Study Guide
Discursive and Persuasive Writing for Senior English
Senior English asks students to write persuasively (to argue a position) and discursively (to explore an idea from several angles). This…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
Free Year 11 English Worksheets — Australia
6 free english resources for Year 11, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
English develops reading, writing, spelling and grammar together. Strong readers write better, and students who understand sentence structure read with more understanding. Our English resources separate those strands so you can target the one that needs work, while reading passages, writing prompts and grammar activities all reinforce one another.
Year 11 English topics
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Study Guides
Clear explanations, examples and tips.
- Study Guide
How to Write an Analytical Essay (Thesis, Structure, Evidence)
A step-by-step guide to the senior English analytical essay: turning a question into an arguable thesis, structuring an introduction, body…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Study Guide
Imaginative Writing: Voice, Structure and Craft
A guide to the craft decisions that senior English markers reward in imaginative writing: a distinctive narrative voice, a deliberate…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
- Study Guide
Language Techniques Glossary and How to Analyse Them
A reference table of more than twenty language techniques, each with a definition, an original example and the effect you can write about,…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 30 min
Comprehension Exercises
A passage with questions.
- Comprehension Exercise
Unseen Text Practice 1: Prose Fiction
An HSC/VCE-style unseen-text practice set built around an original prose extract, 'Night Window', in which a teenager working the night…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 40 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Comprehension Exercise
Unseen Text Practice 2: Poetry
An HSC/VCE-style unseen poetry practice set built around an original twenty-line poem, 'Inventory of a Shed', in which a speaker sorts…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 35 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Common questions
Do writing tasks have answers?
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Are the reading passages original?
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
Are these aligned to NAPLAN?
Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.
How to use these resources
- Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
- Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
- Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
- Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.