plumiAnita and Me: AQA GCSE English Literature questions
Every AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Anita and Me, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on Anita and Me, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q21 (34 marks): How far does Syal present Anita as a powerful character in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Anita says and does in the novel • how far Syal presents Anita as a
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q22 (34 marks): How does Syal use the setting of Tollington to explore ideas about how society is changing in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Tollington is like and what happ
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q21 (34 marks): How does Syal present the changes in Meena’s relationship with Anita in Anita and Me? Write about: • the relationship between Meena and Anita and how it changes
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q22 (34 marks): How does Syal present ideas about racism in Anita and Me? Write about: • what characters say and do • how Syal presents ideas about racism in the novel.
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q21 (34 marks): How far does Syal present the relationship between Meena and Robert as important in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Meena and Robert’s relationship is like •
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q22 (34 marks): How does Syal use the character of Meena to explore ideas about growing up in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Meena says and does • how Syal uses the characte
- June 2022, Paper 1M, Q21 (30 marks): How far does Syal present Meena as a character who wants to rebel against her family’s expectations of her? Write about: • what Meena says and does • how Syal p
- June 2022, Paper 1M, Q22 (30 marks): How does Syal explore ideas about truth and lies in Anita and Me? Write about: • characters telling the truth and telling lies • how Syal presents ideas about t
- November 2021, Paper 1M, Q21 (30 marks): How does Syal present Meena as a character who learns about herself and others? Write about: • what Meena learns about herself and others • how Syal presents Me
- November 2021, Paper 1M, Q22 (30 marks): ‘Tollington is a strange and even frightening place to grow up in.’ How far do you agree with this view of Tollington in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Tolli
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q21 (34 marks): How far does Syal present Anita as an unlikeable character in Anita and Me? Write about: • what Anita says and does • how far Syal presents Anita as unlikeable.
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q22 (34 marks): How does Syal present Meena learning from a range of cultures in Anita and Me? Write about: • the cultures that Meena experiences • how Syal presents Meena lear
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