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Fiction (Section A)

One of the three Section A texts is always fiction. These guides teach you how to read it analytically - by genre, by narrative perspective, and through a complete guided-reading method.

Reading fiction

The guided-reading method: characters, plot/structure, style - with a full worked extract.

Fiction genres

Conventions of adventure, fantasy, historical, mystery, science fiction - with original genre extracts.

Narrative perspective

first person, third person, omniscient - and the effect each has on the reader.

Then apply it under timed conditions in a practice paper.

Qualification facts, assessment objectives and mark grids reproduced for educational guidance from the Pearson Edexcel International Award in Lower Secondary English Specification (Issue 2, November 2024, ISBN 978 1 446 95667 0) and the LEH11/01 October 2025 mark scheme. © Pearson Education Limited. The English Hub is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson. All practice texts on these pages are original works written by The English Hub and are not reproduced from any past paper.