IGCSE World Literature (0408) — May–June 2025, Paper 31

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Question 1 · 25 marks · Prose: Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream (passage-based response)

SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN: Fever Dream Read the printed extract, and then answer the question that follows it. (The extract is described in the shared stimulus and is not reproduced…

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Question 2 · 25 marks · Drama: Ama Ata Aidoo, Anowa (passage-based response)

AMA ATA AIDOO: Anowa Read the printed extract, and then answer the question that follows it. (The extract is described in the shared stimulus and is not reproduced here.) In what…

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Question 3 · 25 marks · Prose: Fabio Geda, In the Sea There are Crocodiles (passage-based response)

FABIO GEDA: In the Sea There are Crocodiles Read the printed extract, and then answer the question that follows it. (The extract is described in the shared stimulus and is not…

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Question 4 · 25 marks · Drama: Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard (passage-based response)

ANTON CHEKHOV: The Cherry Orchard Read the printed extract, and then answer the question that follows it. (The extract is described in the shared stimulus and is not reproduced…

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Question 5 · 25 marks · Poetry: Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2 - Stevie Smith, 'Parrot' (passage-based response)

Selection from Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2: from Part 2 Read the printed poem 'Parrot' by Stevie Smith, and then answer the question that follows it. (The poem is described in…

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Question 6 · 25 marks · Prose: Stories of Ourselves, Volume 2 - Carol Shields, 'Words' (passage-based response)

Selection from Stories of Ourselves, Volume 2 Read the printed extract from Words (by Carol Shields), and then answer the question that follows it. (The extract is described in…

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Question 7 · 25 marks · Prose: Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream (essay)

SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN: Fever Dream In what ways does Schweblin powerfully convey a sense of fear in the novel? Do not use the extract printed in Question 1 in answering this question.…

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Question 8 · 25 marks · Drama: Ama Ata Aidoo, Anowa (essay)

AMA ATA AIDOO: Anowa How does Aidoo vividly depict the growing tensions between Anowa and Kofi? [25]

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Prose: Fabio Geda, In the Sea There are Crocodiles (essay)

FABIO GEDA: In the Sea There are Crocodiles Explore the ways in which Geda memorably portrays Enaiat's search for a safe place to live. Do not use the extract printed in Question…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Drama: Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard (essay)

ANTON CHEKHOV: The Cherry Orchard How does Chekhov create vivid impressions of Mrs Ranevsky's past life? Do not use the extract printed in Question 4 in answering this question.…

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Poetry: Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2 - William Barnes, 'The Storm-Wind' (essay)

Selection from Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2: from Part 2 How does William Barnes vividly convey the effect of the storm in The Storm-Wind? [25]

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Prose: Stories of Ourselves, Volume 2 - Henrietta Rose-Innes, 'Promenade' (essay)

Selection from Stories of Ourselves, Volume 2 Explore how Henrietta Rose-Innes strikingly conveys the narrator's thoughts about growing old in Promenade. [25]

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