IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — May–June 2024, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. Read this poem ('Long Distance' by Tony Harrison), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Harrison make this…

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Question 2 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. Explore the ways in which Wright makes Request To A Year both amusing and serious.

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Question 3 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Read this poem ('A Leave-Taking' by Algernon Charles Swinburne), and then answer the question that follows it: How does the poet…

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Question 4 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Explore the ways in which Joyce powerfully depicts the speaker's dream in I Hear an Army...

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Question 5 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: New Selected Poems

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Read this poem ('A Memory'), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Hughes powerfully portray the sheep-shearer in…

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Question 6 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: New Selected Poems

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. How does Hughes make the thoughts and feelings of the speaker so disturbing in The Other?

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Question 7 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Adichie make this such a memorable and significant…

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Question 8 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. In what ways does Adichie encourage you to admire Jaja?

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Dickens make this such a dramatic and significant moment in the…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. How far does Dickens make it possible for you to have sympathy for Estella?

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does du Maurier make this such a tense moment in the novel?

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. Explore the ways in which du Maurier presents Rebecca's wickedness.

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lahiri strikingly convey Gogol's thoughts and feelings at this moment in the…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. In what ways does Lahiri memorably portray the marriage between Ashoke and Ashima?

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lindsay make this moment in the novel so shocking?

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Explore the ways in which Lindsay makes Albert such a memorable character.

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Question 17 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Martel make this moment in the novel both moving and dramatic?

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Question 18 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Explore the ways in which Martel portrays Pi as such a likeable character. Do not use the passage printed in Question 17 when answering this question.

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Question 19 · 25 marks · H G Wells: The War of the Worlds

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Wells powerfully convey panic at this moment in the novel?

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Question 20 · 25 marks · H G Wells: The War of the Worlds

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. Explore the ways in which Wells makes the Martians so terrifying.

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Question 21 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2: Dr Heidegger's Experiment (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. Read the following extract from Dr Heidegger's Experiment (by Nathaniel Hawthorne), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the…

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Question 22 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2: The Widow's Might (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. How does Gilman strikingly portray the widow's three children in The Widow's Might?

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