Free GCSE English Literature Flashcards & Quizzes

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How to revise with these GCSE flashcards

Pick a subject and topic. Choose one topic to focus on, or All topics to mix them up. Foundation students can untick Higher tier, and Combined Science students can untick Triple science.
Test yourself on each card. Read the question and say or write your answer before you turn the card over. Recalling it from memory is what makes it stick.
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Come back each day. The bar shows how many cards in your topic you know well. A little every day beats one long session the night before.
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What’s covered

GCSE subjects and topics

The cards follow the AQA GCSE (9–1) specifications, the most widely taken in England. Most of the content is the same for Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas, so they work for those boards too.

English Literature

AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) · 223 cards

Macbeth (36)
Romeo and Juliet (30)
A Christmas Carol (35)
Jekyll and Hyde (30)
An Inspector Calls (30)
Power and Conflict poetry (37)
Literary terms and methods (25)

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English Literature quotation cards are only from texts out of copyright (Shakespeare, Dickens, Stevenson and the older anthology poems). For An Inspector Calls and the modern poems, the cards cover plot, characters, themes, context and the writer’s methods.

At a glance

Altto GCSE flashcards: quick facts

Updated 5 November 2026

Price: Free. No sign-up, no email, no trial and nothing to pay at the end.
Subjects: English Literature.
Cards: 294 cards across 7 topics, each with a model answer and three wrong answers for quizzes.
Exam board: Written to follow the AQA GCSE (9–1) specifications; most cards suit Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas.
Tiers: Higher-only and triple-science-only cards are labelled, and you can hide them.
Smart repeat: Spaced repetition: cards you get wrong come back sooner, cards you know come back after 1, 3, 7, 16 and 35 days.
Your progress: Saved on your device. Nothing about you is uploaded unless you choose a free account to sync it.
Works on: Phones, tablets and computers, in any modern browser. Keyboard shortcuts on a computer.

Sample cards

Sample GCSE English Literature flashcards

A few of the 294 cards, with their answers. Open the cards above to revise them all.

Macbeth

Who speaks the line “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?: The witches, in Act 1 Scene 1
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to look like an innocent flower, but to be what underneath it?: The serpent
What does Macbeth do when he hears that Macduff has fled to England?: He has Macduff's wife and children murdered

Romeo and Juliet

What is the form of the Prologue in Romeo and Juliet?: A sonnet
In the balcony scene, what does Romeo say Juliet is?: “the sun”: “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”
How does the Nurse advise Juliet after Capulet's rage in Act 3 Scene 5?: To marry Paris and forget Romeo

A Christmas Carol

When was A Christmas Carol published?: 1843
What does Marley cry out when Scrooge praises him as a good man of business?: “Mankind was my business”
What does Scrooge vow in Stave 4 when he begs the ghost?: “I will honour Christmas in my heart”, and keep it all the year

Jekyll and Hyde

When was Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde published?: 1886
Whom does Hyde murder, and how?: Sir Danvers Carew, an MP, beaten with a cane
How is Hyde physically described compared to Jekyll?: Smaller, younger and “pale and dwarfish”

An Inspector Calls

Who wrote An Inspector Calls?: J. B. Priestley
What was Gerald's relationship with Eva/Daisy?: She became his mistress; he let her live in a friend's rooms, then ended it
How does Priestley explore gender in the play?: Through how men use and judge women, and how Sheila grows more independent

Power and Conflict poetry

Who wrote Ozymandias?: Percy Bysshe Shelley
What caused the charge, according to Tennyson's poem?: A mistaken order: “Some one had blunder'd”
Which semantic field does Heaney use for the storm in Storm on the Island?: Warfare: the wind attacks the island like an army or aircraft

Literary terms and methods

What is dramatic irony?: When the audience knows something that a character does not
What is a semantic field?: A group of words in a text linked to the same topic
What is alliteration?: Repeating the same consonant sound at the start of nearby words

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Are there free GCSE English Literature flashcards?

Yes. These 294 GCSE English Literature flashcards are free, with no sign-up, no email and nothing to pay. Flip them, quiz yourself and let smart repeat bring the tricky ones back.

Which GCSE English Literature topics are covered?

Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Jekyll and Hyde, An Inspector Calls, Power and Conflict poetry, Literary terms and methods. Each topic has its own cards and quiz.

Which exam board do the English Literature flashcards follow?

They follow the AQA GCSE (9-1) specification (AQA GCSE English Literature (8702)). Most of the content is the same for Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas, so they suit those boards too.

How does the smart repeat work?

It uses spaced repetition. After each card you say whether you knew it. Cards you did not know come back later in the same session; cards you knew come back after 1 day, then 3, 7, 16 and 35 days.

Can I make my own English Literature flashcards?

Yes. Open My cards and type a question and its answer into a blank card. Make as many sets as you like, then revise them with the same smart repeat.

Is my progress saved?

Yes, in your browser on this device. Nothing about you is uploaded and you do not need an account.

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