plumiJourney’s End: Edexcel GCSE English Literature questions
Every Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam question on Journey’s End, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Journey’s End, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Stanhope: Hibbert can do from two till four, and I’ll go on from then till stand-to. That’ll be at six. In what ways is working as a team important in the play?
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Raleigh: Good God! Don’t you understand? How can I sit down and eat that – when – (his voice is nearly breaking) – when Osborne’s – lying – out there – Explore
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Mason: You see, sir, I know the captain can’t stand the sight of apricots. ’E said next time we ’ad them ’e’d wring my neck. In what ways is Mason significant i
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Hardy: Oh, you each have an earwig, and start ’em in a line. On the word ’Go’ you dig your earwig in the ribs and steer him with a match across the table. Explo
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Colonel: Very well done, Raleigh. Well done, my boy. I’ll get you a Military Cross for this! Splendid! How is bravery presented in the play? You must refer to t
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Osborne: What kind of soup is this, Mason? Mason: It’s yellow soup, sir. Osborne: It’s got a very deep yellow flavour. Explain how humour is significant in Jour
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Raleigh: it wasn’t only that we were just at school together; our fathers were friends, and Dennis used to come and stay with us in the holidays. Explain how th
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Stanhope: Shall we go on together? We know how we both feel now. Shall we see if we can stick it together? In what ways is support for others presented in Journ
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Colonel: The brigadier came to see me this morning. [He pauses.] It seems almost certain the attack’s to come on Thursday morning. Explore how the Colonel is si
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Hibbert: Ever since I came out here I’ve hated and loathed it. Every sound up there makes me all – cold and sick. In what ways are the horrors of war presented
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Stanhope: No pâté de foie gras? Mason: No, sir. The milkman ‘asn’t been yet. In what ways is social class presented in the play? You must refer to the context o
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Hibbert: I’m afraid the pain rather takes my appetite away. How is Hibbert significant in Journey’s End? You must refer to the context of the play in your answe
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Stanhope: We’ve all got a good fighting chance. I mean to come through – don’t you? Explore how courage is important in the play. You must refer to the context
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Trotter: I never knew anything like a war for upsetting meals. I’m always down for dooty in the middle of one. In what ways is Trotter significant in Journey’s
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Osborne [slowly mixing a drink]: I wonder what it is they put in the water. Hardy: Some sort of disinfectant, I suppose. Explore how life in the trenches is pre
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Osborne: You must remember he’s commanded this company for a long time – through all sorts of rotten times. It’s – it’s a big strain on a man. Explain how Stanh
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q13 (40 marks): Raleigh: You don’t think Dennis’ll mind my – sort of – forcing myself into his company? I never thought of that; I was so keen. In what ways is Raleigh importan
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q14 (40 marks): Osborne: There isn’t a man to touch him as a commander of men. He’ll command the battalion one day… Explore the significance of leadership in the play. You must
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