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Blessing

by Imtiaz Dharker (b. 1954)

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Active recall quiz

Test your knowledge with quote-completion and theme-matching questions.

Read from the specification itself, not summarised from anywhere else.

Edexcel IGCSE Literature (4ET1)

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4ET1 Component 1 (Unit 1) Section B, and the modular 4XET1. All sixteen are compulsory, not a choice. Expressly NOT part of 4EA1.

Your choice

All 16 texts in Part 3 are compulsory.

Part 3 of the anthology, page 53.

Source: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, Issue 8, February 2026 (read 2026-09-19).