GCSE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
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SECTION A
Modern prose or drama Questions Page
JB Priestley An Inspector Calls 1–2 4
Willy Russell Blood Brothers 3–4 5
Chinonyerem Odimba Princess & The Hustler 5–6 6
Dennis Kelly DNA 7–8 7
Winsome Pinnock Leave Taking 9–10 8
Shelagh Delaney A Taste of Honey 11–12 9
William Golding Lord of the Flies 13–14 10
AQA Anthology Telling Tales 15–16 11
George Orwell Animal Farm 17–18 12
Kit de Waal My Name Is Leon 19–20 13
Meera Syal Anita and Me 21–22 14
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English 23–24 15
SECTION B
Poetry Questions Page
AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present
Love and relationships 25 17
Power and conflict 26 19
Worlds and lives 27 21
SECTION C
Unseen poetry 28.1 22
28.2 23
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Section A: Modern prose or drama
Answer one question from this section on your chosen text.
JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls
Either
0 1 How does Priestley present Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship in
An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• Gerald and Sheila’s relationship in the play
• how Priestley presents Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 2 How does Priestley present ideas about power in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• some of the ideas about power that are shown in the play
• how Priestley presents ideas about power.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
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Willy Russell: Blood Brothers
or
0 3 How does Russell present the changes in Mickey and Edward’s relationship throughout
the play?
Write about:
• Mickey and Edward’s relationship
• how Russell presents the changes in Mickey and Edward’s relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 4 How does Russell present the effects of social class in Blood Brothers?
Write about:
• the effects of social class that are shown in the play
• how Russell presents the effects of social class.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
Turn over for the next question
Turn over ►
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ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
IB/M/Jun25/G4009/E2 8702/2
, 3
SECTION A
Modern prose or drama Questions Page
JB Priestley An Inspector Calls 1–2 4
Willy Russell Blood Brothers 3–4 5
Chinonyerem Odimba Princess & The Hustler 5–6 6
Dennis Kelly DNA 7–8 7
Winsome Pinnock Leave Taking 9–10 8
Shelagh Delaney A Taste of Honey 11–12 9
William Golding Lord of the Flies 13–14 10
AQA Anthology Telling Tales 15–16 11
George Orwell Animal Farm 17–18 12
Kit de Waal My Name Is Leon 19–20 13
Meera Syal Anita and Me 21–22 14
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English 23–24 15
SECTION B
Poetry Questions Page
AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present
Love and relationships 25 17
Power and conflict 26 19
Worlds and lives 27 21
SECTION C
Unseen poetry 28.1 22
28.2 23
Turn over for Section A
Turn over ►
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
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Section A: Modern prose or drama
Answer one question from this section on your chosen text.
JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls
Either
0 1 How does Priestley present Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship in
An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• Gerald and Sheila’s relationship in the play
• how Priestley presents Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 2 How does Priestley present ideas about power in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• some of the ideas about power that are shown in the play
• how Priestley presents ideas about power.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
, 5
Willy Russell: Blood Brothers
or
0 3 How does Russell present the changes in Mickey and Edward’s relationship throughout
the play?
Write about:
• Mickey and Edward’s relationship
• how Russell presents the changes in Mickey and Edward’s relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 4 How does Russell present the effects of social class in Blood Brothers?
Write about:
• the effects of social class that are shown in the play
• how Russell presents the effects of social class.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
Turn over for the next question
Turn over ►
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