UK English literature tutorial admission interview practice
Close reading, literary argument, textual evidence and openness to alternative interpretations. Practise the 5 questions admissions panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the programme
A UK English literature tutorial admission interview is a discussion built around texts, ideas and the detail of language. Interviewers look for attentive reading, an argument supported by evidence and a willingness to reconsider an interpretation when another possibility is raised.
How to prepare
- Practise annotating short unfamiliar poems and prose passages under time pressure.
- Build interpretations from individual words, syntax, voice, form and structure.
- Review the books and literary interests named in your personal statement.
- Reread any submitted essay and identify a claim you would now qualify.
- Practise comparing two plausible readings without forcing a single final answer.
Common mistakes
- Retelling the plot instead of analysing how the writing creates meaning.
- Dropping in historical facts that do not support the interpretation.
- Treating a remembered quotation as proof without examining its language.
- Assuming that changing your mind during discussion shows weakness.
What to expect
A real admissions interview
5 questions the way admissions panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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