An Inspector Calls AQA exam questions
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Support students to strengthen their exam responses on An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley with these sample exam-style essay questions.
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An Inspector Calls AQA exam questions
Ideal preparation for GCSE English Literature students who have studied An Inspector Calls as their modern drama text for Paper 2. This comprehensive revision resource gives students the opportunity to thoroughly reinforce their knowledge and analytical understanding of the play by taking an exam question and creating a plan to support their response.
Not only useful for individual revision purposes, this exam question resource can also be used for pair or group activities where students work together to assess the question, generate a detailed plan and create an insightful answer. The questions can be used as a homework activity, particularly during revision periods leading up to the exam.
Key features of this resource
The resource is organised with questions based on characters and themes that have rarely appeared together in questions so far in AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2 exams. These questions support students to prepare for actual questions that could appear on future exam papers.
With an extensive list of exam-style questions on An Inspector Calls, students are able to select a range of thematic and character-based areas to work on as useful preparation for their final exam.
How to use this An Inspector Calls resource
This resource is perfect for:
- Building understanding of the text, its themes, plot and characters
- Essay planning activities
- Revision sessions and exam or assessment preparation
- Reinforcing revision skills in KS4
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An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley – GCSE exam-style questions
All of the characters from the play have already featured in past AQA GCSE English Literature exam questions.
The following questions are based around theme and character combinations which haven’t appeared often in previous exam questions.
Activity
Use these questions to make essay plans, write sample paragraphs or complete whole responses in timed conditions.
- How does Priestley present the relationships that other characters have with Mr Birling?
- ‘Priestley shows that there is an urgent need for social change.’ How far do you agree with this view of An Inspector Calls?
- How far does Priestley present Gerald as a character who learns important lessons in An Inspector Calls?
- The Inspector says, ‘But each of you helped to kill her’. How far does Priestley present each of the four Birlings as guilty in An Inspector Calls?
- How does Priestley use the Inspector to explore ideas about mystery?
