10 exam questions to help you prepare for Lit P1: two each for Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet and Merchant of Venice.
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A1 English Resources
This quiz has been created for you by an experienced teacher and examiner. It is designed for the Leaving Cert English Ordinary Level course, but can be used by any class or student studying this poem.
It features two pages of questions, challenging students’ knowledge in areas like comprehension, vocabulary, themes, techniques and inference. Questions are either multiple-choice, true/false or require simple one-word answers, making this ideal for less advanced students.
Questions are designed to be accessible to a range of students: they vary from simple factual tasks to more sophisticated language analysis.
It consists of two easily-photocopiable A4 pages, with 25 questions in total, making it accessible for students to complete, check their answers and work out their percentage.
Ideal for end-of-unit testing, homework or as a cover activity if teacher is absent.
AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Preparation - A Comparative Answer on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’.
This presentation is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the poetry has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use this knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
The presentation is entitled ’ Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions’: this 32-slide Powerpoint presentation has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It examines each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and comparative links.
Also included is a student-friendly version of the Assessment Objectives and a helpful set of Teacher’s Instructions.
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
12 Sample Exam Questions
I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I’d be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I’ll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly!
This resource consists of two A4 pages.
The first is an indepth examination of eight of the most common language techniques used by poets, divided into Sound Effects and Visual Imagery. Each section explains clearly what the technique is and gives a variety of quotations to illustrate this to the students. This is an excellent revision aid that students can use at any point in the year.
The second is a blank grid for recording Sound Effects and Visual Imagery – this page features a grid for students to fill in as the year progresses, allowing them to note and thus memorise examples of the various language techniques from the poems of their selection.
I'll be adding lots more poetry resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
I hope this is useful for you and instructive for your students - as always, I'd love to hear any feedback you may have.
AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Revision - A Comparative Answer on Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ and Simon Armitage’s ‘Remains’.
This presentation is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within. It is designed for you to use later in the school year when the poetry has been fully covered and the students need to learn how to use this knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.
The presentation is entitled ’ Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions’: this 32-slide Powerpoint presentation has been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. It examines each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, it features many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and comparative links.
Accompanying the presentation are a set of student-friendly AOs and a page of Teacher Instructions.
The printable worksheets which accompany this resource are also available in my shop.
I hope you find this resource helpful for you and instructive for your students - I’d be delighted to hear any feedback or comments you may have. I’ll be adding lots more exam guides like this to my shop, so please check back regularly!
This is a fantastic resource containing TWELVE sample exam questions for revising ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
This resource focuses solely on THEMES but I am also selling a resource examining CHARACTERS – alternatively, you can buy both together for a substantial discount!
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This is a fantastic resource containing TWENTY FOUR sample exam questions for revising ‘Romeo and Juliet’. These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
This resource features twelve theme questions and twelve character questions - they can also be purchased separately in my shop.
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This is a comprehensive resource containing TWENTY-FOUR sample exam questions for revising ‘The Merchant of Venice'.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Check out my other AQA Merchant of Venice resources:
Character of Antonio - 6 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Shylock - 8 sample AQA exam questions
Character of Portia - 8 sample AQA exam questions
Characters - 12 sample AQA exam questions
Themes - 12 sample AQA exam questions
I’ve used these exam questions both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features 40 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language: 12 articles, 16 letters and 12 speeches.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the OCR GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The tasks featured ask students to write to a variety of audiences, allowing them to practise using the appropriate style and register for each context.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for OCR:
12 Sample OCR Questions on Speeches
16 Sample OCR Questions on Letters
12 Sample OCR Questions on Articles
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This bundle contains one set of sample introductions for Comparative Studies essays and four individual essays:
1. General Vision and Viewpoint of Sive, Casablanca and How Many Miles to Babylon?.
2. General Vision and Viewpoint of Witness, Silas Marner and Juno and the Paycock.
3. Literary Genre of Sive, Casablanca and How Many Miles to Babylon?.
4. Literary Genre of Jane Eyre, Dances With Wolves and I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
This bundle features two Leaving Cert English Comparative Studies essays on the topics of Literary Genre and General Vision and Viewpoint.
