IGCSE English - Literature In English (0992) — October–November 2024, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Funeral Blues (W H Auden) In what ways does Auden use words and images to powerful effect in this poem?

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Question 2 · 25 marks

How does Adcock make The Telephone Call such an intriguing poem? The Telephone Call (Fleur Adcock)

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Question 3 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples (Percy Bysshe Shelley) Explore the ways in which Shelley makes this such a…

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Question 4 · 25 marks

In what ways does Wotton strikingly convey his thoughts and feelings in The Character of a Happy Life? The Character of a Happy Life (Henry Wotton)

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Question 5 · 25 marks

Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Relic (Ted Hughes) — opens 'I found this jawbone at the sea's edge:' and ends 'But gripped, gripped and is now a…

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Question 6 · 25 marks

In what ways does Hughes make the bird so powerful in Hawk Roosting? [The poem 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes is printed in the question paper; it opens 'I sit in the top of the…

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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: 'Papa himself would have a blank face when I looked at him, the kind of…

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Question 8 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Adichie strikingly contrasts Eugene and Aunty Ifeoma.

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Question 9 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 49 of Great Expectations: Miss Havisham's dress catches fire; Pip smothers the flames and…

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Question 10 · 25 marks

Explore how Dickens memorably portrays the marriage of Joe Gargery and Pip's sister (Mrs Joe).

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Question 11 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 13 of Rebecca. It opens: ''This is Mr Favell, Madam,' said Mrs Danvers.' and ends: ''I'm…

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Question 12 · 25 marks

'At times the narrator seems to lose all hope of being happy at Manderley.' In what ways does du Maurier strikingly convey this? Do not use the passage printed in Question 11 in…

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Question 13 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 2 of The Namesake. It opens: 'They arrive home from the hospital courtesy of Dr Gupta, who…

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Question 14 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Lahiri memorably conveys the significance of shared meals in the novel.

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Question 15 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 15 of Picnic at Hanging Rock. It opens: 'The clock on the stairs had just struck for half…

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Question 16 · 25 marks

How does Lindsay make Dora and Reg Lumley such unlikeable characters?

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Question 17 · 25 marks

Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from Chapter 53 of Life of Pi. It opens: 'I slept all morning.' and ends: 'And I had life jackets and a…

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Question 18 · 25 marks

To what extent does Martel persuade you that Pi is able to control Richard Parker? Do not use the passage printed in Question 17 in 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 14 of The War of the Worlds: the narrator's brother, anxious in London, is woken in…

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Question 20 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Wells memorably portrays the narrator.

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Question 21 · 25 marks

Read the following extract from The Widow's Might (by Charlotte Perkins Gilman), and then answer the question that follows it: [Extract from The Widow's Might: three grown…

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Question 22 · 25 marks

Explore the ways in which Hughes vividly portrays the boy thief (Roger) in Thank You M'am.

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