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This page hosts StudyVector’s independent 2027 GCSE English Literature Paper 1 predicted-practice paper modelled on 8702/1,64 marks over 105 minutes. Predicted focus topics: power-and-ambition-in-shakespeare, the-supernatural-and-fate, conflict-and-appearance-vs-reality, social-class-and-injustice-in-the-19th-century-novel, the-outsider-and-isolation. 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 2027 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)
- power-and-ambition-in-shakespeare
- the-supernatural-and-fate
- conflict-and-appearance-vs-reality
- social-class-and-injustice-in-the-19th-century-novel
- the-outsider-and-isolation
- redemption-and-moral-transformation
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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)
Section A: Shakespeare Answer the ONE question in this section on the Shakespeare play you have studied (for example Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing or Julius Caesar). This is a StudyVector practice paper. No copyrighted text is reproduced here. You should have a clean, unannotated copy of your set play in front of you so that you can locate a suitable extract yourself. Instructions: 1. From the play you have studied, choose ONE short extract (roughly 25 to 35 lines) in which a character reveals a strong desire for power OR shows the effects of ambition. Note down the act and scene so your teacher can find it. 2. Then answer the question below. Question: Starting with the extract you have chosen, explore how the writer presents ideas about power and ambition in the play. Write about: - how Shakespeare presents power and ambition in the extract you have chosen - how Shakespeare presents power and ambition in the play as a whole. [30 marks] AO4 (accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar and a wide vocabulary): [4 marks] [Total for this question: 34 marks]
(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)
Section B: The 19th-Century Novel Answer the ONE question in this section on the 19th-century novel you have studied (for example A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Pride and Prejudice, The Sign of Four or Silas Marner). This is a StudyVector practice paper. No copyrighted text is reproduced here. You should have a clean, unannotated copy of your set novel in front of you so that you can locate a suitable extract yourself. Instructions: 1. From the novel you have studied, choose ONE short passage (roughly half a page to a page) in which the writer explores social class, wealth or injustice, OR presents a character who is treated unfairly by society. Note the chapter so your teacher can find it. 2. Then answer the question below. Question: Starting with the passage you have chosen, explore how the writer presents ideas about social class and injustice in the novel. Write about: - how the writer presents social class and injustice in the passage you have chosen - how the writer presents social class and injustice in the novel as a whole. [30 marks] (Note: in Section B, spelling, punctuation and grammar are assessed only in Section A of the full paper; here all 30 marks are for your response.) [Total for this question: 30 marks]
(Total for Question SECTION-B-19TH-CENTURY-NOVEL1 is 30 marks)
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