plumiWaterland: AQA A‑Level English Literature A questions
Every AQA A-Level English Literature A exam question on Waterland, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on Waterland, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the relationship between Tom and Mary Crick.
- June 2025, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): Examine the significance of teachers and teaching in Waterland.
- June 2024, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the novel’s Fenland setting.
- June 2024, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): Examine the view that men are presented as brutal oppressors of women in Waterland.
- June 2023, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): ‘A tragic victim who has the reader’s sympathy.’ Examine this view of Henry Crick in Waterland.
- June 2023, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): Examine the significance of growing up in Waterland.
- June 2022, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): ‘It is Swift’s interweaving of a wide variety of strands which makes Waterland so interesting and enjoyable.’ Examine this view.
- June 2022, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): Examine the significance of family in the novel.
- November 2021, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): Examine the significance of Mary Crick in the novel.
- November 2021, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): ‘For all their faults, fathers are presented as loving figures in the novel.’ Examine this view.
- November 2020, Paper 2B, Q13 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the role of Dick Crick in Waterland.
- November 2020, Paper 2B, Q14 (25 marks): Examine the significance of education in Waterland.
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