plumiBlood Brothers: Edexcel GCSE English Literature questions
Every Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam question on Blood Brothers, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Blood Brothers, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): The children rush on into the street playing cowboys and Indians; cops and robbers; goodies and baddies, etc. Explain how children are significant in the play.
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Narrator: And do we blame superstition for what came to pass? Or could it be what we, the English, have come to know as class? In what ways is fate important in
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Edward: If you loved me you’d let me go out with Mickey because he’s my best friend. I like him more than you. Mrs Lyons: Edward. Edward, don’t say that. Don’t
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Kid Three: ‘Ey, Mother, I’m starvin’ an’ there’s nothin’ in. There never bloody well is. In what ways are problems important in Blood Brothers? You must refer t
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Narrator: So did y’ hear the story of the Johnstone twins? As like each other as two new pins ... Explore the significance of the Narrator in Blood Brothers. Yo
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Mickey: You shot him, you shot him. In what ways is violence important in the play? You must refer to the context of the play in your answer. (includes 8 marks
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mr Lyons: Mummy will read the story, Edward. I’ve got to go to work for an hour. In what ways are parents presented in the play? You must refer to the context o
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Mickey: It’s borin’. Teacher: Yes, yes, you might think it’s boring but you won’t be sayin’ that when you can’t get a job. Explore the importance of education i
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mickey: I wish I could still believe in all that blood brother stuff. But I can’t, because while no one was looking I grew up. In what ways is growing up import
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Narrator (speaking about Linda): There’s a girl inside the woman / Who’s waiting to get free / She’s washed a million dishes / She’s always making tea. Explore
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mrs Lyons: Mrs J, nobody must ever know. Therefore we have to have an agreement. Explore the relationship between Mrs Lyons and Mrs Johnstone in the play. You m
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Mrs Lyons: What I’m doing is only for your own good. It’s only because I love you, Edward. In what ways is love important in Blood Brothers? You must refer to t
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mrs Johnstone: Are y’ … are y’ that desperate to have a baby? In what ways is obsession presented in the play? You must refer to the context of the play in your
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Edward: Well, my mummy doesn’t allow me to play down here actually. What is the importance of Edward/Eddie in Blood Brothers? You must refer to the context of t
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mrs Lyons: They shall be raised apart and never, ever told what was once the truth. How does the character of Mrs Lyons develop throughout the play? You must re
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Mickey: Eddie’s my best friend, Mam. He lives up by the park… What is the significance of friendship in Blood Brothers? You must refer to the context of the pla
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q11 (40 marks): Mrs Johnstone: I didn’t see how we were gonna manage with another mouth to feed. What is the significance of having no money in Blood Brothers? You must refer t
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q12 (40 marks): Mickey: ‘Ey, we were born on the same day… that means we can be blood brothers. Explore the importance of Mickey in the play. You must refer to the context of t
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