IGCSE English - Literature In English (0992) — May–June 2024, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: From Long Distance (Tony Harrison) — opens 'Though my mother was already two years dead' and ends 'and the…

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Question 2 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Wright makes Request To A Year both amusing and serious. [The poem 'Request To A Year' by Judith Wright is printed in the question paper; it opens 'If…

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Question 3 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: A Leave-Taking (Algernon Charles Swinburne) How does the poet memorably convey the pain of leave-taking in this poem?

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Question 4 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Joyce powerfully depicts the speaker's dream in I Hear an Army… I Hear an Army… (James Joyce)

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Question 5 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: A Memory (Ted Hughes) — opens 'Your bony white bowed back, in a singlet' and ends 'Lit another at it'. In what ways…

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Question 6 · 25 marks

How does Hughes make the thoughts and feelings of the speaker so disturbing in The Other? [The poem 'The Other' by Ted Hughes is printed in the question paper; it opens 'She had…

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Question 7 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Purple Hibiscus. It opens: 'I picked up the bucket, grateful for Aunty Ifeoma, for the chance to…

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Question 8 · 25 marks

In what ways does Adichie encourage you to admire Jaja?

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Question 9 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 39 of Great Expectations: the convict Magwitch reveals he is Pip's benefactor; Pip reels…

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Question 10 · 25 marks

How far does Dickens make it possible for you to have sympathy for Estella?

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Question 11 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 20 of Rebecca. It opens: 'We sat there together without saying anything.' and ends with a…

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Question 12 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which du Maurier presents Rebecca's wickedness.

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Question 13 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 5 of The Namesake. It opens: 'There is nothing decorating the room apart from the…

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Question 14 · 25 marks

In what ways does Lahiri memorably portray the marriage between Ashoke and Ashima?

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Question 15 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 12 of Picnic at Hanging Rock. It opens: 'Years later, when Madame Montpelier was telling her…

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Question 16 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Lindsay makes Albert such a memorable character.

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Question 17 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 90 of Life of Pi. It opens: 'I said, 'Richard Parker, is something wrong?'' and ends: 'I…

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Question 18 · 25 marks

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

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Book 1, Chapter 16 of The War of the Worlds: panic engulfs London as the Martians advance; the…

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Question 20 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Wells makes the Martians so terrifying.

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Question 21 · 25 marks

Read the following extract from Dr Heidegger's Experiment (by Nathaniel Hawthorne), and then answer the question that follows it: [Opening of Dr Heidegger's Experiment: Dr…

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Question 22 · 25 marks

How does Gilman strikingly portray the widow's three children in The Widow's Might?

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