Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
By the end, Scrooge becomes:
- generous and kind
- more bitter
- a ghost
- poorer
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✓ Answer: A — generous and kind
He is transformed into a generous man.
AQA · GCSE · English Literature
Free AQA GCSE English Literature
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the English Literature syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
Romeo and Juliet belong to which two feuding families?
- Montague and Capulet
- Tudor and Stuart
- York and Lancaster
- Medici and Borgia
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✓ Answer: A — Montague and Capulet
The Montagues and Capulets feud in Verona.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The play is set in the Italian city of:
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice
- Verona
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✓ Answer: D — Verona
It is set in Verona.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3
A central theme of the play is the conflict between love and:
- religion
- war
- wealth
- hate/feud
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✓ Answer: D — hate/feud
Love versus the family feud.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3
The author of 'The War of the Worlds' is:
- Jules Verne
- Mary Shelley
- Bram Stoker
- H.G. Wells
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✓ Answer: D — H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells wrote it (1898).
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3
The novel is an example of ____ fiction.
- romance
- science
- comic
- detective
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✓ Answer: D — detective
It is a classic detective story.
Q7 · Difficulty 2/3
Friar Laurence's plan involves Juliet taking a:
- love charm
- letter
- poison to die
- sleeping potion to fake death
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✓ Answer: D — sleeping potion to fake death
A potion makes her appear dead.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3
Who kills Mercutio?
- Tybalt
- Paris
- Benvolio
- Romeo
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✓ Answer: A — Tybalt
Tybalt kills Mercutio.
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AQA GCSE English Literature FAQ
What does the AQA GCSE English Literature exam look like?
The AQA GCSE English Literature exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE English Literature past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE English Literature graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.