11 Plus creative writing topics
11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, University Admissions, English & Maths
October 31st, 2024
If you are preparing for the 11 Plus exam and want to enhance your creative writing skills, use these prompts to help. These engaging and exam-style prompts will help you to focus on one story and ask you questions to expand the length of your writing and ensure you achieve your best.
Introduction
Many students sitting the 11 Plus will have to sit some kind of creative writing assessment. Creative writing for the 11+ takes many forms. If you’re looking for some practice writing topics, you can use the prompts below to help you. In the exam, you may only get the title, but here you can see some useful hints and tips to help you start your writing. Use as much or as little as you need to get your creative juices flowing!
If I Had a Superpower…
How would you use your superpower? Would it be for good or evil? Who could you help with your power or who or what could you destroy? Think about the different parts of this power: what does it look like, how does it manifest itself and who else knows you have it? Do you need a secret identity to protect yourself from people who want to take you power away?
The Day Everything Went Wrong
This doesn’t have to be based on a true story but it could well be! Think about a real or imaginary situation when every single thing you did went wrong, from the moment you got out of bed to the moment you went to sleep that night. Try to see the funny side and not take it all too seriously. You’ll appeal to your reader if they know someone has had a worse day than them!
A Letter from the Future
How would your 16 year old self see your 10 year old self? Have you got any advice to offer them about school, about friendships, or about life in general? Imagine six or seven years into the future and think about what life might be like. How has technology changed? Are there flying cars? Think about what the future of the planet might be.
Who is the Unexpected Guest?
Uninvited or unexpected guests are the people who make life interesting! How would you react if someone you weren’t expecting knocked on your door? Would you invite them in for a cup of tea or tell them to go away? How might they react? Why do you think they have come round and what do they want?
Lost in a Book
Have you ever been so focused on a particular book that you feel like you are part of its story? Write about a time when you get so lost that the story becomes real. Describe the adventures you go on and the people you meet, and how being lost in this book has changed your life. What happens next in your story?
The Magical Garden
You discover a garden which has magical powers. Which animals live there? Can they speak? Are there unusual plants with strange colour and features? Maybe even the plants can talk and tell you about their lives! Think about what you would do in the garden and who you would take to visit it.
What is Behind the Secret Door?
Here is a door that no one else notices, which leads to an unknown place. What mysteries or treasures are there beyond the door? What does it feel like to turn the handle and go into the place beyond? Who would you take with you on this adventure and what would you find?
Use these prompts to help you with your 11+ creative writing preparation. Creative writing can be much more fun if you ask yourself exciting and interesting questions to help create new worlds and unusual people. Enjoy your 11+ preparation and entice your reader into your written world.
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Resources for further reading:.
- Creative writing prompts
- 365 Creative Writing Prompts by Thomas Media
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Holly studied at Durham University where she gained a degree in English Literature and Music, and then moved to London where she gained...
Holly studied at Durham University where she gained a degree in English Literature and Music, and then moved to London where she gained a Masters at King's College. After this she worked at...
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