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    This document provides 15 potential exam questions for An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, which is the focus text for the English Literature Paper 2 exam. The exam is worth 96 marks and makes up 60% of the overall GCSE grade. Students will be assessed on their ability to analyze characters, themes, and Priestley's writing techniques in their responses. They must support their ideas with evidence from the play and use subject-specific terminology.

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    This document provides 15 potential exam questions for An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, which is the focus text for the English Literature Paper 2 exam. The exam is worth 96 marks and makes up 60% of the overall GCSE grade. Students will be assessed on their ability to analyze characters, themes, and Priestley's writing techniques in their responses. They must support their ideas with evidence from the play and use subject-specific terminology.

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    This document provides 15 potential exam questions for An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, which is the focus text for the English Literature Paper 2 exam. The exam is worth 96 marks and makes up 60% of the overall GCSE grade. Students will be assessed on their ability to analyze characters, themes, and Priestley's writing techniques in their responses. They must support their ideas with evidence from the play and use subject-specific terminology.

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    This document provides 15 potential exam questions for An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley, which is the focus text for the English Literature Paper 2 exam. The exam is worth 96 marks and makes up 60% of the overall GCSE grade. Students will be assessed on their ability to analyze characters, themes, and Priestley's writing techniques in their responses. They must support their ideas with evidence from the play and use subject-specific terminology.

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    Practice Exam Questions for English Literature Paper 2

    An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley

     An Inspector Calls is the focus of your first question on English Literature paper 2.
     This question is worth 34 marks.
     The paper is worth 96 marks. This is 60% of your overall English Literature GCSE.
     The paper 2 examination lasts for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
     The examination is closed book. This means that you cannot take your copy of the book into the
    exam, so you must memorise quotations for key characters and themes.
     For this question, you will be marked on the following assessment objectives:

    Assessment objective 1  Writing in a critical style


     Developing a personal response
     Using quotations and references to support your ideas
    Assessment objective 2  Analysing how language, structure and form are used to create
    meanings and effects
     Using subject specific terminology
    Assessment objective 3  Showing an understanding of the relationship between texts and the
    contexts in which they were written
    Assessment objective 4  Using a range of sentence structures and vocabulary for clarity,
    purpose, and effect
     Accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
    Question 1

    Does Priestley encourage you to feel sympathy for Eric at any point in the play? Write about:

    • Eric’s interactions with other characters

    • how Priestley presents Eric by the ways he writes.

    Question 2

    How does Priestley show that tension is at the heart of the Birling family?

    Write about:

    • the interactions between the family members in An Inspector Calls

    • how Priestley presents these interactions by the ways he writes.

    Question 3

    Explore how Priestley’s portrayal of Gerald Croft contributes to the dramatic impact of the play.

    Write about:

    • Gerald’s actions throughout the play

    • how Priestley presents Gerald by the ways he writes.

    Question 4

    Priestley criticises the selfishness of people like the Birlings. How is selfishness presented throughout the
    play?

    Write about:

    • selfish characters and the ideas about selfishness in An Inspector Calls

    • how Priestley presents these characters and ideas by the ways he writes.

    Question 5

    In what ways does Priestley make the relationship between Sheila Birling and Gerald Croft such an
    important part of the play?

    Write about:

    • how their relationship develops and changes across the play

    • how Priestley presents their relationship by the ways he writes.

    Question 6

    Inspector Goole says, “We are responsible for each other.” How does J.B. Priestley present this idea to an
    audience in An Inspector Calls?

    Write about:

    • the ideas about responsibility in An Inspector Calls

    • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes.


    Question 7

    How and why does Priestley present Inspector Goole as a powerful character?

    Write about:

    • how Inspector Goole interacts with the Birling family and Gerald Croft

    • how Priestley presents Inspector Goole by the ways he writes.

    Question 8

    An Inspector Calls has been described as a play about deception, hypocrisy and lies. How does J.B. Priestley
    present this in the play?

    Write about:

    • the ideas about deception, hypocrisy and lies in An Inspector Calls

    • how Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes.

    Question 9

    How does Priestley present the themes of power and influence in An Inspector Calls?

    Write about:

    • the power and influence that characters hold and use throughout the course of the play

    • how Priestley presents power and influence by the ways he writes.

    Question 10

    Eric and Gerald both had an affair with Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. With which of these two men do you have
    more sympathy?

    Write about:

    • the actions of Eric and Gerald in An Inspector Calls

    • how Priestley creates sympathy by the ways he writes.

    Question 11

    What does An Inspector Calls reveal about attitudes to women throughout the course of the play?

    Write about:

    • the actions and responses of female characters throughout the play

    • how Priestley presents female characters by the ways he writes.

    Question 12

    To what extent is it possible to understand and sympathise with Mrs. Birling’s behaviour?

    Write about:

    • Mrs Birling’s behaviour in An Inspector Calls and how audiences might react

    • how Priestley presents Mrs Birling by the ways he writes.


    Question 13

    How does Priestley present the different social classes in An Inspector Calls?

    Write about:

    • how Priestley presents the upper and lower social classes and character’s reactions to other social classes

    • how Priestley presents different social classes by the ways he writes.

    Question 14

    How does Priestley highlight the differences between the different generations within the Birling family in
    An Inspector Calls?

    Write about:

    • Priestley’s presentation of the older generation, Sybil and Arthur Birling, and the younger generation, Eric
    and Sheila Birling

    • how Priestley presents the differences between the different generations by the ways he writes.

    Question 15

    Eric and Sheila Birling are brother and sister. How does Priestley present the similarities and differences
    between these characters in An Inspector Calls?

    Write about:

    • how Priestley presents Sheila and Eric throughout the course of the play

    • how Priestley presents the similarities and differences between these characters by the ways he writes.

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