English Language and Literature IB - Paper 2

Sample Questions
It is the role of literature to challenge and confront the conventional values of a society.
In what ways, and to what extent, have conventional values been challenged in two or
three works you have studied?
Fear and hope are significant in any persons life. How have two or three writers you
have studied presented these emotions in a convincing way, and what role have they
played in the works concerned?
How, and to what effect, have strong females been depicted in two or three works you
have studied?
At the heart of many literary works is the idea that things may not be as they appear. In
what ways, and to what extent, is this true of at least two works you have studied?
To what extent have at least two works you have studied depicted the clash between the
modern and the traditional?
It is always a writers duty to strive to make the world better. Discuss this assertion,
making reference to at least two works you have studied.
In what ways, and to what effect, have physical and/or spiritual journeys been presented
in works by at least two writers?
Discuss the role of education and/or learning (in the widest sense) in at least two works
you have studied.
You have to read between the lines. To what extent and in what ways do at least two
writers manage to convey what lies beneath the surface of the text?