Specification 8702
AQA GCSE English Literature Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2020–2024, up to June 2024. Each button opens the official PDF straight from AQA.
About these AQA GCSE English Literature papers
AQA GCSE English Literature is specification 8702. This page links 11 question papers (11 with mark schemes) across 5 exam series, from November 2020 to June 2024. In the June 2024 series, the 2 papers were:
- 87021 Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
- 87022 Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry
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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June 2024
- Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel87021 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry87022 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2023
- Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel87021 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
- Paper 1M Modern prose and drama87021M Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 1N The 19th-century novel87021N Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 Shakespeare and unseen poetry87022 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2021
- Paper 1M Modern prose and drama87021M Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 1N The 19th-century novel87021N Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 1P Poetry anthology87021P Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 Shakespeare and unseen poetry87022 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2020
- Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel87021 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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