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This page hosts StudyVector’s independent 2026 GCSE English Literature Paper 1 predicted-practice paper modelled on 8702/1,64 marks over 105 minutes. Predicted focus topics: Shakespeare argument, 19th-century novel, extract use, whole-text links, context. It is not an official paper, not a leaked paper and not a guarantee — students should still revise the full specification and verify against official past papers from AQA.
- Qualification
- GCSE English Literature
- Exam board model
- AQA
- Paper code
- 8702/1
- Total marks
- 64 marks
- Time allowed
- 105 minutes
- Last reviewed
- 16 May 2026
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Predicted paper
AQA GCSE English Literature 2026 Predicted Practice Paper — Paper 1
GCSE English Literature · AQA-style · 105 minutes · 64 marks
Modelled component: 8702/1
8702/1 model: 64 marks, 105 minutes.
Prediction type: predicted_paper · Evidence mode: historical · Extract-safe StudyVector predicted-practice structure modelled on public exam-board paper structure. Set-text extracts are not reproduced; students should use their clean copy or teacher-provided extract. It is not official, leaked or guaranteed.
Evidence basis: public exam-board specification structure, historical topic weighting patterns, StudyVector practice-quality review.
AI-generated practice paper. Not an official AQA-style paper, not leaked exam content, and not an exam-board endorsement.
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0–100 model (higher = more demanding)
- Shakespeare argument
- 19th-century novel
- extract use
- whole-text links
- context
Preview mode
0/2 questions attempted · score 0/64 (0%)
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. You must write down all the stages in your working.
Section A: Shakespeare
Extract-based question on a Shakespeare play. Answer ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B. Extract-safe note: StudyVector does not reproduce copyrighted exam-board or set-text extracts here. Use your clean copy, class extract or the original unseen poem printed in the relevant question.
Question SECTION-A-SHAKESPEARE1 (34 marks)
AQA-style extract-safe Shakespeare task (34 marks). Use the Shakespeare play you have studied. Choose a short moment where power, ambition, conflict or responsibility changes a character's behaviour. Starting with that moment, write about how Shakespeare presents power and responsibility in the play as a whole. In your answer, write about the chosen moment, the wider play, Shakespeare's methods and relevant context where it strengthens the argument.
(Total for Question SECTION-A-SHAKESPEARE1 is 34 marks)
Section B: 19th-Century Novel
Extract-based question on a 19th-century novel. Answer ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B. Extract-safe note: StudyVector does not reproduce copyrighted exam-board or set-text extracts here. Use your clean copy, class extract or the original unseen poem printed in the relevant question.
Question SECTION-B-19TH-CENTURY-NOVEL1 (30 marks)
AQA-style extract-safe literature task (30 marks). Use the prose, drama or 19th-century text you have studied. Choose a moment where a character faces inequality, fear, moral pressure or responsibility. Starting with that moment, write about how the writer presents 19th-century novel and what the reader is encouraged to think or feel. In your answer, write about the chosen moment, the text as a whole, writer methods and relevant context where it supports the argument.
(Total for Question SECTION-B-19TH-CENTURY-NOVEL1 is 30 marks)
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