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The Movement: Edexcel A‑Level English Literature questions

Every Edexcel A-Level English Literature exam question on The Movement, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q23

    June 2025 · Paper 3

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  2. Q24

    June 2025 · Paper 3

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  3. Q23

    June 2024 · Paper 3

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  4. Q24

    June 2024 · Paper 3

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  5. Q23

    June 2023 · Paper 3

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  6. Q24

    June 2023 · Paper 3

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  7. Q23

    June 2022 · Paper 3

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  8. Q24

    June 2022 · Paper 3

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  9. Q23

    November 2021 · Paper 3

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  10. Q24

    November 2021 · Paper 3

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  11. Q23

    October 2020 · Paper 3

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  12. Q24

    October 2020 · Paper 3

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  13. Q23

    June 2019 · Paper 3

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  14. Q24

    June 2019 · Paper 3

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  15. Q23

    June 2018 · Paper 3

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  16. Q24

    June 2018 · Paper 3

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  17. Q23

    June 2017 · Paper 3

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  18. Q24

    June 2017 · Paper 3

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All 18 questions on The Movement, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which societal expectations are presented in Metamorphosis by Peter Porter and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant c
  2. June 2025, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which personal anguish is presented in Answers by Elizabeth Jennings and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant context
  3. June 2024, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which mortality is presented in Nothing to be Said by Philip Larkin and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextu
  4. June 2024, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which hope is presented in Brooklyn Heights by John Wain and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
  5. June 2023, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which cruelty is presented in Take One Home for the Kiddies by Philip Larkin and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant
  6. June 2023, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which relations between humans and animals are presented in The Wasps’ Nest by George Macbeth and one other poem. You must relate your discu
  7. June 2022, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which moments of transition are presented in Farewell to Kurdistan by Rosemary Tonks and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion
  8. June 2022, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which death is presented in Felo De Se by Thomas Blackburn and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual fac
  9. November 2021, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which significant moments are presented in The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to r
  10. November 2021, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which victims are presented in A Song about Major Eatherly by John Wain and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant c
  11. October 2020, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which love is presented in Apology for Understatement by John Wain and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contex
  12. October 2020, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which growing older is presented in The Young Ones by Elizabeth Jennings and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant
  13. June 2019, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which the past is presented in Photograph of Haymaker, 1890 by Molly Holden and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to releva
  14. June 2019, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which the outsider’s view is presented in Horror Comic by Robert Conquest and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant
  15. June 2018, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways characters are created in The Miner’s Helmet by George Macbeth and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual fa
  16. June 2018, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which poets reflect on contemporary life in Nothing to be Said by Philip Larkin and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to re
  17. June 2017, Paper 3, Q23 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which suffering is presented in Hospital for Defectives by Thomas Blackburn and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to releva
  18. June 2017, Paper 3, Q24 (30 marks): Explore the ways in which voice is created in Metamorphosis by Peter Porter and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factor

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