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WJEC A Level English Literature past papers

60 WJEC A Level English Literature papers from 2016 to 2025, 59 with a mark scheme. Every link opens the document on WJEC's own website; we list them in one place.

All WJEC A Level English Literature papers by year

Summer 2025

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2024

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2023

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2022

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2019

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2018

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2017

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Poetry	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 3: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Shakespeare	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 4: Unseen Texts and Prose Study	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2016

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Prose and Drama	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Drama and Non-literary Text Study	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 2: Poetry Post-1900	Question paper Mark scheme

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