Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) - English Literature Paper 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Questions and Extracts Booklet

Sep 5, 2026

Morning questions and extracts for Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) English Literature Paper 2 focus on 19th-century novels and poetry since 1789. Candidates answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B Part 1 (poetry anthology), and Question 11 from Section B Part 2 (unseen poetry). The booklet provides the specified extracts and poem options, including Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Dickens/Brontë/Austen/other set texts, with guidance on time allocation for each section.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages48

Reading Time2 h 1 min

AccessFree to download

English Literature Paper 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789

Questions and Extracts Booklet

Section A – 19th-century Novel

Section B – Part 1 Poetry Anthology

Section B – Part 2 Unseen Poetry

Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) | English Literature
Paper 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 | | | --- | --- | | Friday 25 May 2018 – Morning
Questions and Extracts Booklet | Paper Reference
1ET0/02 | Do not return this Questions and Extracts Booklet with your Answer Booklet. Turn over P52361A ©2018 Pearson Education Ltd. 1/1/1/1/1 *P52361A* BLANK PAGE 2 P52361A | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | | | | | Answer THREE questions: ONE question from Section A ONE question from Section B, Part 1 AND Question 11 in Section B, Part 2. The extracts and poems for use with Sections A and B are in this paper. SECTION A – 19th-century Novel Page 1 Jane Eyre: Charlotte Brontë 4 2 Great Expectations: Charles Dickens 6 3 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: R L Stevenson 8 4 A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens 10 5 Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen 12 6 Silas Marner: George Eliot 14 7 Frankenstein: Mary Shelley 16 SECTION B – Part 1 Poetry Anthology Page 8 Relationships 18 9 Conflict 20 10 Time and Place 22 SECTION B – Part 2 11 Unseen Poetry 24 3 P52361A Turn over SECTION A – 19th-century Novel Answer ONE question in SectionA. You should spend about 55 minutes on this section. You should divide your time equally between parts (a) and (b) of the question. Use this extract to answer Question 1. Jane Eyre: Charlotte Brontë In Chapter 9 Jane Eyre describes the arrival of spring at Lowood. Spring drew on – she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated. My wretched feet, flayed and swollen to lameness by the sharp air of January, began to heal and subside under the gentler breathings of April; the nights and mornings no longer by their Canadian temperature froze the very blood in our veins; we could now endure the playhour passed in the garden; sometimes on a sunny day it began even to be pleasant and genial, and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps. Flowers peeped out among the leaves: snowdrops, crocuses, purple auriculas, the golden-eyed pansies. On Thursday afternoons (half-holidays) we now took walks, and found still sweeter flowers opening by the wayside under hedges. I discovered, too, that a great pleasure, an enjoyment which the horizon only bounded, lay all outside the high and spike-guarded walls of our garden: this pleasure consisted in prospect of noble summits girdling a great hill-hollow, rich in verdure and shadow; in a bright beck, full of dark stones and sparkling edges. How different had this scene looked when I viewed it laid out beneath the iron sky of winter, stiffened in frost, shrouded with snow!– when mists as chill as death wandered to the impulse of east winds along those purple peaks, and rolled down ‘ing’ and holm till they blended with the frozen fog of the beck! That beck itself was then a torrent, turbid and curbless; it tore asunder the wood, and sent a raving sound through the air, often thickened with wild rain or whirling sleet; and for the forest on its banks, that showed only ranks of skeletons. April advanced to May – a bright serene May it was; days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales filled up its duration. And now vegetation matured with vigour; Lowood shook loose its tresses; it became all green, all flowers; its great elm, ash, and oak skeletons were restored to majestic life; woodland plants sprang up profusely in its recesses; unnumbered varieties of moss filled its hollows, and it made strange groundsunshine out of the wealth of its wild primrose plants: I have seen their pale gold gleam in overshadowed spots like scatterings of the sweetest lustre. 4 P52361A | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | | | | | | Question 1-Jane Eyre
1 (a) Explore how Brontë presents

FAQs

How many questions must be answered and from which sections?

Answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B Part 1, and Question 11 in Section B Part 2.

What materials are provided in this booklet?

The extracts and poems needed to answer the Section A and Section B questions are provided in this paper.

What does Section A focus on and how long should it take?

Section A focuses on the 19th-century novel; candidates should spend about 55 minutes on this section, dividing time equally between parts (a) and (b).

Sep 5, 2026

Upload by 8796093062539