AQA English Literature Past Papers

Access the latest AQA GCSE English Literature (9-1) (8702) past papers and marking schemes in this section.

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YEAR OF EXAM	TITLE
November 2021	Mark scheme: Paper 1M Modern prose and drama November 2021 (356.9 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 1N The 19th-century novel November 2021 (281.6 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 1P Poetry anthology November 2021 (254.9 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Shakespeare and unseen poetry November 2021 (308.1 KB) Question paper: Paper 1M Modern prose and drama November 2021 (379.7 KB) Question paper: Paper 1N The 19th-century novel November 2021 (369.0 KB) Question paper: Paper 1P Poetry anthology November 2021 (306.1 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Shakespeare and unseen poetry November 2021 (365.1 KB)
November 2020	Mark scheme: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel November 2020 (303.3 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry November 2020 (429.5 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel November 2020 (283.5 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry November 2020 (297.9 KB)
June 2019	Mark scheme: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel June 2019 (529.4 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry June 2019 (555.6 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel June 2019 (312.6 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry June 2019 (310.5 KB)
June 2018	Mark scheme: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel June 2018 (452.2 KB) Mark scheme: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry June 2018 (560.3 KB) Question paper: Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel June 2018 (293.9 KB) Question paper: Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry June 2018 (629.8 KB)