IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — October–November 2024, Paper 13

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. Read this poem ('On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book' by Charles Tennyson Turner), and then answer the question that follows it:…

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. In what ways does Cheng make The Planners such a powerful poem?

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Read this poem ('Love in a Life' by Robert Browning), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Browning make this…

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Explore the ways in which Walcott makes Nearing Forty such a striking poem.

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Read this poem ('The Thought-Fox'), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Hughes make this such a fascinating poem?

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Explore the ways in which Hughes creates such a powerful atmosphere in The Horses.

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Adichie vividly convey Kambili's fear at this moment in the…

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. In what ways does Adichie make Amaka a memorable and significant character in the novel?

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Dickens memorably portray Pip and Biddy at this moment in the novel?

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. How far does Dickens make it possible for you to feel sympathy for Miss Havisham?

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 frightening moment in the novel?

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. How does du Maurier vividly convey the narrator's feelings about Rebecca?

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lahiri make this such a disturbing moment in the novel?

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. Explore the ways in which Lahiri shows how Gogol tries to distance himself from his past.

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

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. How far does Lindsay make the ending of the novel satisfying for you?

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Martel make this such a powerfully moving moment in the novel?

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Explore how Martel vividly depicts the ways in which Pi faces difficult challenges. Do not use the passage printed in Question 17 when answering this…

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Wells make this such a dramatic moment in the novel?

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. In what ways does Wells powerfully portray the narrator's growing despair towards the end of the novel?

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. Read this passage from The Furnished Room (by O Henry), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does O Henry make this such…

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. How does Afolabi strikingly convey Mr Mahmood's feelings about his wife in Mrs Mahmood?