable and two things are compared (than), so the comparative less is needed.
