The GCSE English Diagnostic Test
15 questions across Literature, Language, and Technical Accuracy. Instant self-marking, with a personal breakdown of exactly where your marks are being lost.
Before you start
This isn’t a pass/fail test. It’s a quick way to see which areas of GCSE English are already solid, and which ones are actually worth spending your revision time on.
It covers four areas: quotation analysis, language analysis, technical accuracy, and exam technique, the same four areas that come up across both Literature and Language papers, whichever exam board you’re on.
Answer honestly rather than guessing your way to a better score. The whole point is finding your real gaps, not getting a nice number.
Where to focus next
Want a proper mark, not just a self-check?
This diagnostic gives you a quick picture. The full Diagnostic Assessment is a genuine piece of extended writing, marked against real GCSE criteria with specific written feedback on exactly where your marks are being lost.
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