Edexcel English Language A (iGCSE) – Anthologies Exam Questions Analysis

Here, we look at Anthology A (Paper 1) and Anthology B (Paper 2) of Edexcel English Language A (iGCSE Specification A) examination papers.

These have been collated up to 2022, current exam papers are still locked.

English Anthology A

Paper 1 Section A – Non-fiction texts

Exam question analysis for Anthology A (Paper 1). Use the links below to go to the Anthologies.

• The Danger of a Single Story (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) Jun 2020
• A Passage to Africa (George Alagiah) Jun 2014R, Jan 2017, Jan 2019R
• The Explorer’s Daughter (Kari Herbert) Jun 2013, Jun 2016R, Jan-19, Jan 22R
• Explorers or boys messing about? (Steven Morris)  Jun 2011, Jan 2015, Jun 2019, Nov 2021
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Rolston) Jan 2020, Jun 2022R
• Young and Dyslexic? You’ve got it going on (Benjamin Zephaniah)Jan 2022
• A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat (Emma Levine) Jun 2012, Jan 2016, Jan 2020R
• Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey in to Bhutan (The Road Home) Rose Tremain Jun 2018R, Jun 2021
• H is for Hawk (Helen Macdonald) Jun 2018, Jun 2020R
• Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah) Jan 2014, Jun 2017R, Jun 2019 R, Jun 2022

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English Anthology B

Paper 2 Section A – Poetry and Prose texts

Exam question analysis for Anthology B (Paper 2). Use the links below to go to the Anthologies.

• Disabled (Wilfred Owen) Jan-13, Jan-17, Jan-19R
• Out, Out (Robert Frost) Jun-12, Jun-16
• An Unknown Girl (Moniza Alvi)  Jun-15
• The Bright Lights of Sarajevo (Tony Harrison)
• Still I Rise (Maya Angelou) Jan-19
• The Story of An Hour (Kate Chopin) Jun-18
• The Necklace (Guy de Maupassant) Jun-14R, Jan-18, Jun-18R
• Significant Cigarettes (The Road Home) Rose Tremain
• Whistle and I’ll Come to You (The Woman in Black) Susan Hill Jun-19
• Night (Alice Munro)

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