The texts examined are John B Keane’s ‘Sive’, Jennifer Johnston’s ‘How Many Miles to Babylon?’ and ‘Casablanca’, directed by Michael Curtiz.
It also includes a file containing seven sample introductions for Comparative Studies essays.
Just what you need for this time of year – work AND play! This resource features a set of TWELVE sample exam questions for ‘Power and Conflict’ poetry and ALSO a ‘Fun Pack’ containing a range of activities designed to entertain your students while reinforcing their knowledge of the poets and poetry of the ‘Power and Conflict’ cluster.
Sample Questions:
The questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Fun Pack:
1. Table Quiz – this consists of four 15-question rounds, focusing on the opening lines, closing lines, subject matter and titles of the fifteen poems. The table quiz can be run in two ways – you can either call out the questions and have the students fill in the blank answer grids I’ve provided, or you can distribute the handouts I’ve created for each round. For your convenience, I’ve included full answer sheets. These are also on the presentation so that students can correct their own work if necessary. These sheets can also be used as in-class or homework activities as they facilitate a really close re-reading of the poems.
2. Powerpoint Presentation – includes answers so that students can correct their own work.
3. Anagrams – this is an A4 handout of anagrams using the poets’ full names. Answers included.
4. Wordsearch – poets’ names.
5. Wordsearch – poem titles.
6. Crossword A – poem titles.
7. Crossword B – poets’ names.
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentation and Worksheets Comparing ‘Bayonet Charge’ and ‘Remains’
Presentation and Worksheets Comparing ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Poppies’/strong>
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question requiring GCSE students to write an article for various media.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the Eduqas GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve questions feature four tasks on broadsheet newspapers, four on local newspapers and four on school magazines.
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for Eduqas:
40 Sample Eduqas Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
12 Sample Eduqas Questions on Speeches
16 Sample Eduqas Questions on Letters
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource features 12 sample exam questions for the second question of Paper Two GCSE English Language. This is the question which may require GCSE students to write a speech.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and layout of the OCR GCSE English new specification, allowing students to become more comfortable with the appearance and demands of their exam paper.
The twelve tasks featured ask students to write speeches to be delivered to a variety of audiences, allowing them to practise using the appropriate style and register for each context.
Other Transactional Writing Resources for OCR:
40 Sample OCR Questions: Letters, Speeches and Articles
16 Sample OCR Questions on Letters
12 Sample OCR Questions on Articles
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This resource contains SIX sample exam questions for revising the TECHNIQUES of ‘An Inspector Calls’.
It also includes concise information on the AOs and Mark Scheme.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
Please check out my range of ‘An Inspector Calls’ resources:
AQA 30 Sample Questions on Themes, Characters and Techniques
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Themes
AQA 12 Sample Questions on Characters
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Themes
Edexcel 15 Sample Questions on Characters
Edexcel 30 Sample Questions on Themes and Characters
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This superb resource contains TWELVE sample exam questions for revising CHARACTERS (10) and TECHNIQUES (2) of ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly.
These questions have been carefully designed to reflect the exact format and demands of the new AQA GCSE English Literature exam paper.
It also includes concise information on the AOs and Mark Scheme.
Please check out my range of ‘DNA’ resources:
22 Exam Questions on Themes, Characters and Techniques
12 Exam Questions on Themes and Techniques
These exam questions can be used both as class activities and as homework. They are also ideal for practice tests in the run-up to the exams.
I hope these are helpful for you and instructive for your students – as always, I’d be delighted to hear any feedback you may have.
I will be adding lots more GCSE revision resources to my shop so please check back regularly!
This great new bundle is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within.
Please view the individual resources for a full list of contents.
This great new bundle is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within.
Please view the individual resources for a full list of contents.
This great new bundle is designed to help your class learn how to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry - and then enjoy themselves with a range of fun activities designed to support learning.
It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within.
Please view the individual resources for a full list of contents.
This great new bundle is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry.
It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within.
Please view the individual resources for a full list of contents.