IB English A: Lang & Lit SL Questions by Topic
Every IB English A: Language and Literature SL skill, from the analysis toolkit to the comparative essay — with exam-style practice questions for Paper 1 guided analysis, the Paper 2 comparative essay, and the Individual Oral. Click any topic to start practising.
Unit 1: Analysing Texts
147 questionsUnit 2: Non-literary Text Types
108 questionsUnit 3: Paper 1: Guided Analysis
48 questionsUnit 4: Paper 2 & Individual Oral
60 questionsUnderstanding Paper 2
Comparative thinking
The comparative thesis
Planning the comparative essay
Comparative paragraph structure
Comparing literary techniques
Comparing themes
Comparing authorial choices
Introductions and conclusions
Understanding the Individual Oral
Choosing a global issue
Selecting your extracts
Building your argument
Connecting the two texts
Structuring the oral
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