For the AQA Literature GCSE 9-1 Shakespeare section on Romeo & Juliet, here are 15 more extracts in the style of the sample question & 2017 exam paper to provide students with revision in the form of exam practice. These questions are on themes and characters and feature a wide range of different scenes.

12 extract questions on ‘Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde’ created in a similar style to the sample question on the AQA GCSE 9-1 English Literature exam , looking at key characters and events, to provide effective revision and exam practice.

From Act 1, scene 2, an extract concerning Duncan and deceit, in the style of the exam, to provide exam practice and revision. If this is useful, you may wish to buy 15 similar extracts, or 15 more extracts, each resource on sale for a mere £3!

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 GCSE 9-1 specimen assessment materials, these 15 extracts have both an extract-based question and a general question to provide revision in the form of exam practice similar to the final paper.

Using the GCSE 9-1 sample questions provided by Edexcel for the nineteenth century literature component of the exam, these 12 extract questions have been created in a similar style, covering characters and themes from the novel to help with students’ revision and exam practice.

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

For CIE Literature, 26 practice papers on Miller’s Crucible, with an extract-based question, though no extract due to copyright, only the reference to the lines at the start and end. There’s also a general question on character or theme, as on the exam paper.

Based on the sample assessment materials for GCSE 9-1, these 15 extracts from ‘Jane Eyre’ are followed by both questions a) and b) to reflect the demands of the exam. They will, therefore, provide lots of exam practice and revision on character, theme and technique.

For the Cambridge Literature IGCSE, these 24 exam papers include references to the extract used, ( copyright protects the text from being reproduced.) The papers are chronological for ease of location of the extracts. Each paper has an extract-based and whole play question to cover a range of themes and characters, relationships etc They should provide effective exam practice and revision.

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.

Basic background to Pride and Prejudice. I based this on BBC Bitesize, but it could be from other background resources

For CIE War of the Worlds, book 2, these 26 exam practice papers have an extract question with references to find the extract but not the extract itself due to copyright. There is also a question on the whole novel. These are similar in style to past CIE exam questions.

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

Suitable for KS3 students, these 4 short topical texts, written as articles, have questions which include vocabulary, language analysis and information retrieval, so may be useful as pre-GCSE work. Answer sheets are provided so these could be used for homework or tuition, or maybe as an exam. A descriptive writing task is also given. Marks are allocated: 25 for writing and 25 for reading. The four topics are: the resurgence of traditional crafts; the role of paramedics; the RNLI & darts. The sheets can be edited. These sheets are similar in style to my free worksheet on the start of ‘Hard Times’

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

Taken chronologically from this great short story, these comprehensions are good preparation for the 9-1 GCSE. There are a range of questions: vocabulary, information recall, language analysis etc, with suggested marks. Thus would also be useful revision if the story was being studied in a Gothic or horror scheme.

These 4 comprehensions contain various types of questions: vocabulary, information retrieval and language analysis. They could be useful for introducing a pre-twentieth century text and for introducing some of the styles of questions now on the GCSE 9-1. They could be used individually or in pairs or small groups. To see a similar resource, check out my free comprehension on the start of Hard Times

Several exercises to enhance the vocabulary of colour and a choice of descriptive writing tasks. There are some suggested answers too