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Past Papers

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Available Past Papers for: **English**
Year	Qualification	Paper	Download
2012	Advanced Higher	All	PDF (948KB)
2012	Higher	All	PDF (247KB)
2012	Intermediate 1	All	PDF (151KB)
2012	Intermediate 2	All	PDF (181KB)
2012	Standard Grade All levels	All	PDF (2.7MB)
2012	Standard Grade Credit	All	PDF (211KB)
2012	Standard Grade Foundation	All	PDF (459KB)
2012	Standard Grade General	All	PDF (1.0MB)
2011	Advanced Higher	all	PDF (7.4MB)
2011	Higher	all	PDF (298KB)
2011	Intermediate 1	all	PDF (258KB)
2011	Intermediate 2	all	PDF (268KB)
2011	Standard Grade All levels	all	PDF (1.9MB)
2011	Standard Grade Credit	all	PDF (440KB)
2011	Standard Grade Foundation	all	PDF (215KB)
2011	Standard Grade General	all	PDF (662KB)
2010	Advanced Higher	all	PDF (3.3MB)
2010	Higher	all	PDF (259KB)
2010	Intermediate 1	all	PDF (159KB)
2010	Intermediate 2	all	PDF (235KB)

Marking Instructions

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Available Marking Instructions for: **English**
Year	Qualification	Paper	Download
2012	Advanced Higher	Components assessed by the Examination Paper	PDF (137KB)
2012	Advanced Higher	Creative Writing Folio	PDF (141KB)
2012	Advanced Higher	Specialist Study	PDF (246KB)
2012	Higher	Close Reading	PDF (491KB)
2012	Higher	Critical Essay	PDF (156KB)
2012	Higher	Writing Folio	PDF (168KB)
2012	Intermediate 1	Close Reading	PDF (152KB)
2012	Intermediate 1	Critical Essay	PDF (93KB)
2012	Intermediate 1	Writing Folio	PDF (229KB)
2012	Intermediate 2	Close Reading	PDF (133KB)
2012	Intermediate 2	Critical Essay	PDF (97KB)
2012	Intermediate 2	Writing Folio	PDF (234KB)
2012	Standard Grade All levels	Folio	PDF (238KB)
2012	Standard Grade All levels	Reading	PDF (703KB)
2012	Standard Grade All levels	Reading Special Instructions	PDF (107KB)
2012	Standard Grade All levels	Writing	PDF (125KB)
2011	Advanced Higher	Components assessed by the Examination Paper	PDF (140KB)
2011	Advanced Higher	Creative Writing Folio	PDF (137KB)
2011	Advanced Higher	Specialist Study	PDF (137KB)
2011	Higher	Close Reading	PDF (507KB)

Note: Adapted Question Papers in Digital Format for candidates with disabilities and/or additional support needs, are also available on the website: Digital Question Papers

Conditions of Use

The past papers are copyright to SQA. They may be reproduced to support SQA qualifications only, on a non-commercial basis. If they are to be used for any other purposes, written permission must be obtained from the Centre Services Team, Dalkeith.

Where the past papers contain materials from other sources (secondary copyright) this material should only be reproduced for the purposes of assessment. If the material needs to be reproduced for any other purpose, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the necessary copyright clearance. Details of such materials can be found in the Acknowledgements list 2007 and Acknowledgements list 2008 on this site. Details are also included on the final page of the question papers where this applies.