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Never Let Me Go: AQA GCSE English Literature questions

Every AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Never Let Me Go, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q19

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 19: How does Ishiguro present Ruth and Tommy’s romantic relationship in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what Ruth and Tommy say and do • how Ishiguro presents Ruth
  2. Q20

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 20: ‘Never Let Me Go is a novel about characters trying their best to be happy in terrible circumstances.’ How far do you agree with this view? Write about: • what
  3. Q19

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 19: How far does Ishiguro present Kathy as a likeable character? Write about: • what Kathy says and does • how far Ishiguro presents Kathy as a likeable character.
  4. Q20

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 20: How does Ishiguro present the relationship between carers and donors in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what the carers and donors say and do • how Ishiguro pre
  5. Q19

    June 2022 · Paper 1M

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    June 2022 Paper 1M, question 19: How far does Ishiguro present Kathy as a narrator whose account of events cannot always be trusted? Write about: • what Kathy says and does • how Ishiguro prese
  6. Q20

    June 2022 · Paper 1M

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    June 2022 Paper 1M, question 20: ‘In Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro presents us with an optimistic vision of human nature.’ How far do you agree with this view? Write about: • what happens in the no
  7. Q19

    November 2021 · Paper 1M

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    November 2021 Paper 1M, question 19: In Never Let Me Go, Miss Emily says, ‘You wouldn’t be who you are today if we hadn’t protected you’. How far does Ishiguro present Miss Emily as a character who
  8. Q20

    November 2021 · Paper 1M

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    November 2021 Paper 1M, question 20: How far does Ishiguro present characters searching for happiness in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what one or more of the character(s) say and do • how far Is
  9. Q19

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 19: How far does Ishiguro present Ruth as an unlikeable character in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what Ruth says and does • how far Ishiguro presents Ruth as unl
  10. Q20

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 20: How far does Ishiguro present hopes and dreams as important to characters in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • hopes and dreams that characters have • how far Ish
All 10 questions on Never Let Me Go, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 2, Q19 (34 marks): How does Ishiguro present Ruth and Tommy’s romantic relationship in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what Ruth and Tommy say and do • how Ishiguro presents Ruth
  2. June 2024, Paper 2, Q20 (34 marks): ‘Never Let Me Go is a novel about characters trying their best to be happy in terrible circumstances.’ How far do you agree with this view? Write about: • what
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q19 (34 marks): How far does Ishiguro present Kathy as a likeable character? Write about: • what Kathy says and does • how far Ishiguro presents Kathy as a likeable character.
  4. June 2023, Paper 2, Q20 (34 marks): How does Ishiguro present the relationship between carers and donors in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what the carers and donors say and do • how Ishiguro pre
  5. June 2022, Paper 1M, Q19 (30 marks): How far does Ishiguro present Kathy as a narrator whose account of events cannot always be trusted? Write about: • what Kathy says and does • how Ishiguro prese
  6. June 2022, Paper 1M, Q20 (30 marks): ‘In Never Let Me Go, Ishiguro presents us with an optimistic vision of human nature.’ How far do you agree with this view? Write about: • what happens in the no
  7. November 2021, Paper 1M, Q19 (30 marks): In Never Let Me Go, Miss Emily says, ‘You wouldn’t be who you are today if we hadn’t protected you’. How far does Ishiguro present Miss Emily as a character who
  8. November 2021, Paper 1M, Q20 (30 marks): How far does Ishiguro present characters searching for happiness in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what one or more of the character(s) say and do • how far Is
  9. November 2020, Paper 2, Q19 (34 marks): How far does Ishiguro present Ruth as an unlikeable character in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • what Ruth says and does • how far Ishiguro presents Ruth as unl
  10. November 2020, Paper 2, Q20 (34 marks): How far does Ishiguro present hopes and dreams as important to characters in Never Let Me Go? Write about: • hopes and dreams that characters have • how far Ish

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