IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — May–June 2025, Paper 13

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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, printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore how Harrison…

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

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. How does Auden make you feel sympathy for the speaker in Funeral Blues? (The poem is printed on the paper.)

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

SONGS OF OURSELVES, VOLUME 2: from Part 3. Read this poem (an afternoon nap by Arthur Yap, printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does…

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

SONGS OF OURSELVES, VOLUME 2: from Part 3. How does Kolatkar create vivid impressions of the bus journey in The Bus? (The poem is printed on the paper.)

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

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Read this poem (Anniversary by Ted Hughes, printed on the paper), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which…

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

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. In what ways does Hughes make Telegraph Wires such a striking poem? (The poem is printed on the paper.)

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

CHINUA ACHEBE: Things Fall Apart. Read this passage (from Chapter 2), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Achebe make this such a striking introduction…

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

CHINUA ACHEBE: Things Fall Apart. How does Achebe dramatically convey the impact of outsiders on the tribe?

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

ANITA DESAI: Fire on the Mountain. Read this passage (from Part 2, Chapter 1), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Desai make this such a striking…

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

ANITA DESAI: Fire on the Mountain. Explore the ways in which Desai vividly depicts Ila Das's suffering.

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. Read this passage (from Chapter 54), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Dickens make this moment in the novel so…

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. Explore the ways in which Dickens memorably portrays the relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery.

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. Read this passage (from Chapter 12), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does du Maurier make this such a memorable moment in…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. How does du Maurier's portrayal of Maxim make you feel about him?

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

HARPER LEE: To Kill a Mockingbird. Read this passage (from Chapter 11), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lee powerfully depict the impact of Mrs Dubose's…

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

HARPER LEE: To Kill a Mockingbird. Explore how Lee strikingly portrays Bob and Mayella Ewell during the trial.

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

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Read this passage (from Chapter 3), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which Lindsay makes this such a…

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

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. How does Lindsay memorably portray Mademoiselle Dianne de Poitiers?

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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 (from Book 1, Chapter 16), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Wells make this such a dramatic moment in the…

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

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. In what ways does Wells strikingly convey how the humans are powerless against the Martians?

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Question 21 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. Read this passage from Haywards Heath (by Aminatta Forna), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore how Forna makes this such an…

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Question 22 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. How does Jane Gardam strikingly portray Philip's thoughts and feelings about his mother in Showing the Flag?

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