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Petition · past parliament

Make the GCSE English exams from closed book to open book.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Lots of GCSE students have to struggle to memorise lots of quotes or pieces from texts such as Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth. As a student, I feel that there are simply many things to memorise so I believe that we should be able to look at the text to make references easier in the exam.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Allow the summer 2019 gcse literature exam paper to be open book. (For quotes)

Timeline

25 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
3 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Apr 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.