GCSE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry Merged with mark scheme
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/2.
• Answer one question from Section A, one question from Section B and both questions in Section
C.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition to
30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of vocabulary
and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
• There are 30 marks for Section B and 32 marks for Section C.
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SECTION A
Modern prose or drama Questions Page
JB Priestley An Inspector Calls 1–2 4
Willy Russell Blood Brothers 3–4 5
Chinonyerem Odimba Princess & The Hustler 5–6 6
Dennis Kelly DNA 7–8 7
Winsome Pinnock Leave Taking 9–10 8
Shelagh Delaney A Taste of Honey 11–12 9
William Golding Lord of the Flies 13–14 10
AQA Anthology Telling Tales 15–16 11
George Orwell Animal Farm 17–18 12
Kit de Waal My Name Is Leon 19–20 13
Meera Syal Anita and Me 21–22 14
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English 23–24 15
SECTION B
Poetry Questions Page
AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present
Love and relationships 25 17
Power and conflict 26 19
Worlds and lives 27 21
SECTION C
Turn over ►
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Unseen poetry 28.1 22
28.2 23
Turn over for Section A
Section A: Modern prose or drama
Answer one question from this section on your chosen text.
JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls
Either
0 1 How does Priestley present Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship in
An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• Gerald and Sheila’s relationship in the play
• how Priestley presents Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 2 How does Priestley present ideas about power in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• some of the ideas about power that are shown in the play
• how Priestley presents ideas about power.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry Merged with mark scheme
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/2.
• Answer one question from Section A, one question from Section B and both questions in Section
C.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.
• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition to
30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of vocabulary
and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
• There are 30 marks for Section B and 32 marks for Section C.
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There are no questions printed on this page
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
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SECTION A
Modern prose or drama Questions Page
JB Priestley An Inspector Calls 1–2 4
Willy Russell Blood Brothers 3–4 5
Chinonyerem Odimba Princess & The Hustler 5–6 6
Dennis Kelly DNA 7–8 7
Winsome Pinnock Leave Taking 9–10 8
Shelagh Delaney A Taste of Honey 11–12 9
William Golding Lord of the Flies 13–14 10
AQA Anthology Telling Tales 15–16 11
George Orwell Animal Farm 17–18 12
Kit de Waal My Name Is Leon 19–20 13
Meera Syal Anita and Me 21–22 14
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English 23–24 15
SECTION B
Poetry Questions Page
AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present
Love and relationships 25 17
Power and conflict 26 19
Worlds and lives 27 21
SECTION C
Turn over ►
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
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Unseen poetry 28.1 22
28.2 23
Turn over for Section A
Section A: Modern prose or drama
Answer one question from this section on your chosen text.
JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls
Either
0 1 How does Priestley present Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship in
An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• Gerald and Sheila’s relationship in the play
• how Priestley presents Gerald and Sheila’s changing relationship.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
or
0 2 How does Priestley present ideas about power in An Inspector Calls?
Write about:
• some of the ideas about power that are shown in the play
• how Priestley presents ideas about power.
[30 marks]
AO4 [4 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8702/2
