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5 Q3(a)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Romeo and Juliet
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6 Q3(b)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Romeo and Juliet
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7 Q4(a)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Much Ado About Nothing
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8 Q4(b)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Much Ado About Nothing
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9 Q5(a)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Twelfth Night
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10 Q5(b)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks Twelfth Night
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11 Q6(a)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks The Merchant of Venice
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12 Q6(b)
June 2025 · Paper 1
20 marks The Merchant of Venice
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13 Q7
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks An Inspector Calls
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14 Q8
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks An Inspector Calls
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15 Q9
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Hobson’s Choice
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16 Q10
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Hobson’s Choice
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17 Q11
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Blood Brothers
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18 Q12
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Blood Brothers
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19 Q13
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Journey’s End
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20 Q14
June 2025 · Paper 1
40 marks Journey’s End
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Every topic: Macbeth The Tempest Romeo and Juliet Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice An Inspector Calls Hobson’s Choice Blood Brothers Journey’s End The Empress Refugee Boy Animal Farm Lord of the Flies Anita and Me The Woman in Black Coram Boy Boys Don’t Cry Jane Eyre Great Expectations Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A Christmas Carol Pride and Prejudice Silas Marner Frankenstein Poetry anthology: Relationships Poetry anthology: Conflict Poetry anthology: Time and Place Poetry anthology: Belonging Unseen poetry Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © Pearson Edexcel, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? Every Edexcel GCSE English Literature paper .
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