plumiGreat Expectations: AQA GCSE English Literature questions
Every AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Great Expectations, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 6 questions on Great Expectations, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q09 (30 marks): Starting with this extract, explore how far Dickens presents Miss Havisham as a victim. Write about: • how Dickens presents Miss Havisham in this extract • how
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q09 (30 marks): ‘In Great Expectations, Pip learns to value people more than social class.’ Starting with this extract, explore how far you agree with this view. Write about: •
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q09 (30 marks): Starting with this extract, explore how Dickens presents the lessons Pip learns about what is really important in life. Write about: • how Dickens presents Pip
- June 2022, Paper 1N, Q03 (30 marks): Starting with this extract, explore how far Dickens presents Joe as a good role model to Pip in Great Expectations. Write about: • how Dickens presents Joe in t
- November 2021, Paper 1N, Q03 (30 marks): Starting with this extract, explore how far Dickens presents Magwitch as a dangerous character. Write about: • how Dickens presents Magwitch in this extract • h
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q09 (30 marks): Starting with this extract, explore how Dickens uses settings to create an atmosphere of tension. Write about: • how Dickens uses the setting in this extract •
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