GCSE AQA English Literature Past Papers

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All of the following past exam papers were produced by AQA for the latest English Literature specification. The most recent past papers are always locked for teacher use only, so these will not be published when they are available to everyone.

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November 2021

Paper 1P - Poetry Anthology
Paper 1N - The 19th Century Novel
Paper 1M Modern prose/drama
Paper 2 - Shakespeare and Unseen Poetry

November 2020

Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry

June 2019

Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry

June 2018

Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry

June 2017

Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry

Specimen

Paper 1 - Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Paper 2 - Modern texts and poetry