Key Extracts & Exam Practice

In the AQA GCSE exam, you will be given an extract from the play and asked to write about how Priestley presents a particular theme, character, or idea — using the extract as your starting point but also referring to the rest of the play. This lesson analyses the most important extracts and shows you how to write about them effectively.

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How the Exam Works

Feature	Detail
Paper	Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry
Section	Section A: Modern Prose/Drama
Time	Approximately 45 minutes (of a 2 hour 15 minute paper)
Extract	You are given an extract of roughly 30–40 lines
Question style	"How does Priestley present [theme/character] in this extract and in the play as a whole?"
Assessment Objectives	AO1 (response), AO2 (analysis), AO3 (context), AO4 (SPaG)
Marks	34 marks + 4 SPaG = 38 total