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  • 2026 · Question 22

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 22

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 23

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 13 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 23

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 24

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 13 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 24

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 25

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 25

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 26

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 13 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 26

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 27

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 15 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 27

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 28

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 15 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 28

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 29

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 15 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 29

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 30

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 30

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 31

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 17 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 31

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 32

    2 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 32

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 33

    2 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 17 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 33

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 34

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 17 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 34

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 35

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 35

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 36

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 19 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 36

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 37

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
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    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 37

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 38

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 19 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 38

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 39

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 19 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 39

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 40

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 21 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 40

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 41

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 21 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 41

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 42

    2 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 21 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 42

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 43

    2 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 21 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 43

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 44

    8 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 21 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text commonality and elsewhere response

    Connect the extract with evidence from elsewhere; historical Higher marks differ from the 2027 format.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 44

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 45

    4 marks
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    Critical Reading · Section 1
    PDF page 23 · check any continuation

    Scottish-text extract analysis

    Analyse the specified extract using the credit rules for your qualification level.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 English Critical Reading, Question 45

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

Coverage and questions still needing checks

4,087 numbered questions or named language tasks across 250 source PDFs in this subject/level selection. Repeated copies of the same extracted question are grouped once. 116 entries still need topic classification. Optional essay and text choices are included; these counts are not the number you must answer in an exam.

Question anchors and printed allocations are extracted from SHA-256-verified source PDFs. Optional alternatives are not added together. Applicable all-question paper totals are reconciled with the printed rubric; mismatches withhold automatic mark totals. A first written-answer marking row is never treated as a whole-question total. Exact marking pages require a section-matched table anchor or a wording- and digest-checked source pair. Topic headings are conservative rule matches and provisional, not independently reviewed or proof of current syllabus coverage. Original questions, diagrams, passages and official answers are not republished in this metadata index. Checked original question pages are rendered on demand in the website without rewriting their wording or diagrams. Scans, extraction gaps and uncertain marks remain visible rather than filled with invented content. Source audit: 2026-10-21. Question index: 2026-10-23. There were no ordinary exam sittings in 2020 or 2021. This is not a claim that every question has been independently checked or that scanned papers are fully indexed.

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