Book excerpt: Achieve maximum potential using step-by-step guidance that helps to practise skills learned and improve exam technique. - Build confidence with practical study tips and effective revision strategies. - Reinforce understanding with clear explanations of every topic covered in the Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint English curriculum framework, including Spelling, Grammar and Vocabulary. - Strengthen and test knowledge using a range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction texts with related questions and worked examples. Answers to the practice test papers are available free online at www.hoddereducation.com/cambridgeextras