For CIE/ IGCSE Literature, these 18 practice papers on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream each have an extract from the play, with a question on the extract, and a second question on character or theme, as in the exam itself, providing useful revision and exam experience.

For CIE Literature, 32 practice papers on Rebecca Each paper has an extract-based question, with the chapter and page references given from the Virago Modern Classics edition for each extract, and a general question on theme or character, as in the exam itself. Copyright precludes the provision of the full extracts.

For CIE Literature, 31 practice papers on To Kill A Mockingbird, part 2. Each paper has an extract-based question with the extract reference. (It is not possible to provide the full extract.) Each paper also has a second question on character or theme as in the sample paper.

For CIE literature revision, these 26 exam papers each have an extract and extract-based question, plus a second general question on characters or themes in the play, based on previous sample papers.

Based on the sample GCSE 9-1 assessment materials, these 15 extracts and questions are of a similar style to provide relevant exam practice and revision.

For the CIE IGCSE Literature exam, these 14 exam-style papers each have an extract from Othello with an extract-based question, followed by a more general question on theme or character. They should provide useful revision and exam practice.

Similar to the GCSE 9-1 sample paper, these 15 extracts have both questions a and b with them to provide exam practice and revision on ‘Macbeth.’

Using past and sample papers for the AQA 9-1 Literature exam, these 14 exam questions have been created in a similar style. Each has an extract and question on characters or themes to provide helpful revision and exam practice, either in class or at home.

These 8 extracts (from: Speckled Band, Study in Scarlett, Hound of Baskervilles,Engineer’s Thumb, Boscombe Valley Mystery, Silver Blaze, 5 Orange Pips & Scandal in Bohemia,) all contain a mixture of language, vocabulary and information retrieval style comprehension questions. The comprehensions are suitable for introducing KS3 students to texts from pre 1914 and providing experience of the demands of the 9-1 GCSE . They focus on the more accessible, interesting sections of the Sherlock Holmes Mysteries & as such, hopefully provide an impression of the characters of Sherlock & Watson, as well as the language and setting, and the complexities of Conan Doyle’s work. To see a similar style resource, please look at my free worksheet on Hard Times.

For CIE War of the Worlds, these 31 practice papers have one extract-based question, (but due to copyright only references to the required extract, not the full extract,) and one question on the novel as a whole, in the style of past CIE exam papers. This resource is on book 1 of the novel only.

For CIE literature, 24 practice papers on To Kill A Mockingbird, part 1. Each paper has an extract-based question, with the extract reference, and a general question on character or theme as in the sample exam paper. it is not possible to give the extract in full

14 extracts of around 60 lines each, followed by 2 questions, as in the sample paper, to provide exam practice and to help with revision for students studying for the Cambridge Literature IGCSE. The sheets can be edited if a different question focus is required

For CIE ‘Pride & Prejudice’, 37 exam papers for exam practice. Each paper has an extarct and extract question, and a second question on character or theme.

Based on the OCR GCSE 9-1 specimen assessment materials, these 15 papers have both an extract and a general question, based on characters and themes in the play to provide effective revision and exam practice.

Based on the GCSE 9-1 specimen assessment materials, these 11 extracts have both an extract-based question and a general question similar in style to those provided by OCR in order to provide effective exam practice and revision.

AQA ‘Pride and Prejudice’ 13 extract questions on themes in the novel created to be similar in style to the sample exam question provided by AQA for 9-1 to provide effective revision and exam practice.

For CIE IGCSE Literature, 18 practice papers on Dickens’s ‘Great Expectations’ Part 2. Each paper has an extract, extract question and general question on character or theme, as in the exam.

Using the sample question as a starting point, I have devised questions on different topics which may be useful for class/group work and/or private revision/practice/homework

A few word games which may serve as a starter or extra activity…nothing terrible original, but they have proved popular for me in the past!

A topical comprehension on the perils of plastic pollution, especially in oceans, following from the BBC programme, Blue Planet. It has a range of questions: vocabulary, information retrieval and language analysis. Together these are worth 25 marks. Suggested answers are provided separately. There is also a descriptive writing task, which is also worth 25 marks. This resource could, therefore, be useful as an exam paper, classwork task, cover lesson, homework or be used for tuition. It has been designed for KS3 using question styles similar to those found on GCSE 9-1. It is editable so can be modified to suit your requirements. Hope its useful! If it is, check out my 4 similar topical non-fiction comprehensions, on darts, the RNLI, the resurgence in crafts like sewing and knitting and paramedics. Another useful resource at a very reasonable price!