Unit 4: Paper 2 & Individual Oral
Topic 4.1: Understanding Paper 2 Questions
Practice 4 exam-style questions for IB English A: Lang & Lit SL Topic 4.1. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
1Identify4 marks
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Warm up first — what Paper 2 asks
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Answer on Paper 2 comparison. (Exam-style practice.)
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Take it step by step — spotting a comparative opportunity between two works
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2026• Aimnova practice — 4.1.1
Write a comparative essay in response to the following general question.
QUESTION: ‘Compare how the two works present the idea of holding on to the past.’
Use the two short original works provided below as if they were works you have studied (in the real exam you would use your own two studied works, closed book). Make ONE woven comparative argument.
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