CSEC English B · January 2025 · Paper 2
8 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.
- 135 marksWrite an essay on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night discussing class relationships through Maria and Malvolio. Describe two incidents reminding the audience of Maria or Malvolio's working-class status, discuss how…
- 235 marksWrite an essay on Alistaire Campbell's Anansi discussing the use of poetry and song to present significant events. Describe two incidents where a poem or song is used, discuss how the poem or song is used in the…
- 335 marksWrite an essay focusing on physical and emotional abuse in 'A Stone's Throw' and 'Dreaming Black Boy'. For each poem, describe the nature of the abuse experienced. For one poem, discuss the impact of the abuse on one…
- 435 marksWrite an essay focusing on lessons learned in life using two poems from the prescribed list. For each poem, describe the lesson that is learnt. For one poem, discuss the effect of this lesson on the speaker or someone…
- 535 marksWrite an essay on George Orwell's Animal Farm focusing on the betrayal of values. Describe two incidents where values are betrayed, discuss the effect of that betrayal on others for one of the incidents, and examine one…
- 635 marksWrite an essay on Merle Hodge's For the Life of Laetitia focusing on gender discrimination against women. Describe two incidents of gender discrimination in the novel, discuss one effect of this experience on one woman…
- 735 marksWrite an essay on 'Raymond's Run' and 'The Two Grandmothers' focusing on traditional gender roles and their impact on protagonists. For each story, describe one incident highlighting traditional gender roles, discuss…
- 835 marksChoose two stories from the prescribed list that discuss social issues. For each story, choose a social issue and describe the situation giving rise to it. For one story, discuss how one of the characters responds to…