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Paper code
7KQ3-M9XD
GCSE
English Literature
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry
Original questions for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2.
- An Inspector Calls
- Power and conflict
- Unseen poetry
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
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Macbeth is presented as a noble warrior whose bravery is built on violence. From his first appearance, ambition drives every choice he makes. Shakespeare uses lots of dark imagery in this scene, and People in Jacobean times believed in witches.
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23 Apr 2025
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Our question bank has over 1,000 AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas-style practice questions. For GCSE English Literature, it covers major texts like Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, and A Christmas Carol. For A-Level, you can practise AQA Specification A Papers 1, 2A and 2B. The bank also holds Pearson Edexcel questions for Components 1, 2 and 3, including all eight Shakespeare plays on the spec. We add new questions all the time.
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