Prose — IGCSE English - Literature In English (0992) questions by topic
Prose questions in IGCSE English - Literature In English range across novels such as Anita Desai's Fire on the Mountain, Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, and H G Wells's The War of the Worlds, asking either for a passage-based response or a discursive essay on how a writer presents a theme like fire, memory or human learning.
Describe, explore and how far are the command words to expect, with essays here marked out of 25. This page brings together 14 questions, all from 2025 papers. Write full-length responses grounded in the writing itself and submit them for instant marking, so you can see whether your points are developed with specific textual evidence rather than general impressions of the story.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
CHINUA ACHEBE: Things Fall Apart Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →CHINUA ACHEBE: Things Fall Apart Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Explore how Achebe portrays the relationship between Okonkwo and his father,…
Answer this question and get it marked →ANITA DESAI: Fire on the Mountain Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →ANITA DESAI: Fire on the Mountain Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Explore the ways in which Desai powerfully presents the importance of fire in…
Answer this question and get it marked →CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. In what ways does Dickens make Mr Jaggers such a compelling character?
Answer this question and get it marked →DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage from…
Answer this question and get it marked →DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Explore how du Maurier vividly reveals the relationship between Maxim and Rebecca…
Answer this question and get it marked →HARPER LEE: To Kill a Mockingbird Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →HARPER LEE: To Kill a Mockingbird Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. How far does Lee encourage you to feel sympathy for Mrs Dubose?
Answer this question and get it marked →JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Explore the ways in which Lindsay makes Hanging Rock such a mysterious…
Answer this question and get it marked →H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds Either Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: [Passage…
Answer this question and get it marked →H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds Or Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. How far does Wells suggest that humans learn lessons from the Martian invasion?
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