plumiPigeon English: AQA GCSE English Literature questions
Every AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Pigeon English, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on Pigeon English, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q23 (34 marks): How does Kelman present the effects of violence on Harrison and his community in Pigeon English? Write about: • the violence in the novel • how Kelman presents
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q24 (34 marks): How far does Kelman present Miquita as a frightening and threatening character in Pigeon English? Write about: • what Miquita says and does • how far Kelman pre
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q23 (34 marks): How does Kelman present Harrison as a likeable character in Pigeon English? Write about: • what Harrison says and does • how Kelman presents Harrison as likeabl
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q24 (34 marks): How does Kelman present Harrison’s relationship with one or more of the female characters in Pigeon English? Write about: • Harrison’s relationship with one or
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q23 (34 marks): How does Kelman present the ways people are affected by where they live in Pigeon English? Write about: • some of the ways people are affected by where they liv
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q24 (34 marks): How does Kelman present Harrison’s relationships with his family in Pigeon English? Write about: • examples of Harrison’s relationships with his family • how Ke
- June 2022, Paper 1M, Q23 (30 marks): How does Kelman use Harrison to explore ideas about being a good person? Write about: • what Harrison says and does • how Kelman presents Harrison.
- June 2022, Paper 1M, Q24 (30 marks): How does Kelman present the importance of friendship in Pigeon English? Write about: • examples of friendship in the novel • how Kelman presents the importance
- November 2021, Paper 1M, Q23 (30 marks): How far does Kelman present a positive view of teenagers in Pigeon English? Write about: • one or more of the teenager(s) in the novel • how far Kelman presents
- November 2021, Paper 1M, Q24 (30 marks): How does Kelman present Harrison’s experience of change in Pigeon English? Write about: • one or more of the change(s) that Harrison experiences • how Kelman pr
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q23 (34 marks): How does Kelman present Harrison as a character who is innocent about the realities of inner-city life? Write about: • what Harrison says and does • how Kelman
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q24 (34 marks): ‘Despite its ending, Pigeon English is a book about hope.’ How far do you agree with this view of the novel? Write about: • ideas about hope in the novel • how
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