Based on the GCSE 9-1 sample question provided by AQA, these 15 extracts and questions should provide lots of revision and useful exam practice.

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, 20 practice papers on Dickens’ Great Expectations, part 1 (chapters 1-19). Each paper has an extract, extract-based question and a general question on character or theme, as on the exam itself.

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.

Key extracts from the story have varied styles of question: vocabulary, language, information recall, author’s craft etc. This should provide useful practice for GCSE 9-1 for KS3 students.It’s a popular ghost story, but written in a typical Dickens style to introduce the language and Victorian context to pre-GCSE students. To see style and variety of questions, please look at my free resource on the start of Hard Times

These 12 extracts have questions similar in style and format to the sample assessment materials and past papers, to provide students with effective exam practice and revision for the GCSE (9-1) Literature paper. Questions are on character, theme, setting and relationships.

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.

Questions on all the texts from the AQA GCSE 9-1 prose anthology, in the style of the sample questions.

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.

I made these resources to help individual students revise the novel as I couldn’t find many resources anywhere. I’ve compiled lists of quotes on the main characters, setting and a few notes/quotes on themes. I’ve also created some essay questions.

For EDEXCEL GCSE 9-1 Literature, the Shakespeare section, here are 15 more extracts, with questions in the style of the exam paper to provide effective revision n the form of exam practice. These questions aren characters and themes and cover a range of different scenes.

Based on the GCSE 9-1 specimen assessment materials, these 15 extracts with questions have been created in a similar style to provide students with relevant exam practice and revision.

Based on the specimen assessment materials for the 9-1 GCSE, these 14 extracts from the play provide effective exam practice and revision

‘Great Expectations’ 11 extract questions from part 1 based on the sample question provided by AQA for GCSE 9-1

Using the GCSE 9-1 sample extract question, these 11 extracts and questions have been structured to echo the one provided by the exam board to provide effective revision and exam practice.

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!

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

These 5 extracts are taken from different parts of this ghostly short story. They include different types of questions on vocabulary, language and straight-forward information retrieval, making them useful exercises for KS3 students preparing FOR GCSE 9-1, or to test knowledge and understanding of the text. They are similar to my free resource on the start of Hard Times.

Based on the specimen materials, these 13 extracts from Othello, with questions a) & b) have been created to provide effective revision and exam practice for GCSE 9-1

An extract from Act 1, scene 2 with questions on the theme of kingship, as in the exam, to provide revision and exam practice. If you need more, I’m selling 15 for £3, and as they proved popular, I’ve made 15 more, also for £3.