English A Paper 2
English A Paper 2
English A Paper 2
Specimen paper
Spécimen d’épreuve
Examen de muestra
Instructions to candidates
yy Do not turn over this examination paper until instructed to do so.
yy Answer one question. Compare and contrast two of the works you have studied.
yy You are not permitted to bring copies of the works you have studied into the examination room.
yy The maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks].
Answer one question. Compare and contrast two of the works you have studied.
1. How do two of the works you have studied portray the struggle to be understood?
2. Some literary texts, although set in a particular place or time, convey ideas that are universal.
In what ways is this true in two of the works you have studied?
3. Discuss how two works you have studied present concepts of good and bad, not as absolute
notions, but as a matter of individual perception.
4. Referring to two works you have studied, discuss how the author has created a convincing “world”.