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WJEC A-level English Literature & Language

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SAMS

AS

Units 1–2 First sat 2016

Unit 1 Comparative Analysis & Creative Writing7 papers
2024
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A81 B67 C53 D39 E26 /120
2023
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A87 B73 C60 D47 E34 /120
2022
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A84 B70 C56 D42 E29 /120
2019
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A101 B86 C71 D56 E41 /120
2018
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A94 B80 C66 D52 E38 /120
2017
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A101 B85 C69 D54 E39 /120
2016
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A101 B85 C69 D54 E39 /120

Unit 2 Prose Study7 papers
2024
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A88 B74 C60 D47 E34 /120
2023
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A88 B75 C62 D49 E36 /120
2022
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A85 B71 C57 D43 E30 /120
2019
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A96 B80 C65 D50 E35 /120
2018
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A95 B78 C62 D46 E30 /120
2017
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A95 B78 C61 D44 E28 /120
2016
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A106 B89 C72 D55 E38 /120

A2

Units 3–4 First sat 2017

Unit 3 Poetry Pre-1900 and Unseen Texts6 papers
2024
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A*98 A87 B73 C59 D45 E31 /120
2023
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A*97 A83 B68 C53 D38 E24 /120
2022
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A*96 A82 B63 C45 D33 E22 /120
2019
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A*102 A90 B75 C60 D45 E31 /120
2018
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A*105 A94 B78 C62 D46 E30 /120
2017
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A*110 A100 B83 C67 D51 E35 /120

Unit 4 Drama Study6 papers
2024
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A*97 A87 B72 C58 D44 E30 /120
2023
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A*102 A87 B72 C57 D42 E28 /120
2022
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A*96 A87 B68 C50 D38 E27 /120
2019
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A*102 A90 B75 C61 D47 E33 /120
2018
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A*106 A93 B77 C61 D45 E29 /120
2017
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A*107 A94 B77 C60 D44 E28 /120

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The combined English Language & Literature route isn't covered by PMT, so for 2022 onwards your best bets are:

WJEC · English Lang & Lit ↗ Save My Exams ↗

Past papers from the standalone English Language and English Literature routes share several assessment objectives - those PMT pages are useful for additional practice.

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