AQA A-Level English Literature B Past Papers

About these AQA A-Level English Literature B papers

AQA A-Level English Literature B is specifications 7716, 7717. This page links 32 question papers (32 with mark schemes) across 5 exam series, from November 2020 to June 2024. In the June 2024 series, the 8 papers were:

• 77171A Paper 1A Literary genres: aspects of tragedy (A-level)
• 77171B Paper 1B Literary genres: aspects of comedy (A-level)
• 77172A Paper 2A Texts and genres: elements of crime writing (A-level)
• 77172B Paper 2B Texts and genres: elements of political and social protest writing (A-level)
• 77161A Paper 1A Literary genres: Drama: aspects of tragedy (AS)
• 77161B Paper 1B Literary genres: Drama: aspects of comedy (AS)
• 77162A Paper 2A Literary genres: Prose and poetry: aspects of tragedy (AS)
• 77162B Paper 2B Literary genres: Prose and poetry: aspects of comedy (AS)

Sit each paper under timed conditions, then mark it against the official mark scheme. To turn a raw mark into a grade, use AQA grade boundaries for the same series, because boundaries change every year. AQA's examiner reports for each series explain where candidates most often lost marks.

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