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 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.

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, 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

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.’

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.

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 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.

Using the Eduqas GCSE 9-1 sample question as a basis, these 15 extracts are designed to replicate the exam question structure, both with the extracts and questions on the extracts, and also with essay questions for part b). Hopefully, these will provide structured exam practice and revision.

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 literature, these 25 exam papers each have 2 questions. The first, as in the sample paper, is based on an extract, but due to copyright restrictions, only a reference to the extract can be provided, not the extract itself. (The edition used is the New Longmans Literature series(2000) ISBN 0 582 93446 7. ) The second question is a general question on character or theme. Ideal for exam practice or revision.

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

One of the first horror stories, this famous and often copied tale is a good introduction to both the genre and the style of nineteenth century literature. Each of the 8 extracts is taken from a key moment and includes a range of questions, (vocabulary, language analysis, and information retrieval.) As such, I think they are similar to GCSE 9-1 papers and so might be useful for pre-GCSE students, or for tuition.

Based on the specimen assessment materials for the 9-1 GCSE, these 14 extracts from the play provide effective 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.

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.

Using the GCSE 9-1 sample questions provided by the exam board, here are 12 similarly-styled extract questions on characters and themes in the novell which should 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.

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!

An extract from near the beginning of ‘Wuthering Heights’ when Heathcliff arrives. The questions are a mix of vocabulary, information retrieval, language and character analysis, which could serve as a useful introduction to pre-twentieth century literature & to the styles of questions found on 9-1 GCSE. If this is useful, check out my 3 comprehensions on literary baddies or 4 non-fiction comprehensions, with answers, and descriptive writing tasks…and very reasonably priced too!