IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

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

Read the poem 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley (printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Shelley vividly contrast the past and the present…

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

Explore how Hardy memorably conveys the speaker's thoughts and feelings in 'He Never Expected Much' (printed on the paper).

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

Read the poem 'At The Bus Station' by Julius Chingono (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: How does…

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

Read the poem 'Song' by George Szirtes (printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Szirtes vividly present ideas about change in this…

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

Read the poem 'Football at Slack' by Ted Hughes (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in…

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

How does Hughes use words and images to striking effect in 'The Harvest Moon'? (The poem is printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright.)

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Question 7 · 25 marks · Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart

Read this passage from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: How does…

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Question 8 · 25 marks · Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart

Explore how Achebe portrays the relationship between Okonkwo and his father, Unoka.

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Anita Desai: Fire on the Mountain

Read this passage from Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: In what…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Anita Desai: Fire on the Mountain

Explore the ways in which Desai powerfully presents the importance of fire in the novel.

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Read this passage from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Dickens make this moment in the novel…

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

In what ways does Dickens make Mr Jaggers such a compelling character?

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Read this passage from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (printed on the paper, with some content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Explore how du Maurier vividly reveals the relationship between Maxim and Rebecca during the course of the novel.

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird

Read this passage from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: In what…

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird

How far does Lee encourage you to feel sympathy for Mrs Dubose?

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Question 17 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Read this passage from Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (printed on the paper, with most content removed for copyright), and then answer the question that follows it: How…

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Question 18 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Explore the ways in which Lindsay makes Hanging Rock such a mysterious setting in the novel.

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

Read this passage from The War of the Worlds by H G Wells (printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Wells make this such a striking…

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

How far does Wells suggest that humans learn lessons from the Martian invasion?

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Question 21 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

Read this passage from 'The Gold Watch' (by Mulk Raj Anand) (printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Anand create sympathy for…

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Question 22 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

How does Jamaica Kincaid vividly portray the relationship between the narrator and her parents in 'A Walk to the Jetty'?

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