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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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What the real AQA GCSE English Literature paper looks like

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.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the English Literature syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

What do the witches tell Macbeth when they first greet him?

  1. That he will be killed by his friend Banquo
  2. That he will lose the war against Norway
  3. That he will be Thane of Cawdor and then king
  4. That his own sons will rule Scotland
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✓ Answer: C — That he will be Thane of Cawdor and then king
Award 1 mark. The witches hail him as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and future king. They do not say Banquo will kill him or that he will lose the war, and it is Banquo, not Macbeth, whose descendants they say will be kings.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Who is Romeo in love with at the very start of the play?

  1. Rosaline
  2. Juliet
  3. Lady Capulet
  4. The Nurse
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✓ Answer: A — Rosaline
Award 1 mark. Romeo is lovesick over Rosaline, who has sworn to stay chaste, and he goes to the Capulet feast hoping to see her. He has not yet met Juliet, and Lady Capulet and the Nurse are not objects of his love.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the name of Darcy's estate in Derbyshire?

  1. Netherfield
  2. Longbourn
  3. Meryton
  4. Pemberley
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✓ Answer: D — Pemberley
Award 1 mark. Elizabeth tours Pemberley with her aunt and uncle. Netherfield is Bingley's rented house, Longbourn is the Bennets' home, and Meryton is the nearby town.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

Who brought Juliet up and acts as her go-between with Romeo?

  1. Lady Montague
  2. Friar John
  3. The Nurse
  4. Benvolio
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✓ Answer: C — The Nurse
Award 1 mark. The Nurse, who breastfed Juliet as a baby, carries messages between the lovers. Lady Montague is Romeo's mother, Friar John carries the failed letter, and Benvolio is Romeo's cousin.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

How does the speaker kill Porphyria?

  1. He poisons the wine she brings
  2. He pushes her out into the storm
  3. He stabs her with a knife
  4. He strangles her with her own hair
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✓ Answer: D — He strangles her with her own hair
Award 1 mark. He winds her yellow hair three times around her throat. There is no poison or knife, and Porphyria has just come in from the storm.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

Which company is owned by Gerald's family?

  1. Milwards
  2. Birling and Company
  3. Crofts Limited
  4. Brumley Engineering
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✓ Answer: C — Crofts Limited
Award 1 mark. Gerald's father, Sir George Croft, runs Crofts Limited, a bigger and older firm that Birling sees as a rival he hopes to join with.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

Where does Victor begin building the female creature?

  1. In his family home in Geneva
  2. In a cellar in Paris
  3. On a remote island in the Orkneys
  4. On Walton's ship in the Arctic
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✓ Answer: C — On a remote island in the Orkneys
Award 1 mark. He seeks a lonely spot in Scotland's Orkney Islands to work in secret. He does not work at home, in Paris, or on the ship.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the name of Darcy's younger sister?

  1. Caroline
  2. Charlotte
  3. Georgiana
  4. Kitty
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✓ Answer: C — Georgiana
Award 1 mark. Georgiana is shy and gentle, and Wickham once tried to elope with her. Caroline is Bingley's sister, Charlotte is Elizabeth's friend, and Kitty is a Bennet.
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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.