Unseen poetry and prose — IGCSE Spanish - Literature (0488) questions by topic
This short section holds only 5 questions, each asking how an author builds feeling or impact across an unseen passage of poetry or prose, guided by three bullet points and worth 20 marks.
Explain is again the operative command word, applied here to a text you have not studied in advance. Drawn from 2023 and 2024 papers, this page rewards close, spontaneous reading: examiners consistently note that the strongest answers address each guiding bullet explicitly and support interpretation with short, accurately transcribed quotations, so instant marking on submitted drafts is a fast way to check whether every bullet has genuinely been answered.
What examiners look for
- Strong answers addressed all three guiding bullet questions explicitly, rather than answering only one or two.
- Reports praise responses supporting interpretation with short, accurately transcribed quotations from the unseen passage.
- Successful answers traced shifting feelings through dialogue and gestures and offered a genuine personal reaction to the ending.
- Strong responses respected the order of the text, recognising that a detail late in the passage often carries the story's sinister meaning.
May–June 2024, Paper 31
¿Cómo comunica el autor el cambio producido en el protagonista por su relación con el entorno? En particular, debe considerar, en detalle, los siguientes aspectos: • el fracaso…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 33
¿Cómo va formando la autora una visión particular del personaje de Sofía Salgado? En particular, debe considerar, en detalle, los siguientes aspectos: • el trato de Sofía con Hugo…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 31
¿Hasta qué punto, y cómo, ha logrado el autor impactarlo/la a usted con lo que acontece en este relato? En particular, debe considerar, en detalle, los siguientes aspectos: • la…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 33
¿Hasta qué punto, y cómo, ha logrado el autor impactarlo/la a usted con lo que acontece en este relato? En particular debe considerar, en detalle, los siguientes aspectos: • lo…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 03
¿Cómo logra el autor comunicar los sentimientos de los tres personajes durante este encuentro? En particular, debe considerar, en detalle, los siguientes aspectos: • lo intrigante…
Answer this question and get it marked →