A Christmas Carol exam questions - practice for GCSE Eduqas
A set of 10 practice exam questions in the Eduqas GCSE style for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ideal for assessment preparation, revision for exams, or for exam question practice.
Each practice GCSE exam question on A Christmas Carol includes a question in the typical style expected on the relevant exam paper. These are accompanied by bullet points and a suitable extract to support students as they build confidence and understanding in their exploration of this text.
What's included?
- Free printable PDF set of 10 exam questions with accompanying extracts.
- Editable version (for subscribers) to adapt and customise for your class.
How to use these A Christmas Carol exam questions for GCSE students
These practice exam questions are useful in supporting an extension of learning about the text and its contexts while studying the novella. The questions are also helpful to check knowledge and understanding as part of class assessment, homework, or as practice during revision periods for GCSE English Literature exams.
Students can use one of these extract questions to explore pertinent aspects of the text in class, as part of group or peer work or integrated within independent learning. Ideal for exam question practice revision, teachers can use a question during whole class learning to show students how to prepare, plan, and write an exam question response.
The A Christmas Carol exam questions can also be used to support structured feedback sessions that target explicit examination skills so students are extending their proficiency in exam response.
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For more resources that support students to engage effectively with A Christmas Carol, try:
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A sample extract from this resource:
A Christmas Carol exam questions
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this question.
You should use the extract below and your knowledge of the whole novel to answer this question.
Write about how Scrooge is presented at different points in the novel.
In your response you should:
- refer to the extract and the novel as a whole;
- show your understanding of characters and events in the novel;
- refer to the contexts of the novel.
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