2026 A-Level General Paper (GP) Paper 1 Essay Questions

2026 A-Level GP Questions:

1. Evaluate the view that the main responsibility individuals have is to themselves.

2. Examine the claim that good films always change the way people view the world.

3. How far do you agree that the monitoring of online activity is essential?

4. ‘With leisure travel increasing, environmentally sustainable tourism is impossible.’ To what extent do you agree?

5. ‘Countries where people speak more than one language experience only advantages.’ Discuss.

6. How successful is your society in encouraging greater involvement in the arts?

7. ‘What people wear establishes their identity.’ Assess this view.

8. ‘The development of science and technology is limited only by human imagination.’ Evaluate this claim.

The above are the GP essay questions tested at the 2026 A-Levels! We will be releasing our analysis of these exam questions subsequently. Aside from usual staple themes like media, arts, environment, as well as science and technology, there are some questions of a more miscellaneous or niche nature that could still be effectively answered with attention to keywords and realising that even these seemingly miscellaneous questions could cut across various topics.