AQA A-Level English Literature Past Papers
This section includes recent AQA A-Level and AS English Literature A (7712 & 7711) and A-Level and AS English Literature B (7717 & 7716) past papers. If you are not sure which syllabus A (7711 & 7712) or B (7716 & 7717) you are studying ask your teacher. You can download each of the AQA A-Level English Literature past papers and marking schemes by clicking the links below. Scroll down to find papers from previous years.
June 2023 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers
June 2023 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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June 2023 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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June 2023 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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June 2023 AQA AS-Level English Literature A (7711) Past Papers
June 2023 7711/1 AS Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry
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June 2023 7711/2 AS Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose
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June 2023 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers
June 2023 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2023 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2023 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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June 2023 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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June 2023 AQA AS-Level English Literature B (7716) Past Papers
June 2023 7716/1A AS Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2023 7716/1B AS Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2023 7716/2A AS Paper 2A: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2023 7716/2B AS Paper 2B: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2022 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers
June 2022 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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June 2022 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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June 2022 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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June 2022 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers
June 2022 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2022 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2022 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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June 2022 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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November 2021 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2021)
November 2021 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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November 2021 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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November 2021 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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November 2021 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2021)
November 2021 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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November 2021 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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November 2021 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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November 2021 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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November 2020 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2020)
November 2020 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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November 2020 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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November 2020 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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November 2020 AQA AS-Level English Literature A (7711) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2020)
November 2020 7711/1 AS Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry
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November 2020 7711/2 AS Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose
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November 2020 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2020)
November 2020 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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November 2020 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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November 2020 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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November 2020 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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November 2020 AQA AS-Level English Literature B (7716) Past Papers (Labelled as June 2020)
November 2020 7716/1A AS Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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November 2020 7716/1B AS Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2019 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers
June 2019 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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June 2019 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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June 2019 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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June 2019 AQA AS-Level English Literature A (7711) Past Papers
June 2019 7711/1 AS Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry
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June 2019 7711/2 AS Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose
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June 2019 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers
June 2019 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2019 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2019 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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June 2019 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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June 2019 AQA AS-Level English Literature B (7716) Past Papers
June 2019 7716/1A AS Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2019 7716/1B AS Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2019 7716/2A AS Paper 2A: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2019 7716/2B AS Paper 2B: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2018 AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Past Papers
June 2018 7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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June 2018 7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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June 2018 7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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June 2018 AQA AS-Level English Literature A (7711) Past Papers
June 2018 7711/1 AS Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry
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June 2018 7711/2 AS Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose
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June 2018 AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Past Papers
June 2018 7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2018 7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2018 7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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June 2018 7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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June 2018 AQA AS-Level English Literature B (7716) Past Papers
June 2018 7716/1A AS Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2018 7716/1B AS Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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June 2018 7716/2A AS Paper 2A: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Tragedy
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June 2018 7716/2B AS Paper 2B: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Comedy
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AQA A-Level English Literature Past Papers June 2017
Specification A (7711 & 7712)
7711/1 AS Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7711/2 AS Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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Specification B (7716 & 7717)
7716/1A AS Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7716/1B AS Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7716/2A AS Paper 2A: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Tragedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7716/2B AS Paper 2B: Literary Genres: Prose and Poetry: Aspects of Comedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing - Download Past Paper - Download Mark Scheme
7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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AQA A-Level English Literature A (7712) Specimen Papers
7712/1 A- Level Paper 1: Love Through the Ages
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7712/2A A- Level Paper 2A: Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
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7712/2B A- Level Paper 2B: Texts in shared contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day
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AQA A-Level English Literature B (7717) Specimen Papers
7717/1A A-Level Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Tragedy
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7717/1B A-Level Paper 1B: Literary Genres: Drama: Aspects of Comedy
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7717/2A A-Level Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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7717/2B A-Level Paper 2B: Texts and Genres: Elements of Political and Social Protest Writing
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A-Level AQA English Language and Literature past papers (7706 and 7707) can be found on the English Language section
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