CambridgeCode: 9695• Cambridge International AS & A Level

AS & A Level Literature in English (9695)

Official digital CBT practice for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695) Paper 1 Drama and Poetry, featuring close text analysis, dramatic methods, poetic technique, essay planning scaffolds, and A* / Level 6 exemplar model essays.

Formula Reference

Syllabus Specification Topics

Section A: Drama: Critical analysis of dramatic methods, staging, characterisation, dialogue, and theatrical impact in text and performance (Shakespeare, Webster, Errol John, Tennessee Williams)

Section B: Poetry: Detailed commentary on poetic form, metre, figurative language, tone, imagery, and thematic exploration across anthologies and single-poet selections (Blake, Angelou, Armitage, Songs of Ourselves)

Assessment Objectives: AO1 (Informed, personal and critical response), AO2 (Analysis of language, structure and form), AO3 (Contextual understanding and evaluation of varying interpretations)

Grade Boundaries & Rubrics: Comprehensive 25-mark essay marking grid (Levels 1–6) aligned with Cambridge International AS & A Level marking criteria

Digitized Past Papers for AS & A Level Literature in English (9695)

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9695/11May/June 2024

May/June 2024 Paper 11 (Drama and Poetry)

Official digitized Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695/11) May/June 2024 Paper 1 Drama and Poetry. 2 hours, 50 marks (Section A Drama: Shakespeare, Webster, Errol John, Tennessee Williams; Section B Poetry: Blake, Kipling, Angelou, Armitage, Songs of Ourselves). Includes full textual extracts, interactive reading insert, step-by-step essay planning scaffolds, Cambridge Level 1–6 mark schemes, and Grade A* / Level 6 exemplar essays.

120 Minutes

50 Marks

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Key Topics Tested:

Q1: Section A: Drama • Errol John: Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (Discursive)Q2: Section A: Drama • Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (Discursive)Q3: Section A: Drama • Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (Passage Analysis)Q4: Section A: Drama • John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi (Discursive)Q5: Section A: Drama • John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi (Passage Analysis)Q6: Section A: Drama • Tennessee Williams: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Discursive)Q7: Section B: Poetry • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Discursive)Q8: Section B: Poetry • William Blake: Selected Poems (Passage Analysis)Q9: Section B: Poetry • Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2: Rudyard Kipling (Passage Analysis)

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9695/21May/June 2024

May/June 2024 Paper 21 (Prose and Unseen)

Official digitized Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695/21) May/June 2024 Paper 2 Prose and Unseen. 2 hours, 50 marks examination featuring Section A Prose (Kiran Desai: The Inheritance of Loss, Ian McEwan: Atonement, Stories of Ourselves Vol 1: To Da-duh, in Memoriam, Mark Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) and Section B Unseen (Unseen Prose: The Life of a Servant in Delhi; Unseen Poetry: Sea Reading by H M). Includes complete texts and extracts, essay planning scaffolds, Cambridge Level 1–6 mark schemes, and Grade A* exemplar model essays.

120 Minutes

50 Marks

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Key Topics Tested:

Q1: Section A: Prose • Kiran Desai: The Inheritance of Loss (Discursive: Kalimpong)Q2: Section A: Prose • Kiran Desai: The Inheritance of Loss (Passage: Biju’s Green Card)Q3: Section A: Prose • Ian McEwan: Atonement (Discursive: The Broken Vase)Q4: Section A: Prose • Ian McEwan: Atonement (Passage: London, 1999)Q5: Section A: Prose • Stories of Ourselves, Volume 1 (Comparative: Responses to Death)Q6: Section A: Prose • Stories of Ourselves, Volume 1: Paule Marshall (Passage: To Da-duh, in Memoriam)Q7: Section A: Prose • Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Discursive: Dangers of the Raft)Q8: Section A: Prose • Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Passage: Pap in Chapter 6)Q9: Section B: Unseen Prose • The Life of a Servant in DelhiQ10: Section B: Unseen Poetry • Sea Reading (for H M)

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9695/31May/June 2024

May/June 2024 Paper 31 (Shakespeare and Drama)

Official digitized Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695/31) May/June 2024 Paper 3 Shakespeare and Drama. 2 hours, 50 marks examination featuring Section A Shakespeare (William Shakespeare: Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice) and Section B Drama (Athol Fugard: The Train Driver and Other Plays, Eugene O’Neill: Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Shelagh Stephenson: An Experiment with an Air Pump). Includes complete dramatic extracts, line numbers, stage directions, step-by-step essay planning scaffolds, Cambridge Level 1–6 mark schemes, and Grade A* / Level 6 exemplar model essays.

120 Minutes

50 Marks

Policy: Non-Calculator

Key Topics Tested:

Q1: Section A: Shakespeare • William Shakespeare: Hamlet (Discursive: Death and Dying)Q2: Section A: Shakespeare • William Shakespeare: Hamlet (Passage: Act 2 Scene 2)Q3: Section A: Shakespeare • William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Discursive: Shylock’s Revenge vs Money)Q4: Section A: Shakespeare • William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Passage: Act 3 Scene 2)Q5: Section B: Drama • Athol Fugard: The Train Driver and Other Plays (Discursive: Pessimism vs Compassion)Q6: Section B: Drama • Athol Fugard: The Train Driver (Passage: Scene 2)Q7: Section B: Drama • Eugene O’Neill: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Discursive: Vulnerability and Weakness)Q8: Section B: Drama • Eugene O’Neill: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Passage: Act 2 Scene 1)Q9: Section B: Drama • Shelagh Stephenson: An Experiment with an Air Pump (Discursive: Fenwick Family Life)Q10: Section B: Drama • Shelagh Stephenson: An Experiment with an Air Pump (Passage: Act 1 Scene 1)

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