Lock in your A-Level GP Grades: Must-Try 2024 Practice Questions

A-Levels are just around the corner, and Overmugged is here to help all 2025 A-Level students revise for the very last stretch.

As part of our commitment to supporting JC students through the final lap, we’ve compiled the 2024 General Paper essay questions—from the prelims of top JCs like RI, HCI, all the way to the actual A-Level GP paper. Whether you’re looking to spot patterns, sharpen your essay techniques, or simply revise smarter, this comprehensive list will help you practice and prepare with purpose leading up to the A-Levels. 

Wishing all A-Level students good luck!

[A-Levels 2024]

1. To what extent are science and technology able to solve the problem of waste disposal?

2. How desirable is it for a country to provide free healthcare for all its citizens?

3. Evaluate the measures taken in your society to deter crime and punish criminals.

4. ‘Education today should involve more than the study of academic subjects.’ How far do you agree?

5. Assess the view that it is always right to challenge injustice.

6. ‘Online advertisements use increasingly sophisticated methods to target consumers.’ To what extent does this bring more harm than good?

7. ‘Humour is essential for an individual’s well-being.’ Discuss.

8. ‘There is a lack of appreciation for the value of music.’ How far is this true in your society?

[RI Prelims 2024] 

1. ‘The arts should not rely on government support.’ Comment. 

2. Does reliance on technology compromise our freedom? 

3. To what extent has social media influenced financial decisions among people today? 

4. “Only powerful nations have a significant voice in global affairs.” Discuss. 

5. ‘There is no room for failure.’ Is this true in your society? 

6. To what extent should the state interfere with the private lives of its citizens? 

7. How far do you agree that efforts to promote inclusiveness do more harm than good? 

8. ‘Technology has given us a false sense of hope in solving problems.’ To what extent is this true?

[HCI Prelims 2024]

1. How possible is it to gain from mass tourism and not suffer any drawbacks? 

2. Does your society have what it takes to care for the elderly? 

3. Is it true that despite today’s advances, we are facing a bleak future? 

4. ‘The stronger the country, the lower the likelihood of war.’ Comment.

5. Should citizens expect their government to look after everything for them? 

6. “What happens to the environment is of little consequence to the rich.” Discuss.

7. Does history hold us back or spur us on? 

8. Is compromise always desirable?