Practice Paper 2s

Practice Paper 2s
The following exam questions have been taken from previous Paper 2 exams, rewritten and
reorganised to meet current Paper 2 specifications. Student and model responses are
provided where available. Use these Paper 2 questions to practice.
Instructions:
Answer one essay question only. You must base your answer on two of the works you
have studied. Compare and contrast these works in response to the question. You may
not bring copies of the literary works that you have studied into the exam room. The
maximum number of marks that you can earn for this exam is 30. You have 1 hour and 45
minutes to complete this exam, after 5 minutes of silent reading.
Practice exam #1
# Question Inspired by
1 Sometimes narrators tell their story in a non-linear fashion. How May 2011
and why do two literary works tell their stories in a non-linear
fashion?
2 Literature is often said to be timeless. To what extent is this true of Specimen 2011
two literary works?
3 Work together or stand on your own two feet? How do two literary November 2013
works comment on collaboration or independence?
4 How is belief or faith represented in two literary works? What, May 2013
according to these works, is the significance of belief or faith?
Practice exam #2
1 In what ways and for what reasons do two literary works appeal to May 2014
their audience's eyes and ears ?
2 Works originally produced in a culture or in a language different May 2013

from those of the reader can challenge the reader. With reference
to two literary works, how do they challenge the reader to see the
world in a new way?
3 How do two works depict men and women struggling to resolve May 2013
problems and not succeeding very well?
4 How are notions of wealth and money represented in two literary November 2013
works?
Practice exam #3
1 How and why do two works use reliable or unreliable narrators to

establish credible or incredible stories?
2 For what reasons might two works be considered “literary”? May 2013
Identify and discuss some of the features that make these works
literary.
3 Tension is often created between “new” and “old”. To what effect November 2013
do writers explore such tension in two literary works?
4 Analyze how justice is represented and understood in two literary Specimen 2011
works.
Practice exam #4
1 In what ways and to what effects do two works make use of myths, May 2014
legends or other stories and tales?
2 How might the personal history of an author have a significant May 2015
influence on their writing? Comment on specific instances of such
influence in two literary works.
3 In what ways and for what reasons are weaknesses and strengths May 2014
depicted in two literary works?
4 Analyze how justice is represented and understood in two literary Specimen 2011
works.
Practice exam #5
1 Symbolism can help a writer convey ideas, develop characters and November 2014
establish an atmosphere. For what reasons and to what effects are
symbols used in two literary works?
2 Writing is both an art and a craft, where form and content are November 2013
carefully constructed and language and style artistically embellish
the whole. Discuss in what ways the two works you have studied
effectively combine both art and craft.
3 In what ways do two literary works act as a voice for the Written Task 2
oppressed? (2011-2019)
4 How is the pursuit of happiness explored in two literary works? May 2015
Practice exam #6
1 How does narrative perspective shape the reader’s perception of colleagues

events and characters in two literary works?
2 A work can be critically acclaimed in one culture and be banned in November 2013
another. Discuss how two works might lend themselves to various
receptions.
3 The depiction of violence in some form (cultural, political, physical, November 2014
psychological, etc.) is a central preoccupation of many works of
literature. In two of the works, you have studied discuss how
violence is depicted and explore its significance.
4 Discuss the significance of the rural and/or the urban in two literary May 2015
works.

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