AQA English Language Past Papers

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YEAR OF EXAM	TITLE
November 2021	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2021 (203.8 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2021 (251.8 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2021 (318.6 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2021 (298.2 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2021 (4.3 MB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2021 (483.3 KB)
November 2020	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2020 (177.6 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2020 (1.7 MB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2020 (420.2 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2020 (296.8 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2020 (809.1 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2020 (434.6 KB)
November 2019	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2019 (125.3 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2019 (315.2 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2019 (323.4 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2019 (175.3 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2019 (4.9 MB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2019 (336.9 KB)
June 2019	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2019 (497.1 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2019 (1.4 MB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2019 (393.7 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2019 (353.2 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2019 (414.7 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2019 (382.6 KB)
November 2018	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2018 (124.3 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2018 (1.0 MB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2018 (670.2 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2018 (391.2 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing November 2018 (516.4 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives November 2018 (273.8 KB)
June 2018	Insert: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2018 (120.9 KB) Insert: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2018 (121.3 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2018 (343.0 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2018 (383.0 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing June 2018 (298.6 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives June 2018 (269.0 KB)