Language & Literature in English (AS) 8695 past papers and mark schemes

161 papers · 27 sittings · 2013–2026

  • 11, 12 and 13 are the same paper set for different time zones. Any of them is fair practice.
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Variant

Recent

2024–2026

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2026

May/Junes266 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2026 on a page of its own

2025

Oct/Novw256 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2025 on a page of its own

May/Junes256 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2025 on a page of its own

2024

Oct/Novw246 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2024 on a page of its own

May/Junes246 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2024 on a page of its own

Past

2016–2023

The main course: close to today’s syllabus, and nobody is saving them.

2023

Oct/Novw236 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2023 on a page of its own

May/Junes236 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2023 on a page of its own

2022

Oct/Novw226 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2022 on a page of its own

May/Junes226 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2022 on a page of its own

2021

Oct/Novw216 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 1
Oct/NovPaper 2

Oct/Nov 2021 on a page of its own

May/Junes215 papers

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May/JunePaper 1
May/JunePaper 2

May/June 2021 on a page of its own

2020

Oct/Novw206 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2020 on a page of its own

May/Junes206 papers
May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2020 on a page of its own

2019

Oct/Novw196 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2019 on a page of its own

May/Junes196 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2019 on a page of its own

2018

Oct/Novw186 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2018 on a page of its own

May/Junes186 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2018 on a page of its own

2017

Oct/Novw176 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2017 on a page of its own

May/Junes176 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2017 on a page of its own

2016

Oct/Novw166 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2016 on a page of its own

May/Junes166 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2016 on a page of its own

Ancient

2015 and earlier

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2015

Oct/Novw156 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2015 on a page of its own

May/Junes156 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2015 on a page of its own

2014

Oct/Novw146 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2014 on a page of its own

May/Junes146 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2014 on a page of its own

2013

Oct/Novw136 papers

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Oct/NovPaper 2
Oct/NovPaper 9

Oct/Nov 2013 on a page of its own

May/Junes136 papers

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May/JunePaper 2
May/JunePaper 9

May/June 2013 on a page of its own

END · That’s every Language & Literature in English (AS) paper on file. The oldest is from 2013.

About these Language & Literature in English (AS) papers

This is every Cambridge International AS & A Level Language & Literature in English (AS) (8695) question paper on file: 161 papers from 27 sittings, 2013 to 2026. Every one has its mark scheme beside it. The newest sitting here is May/June 2026.

Language & Literature in English (AS) is examined in May/June and Oct/Nov. It is made up of Paper 1 and Paper 2.

A paper’s two-digit number is its paper and its variant: 42 is Paper 4, variant 2. Variants 1, 2 and 3 are the same paper set for different time zones, so any of them is fair practice.

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