IB Diploma Programme English A: Language and Literature Predicted Question Paper
The English A: Language and Literature paper in the IB Diploma Programme is structured for 135 minutes for 40 marks across 1 section: Guided Textual Analysis (Paper 1) (40 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.
Exam intelligence dashboard
= model estimate- Blueprint match95%Strong structure match
- Total marks40marks
- Duration135 min~67.5 min/question
- Questions modelled21 section
- Syllabus topics6analysed
- Est. topic coverage2/6~31% per topic
- Prediction for2026Board / public exam
- Built withGoogle AIintel-1.0
Figures marked ● are model estimates derived from the exam’s published blueprint and syllabus — not measured historical frequencies. How this is built.
Paper blueprint
| Section | Type | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Textual Analysis (Paper 1) | Structured / long-answer questions | 2 · 20 each | 40 |
| Total · 135 min | 40 | ||
Question-type distribution
By the blueprint's own weighting, structured / long-answer questions account for 40 of 40 marks (100%).
- Structured / long-answer questions40 marks · 100%
Frequently assessed English A: Language and Literature topics
The IB Diploma Programme English A: Language and Literature syllabus spans 6 core areas — including Readers, writers and texts, Time and space, Intertextuality: connecting texts and Paper 1: guided textual analysis — and a predicted paper draws questions across them in line with how the real paper is weighted.
- Readers, writers and texts
- Time and space
- Intertextuality: connecting texts
- Paper 1: guided textual analysis
- Paper 2: comparative essay
- Individual oral
Your AI study plan
Model estimateA suggested strategy built from the blueprint weighting and syllabus order — adapt it to your own strengths.
Priority chapters
- 1.Readers, writers and texts
- 2.Time and space
- 3.Intertextuality: connecting texts
- 4.Paper 1: guided textual analysis
Suggested time & order
Plan roughly 13 hours across the syllabus.
Practice in this order
- 1.Guided Textual Analysis (Paper 1) — 40 marks
Last-minute revision checklist
- Nail the Guided Textual Analysis (Paper 1) section — it is worth the most (40 marks).
- Re-read your notes on the foundational topics: Readers, writers and texts, Time and space.
- Practise to ~67.5 min/question so timing feels automatic.
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Predicted papers by year
How the prediction is made
Each predicted paper is assembled from two real inputs: the exam’s published paper structure — its sections, marks, question types and timing — and the official syllabus topic list. Questions are written slot-by-slot to match that blueprint and to read in the exam’s own style, then checked so every multiple-choice item is well-formed and the marks add up. This is structured, exam-style revision material — not a forecast of the exact questions, and it never uses leaked or copyrighted past papers.
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Frequently asked questions
- How is the IB Diploma Programme English A: Language and Literature paper structured?
- The English A: Language and Literature paper in the IB Diploma Programme is structured for 135 minutes for 40 marks across 1 section: Guided Textual Analysis (Paper 1) (40 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.
- How many marks is the English A: Language and Literature paper and how long is it?
- The paper is 40 marks, sat over 135 minutes. By the blueprint's own weighting, structured / long-answer questions account for 40 of 40 marks (100%).
- What question types appear in English A: Language and Literature?
- You’ll practise structured / long-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.
- Are these the real exam questions?
- MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted IB Diploma Programme papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.
MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted IB Diploma Programme papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.