The duration of English Paper 1 varies by exam type:

• For IB English Paper 1 Standard Level (SL), the exam duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes, where students write a guided analysis on one unseen text. Higher Level (HL) students have 2 hours and 15 minutes as they write analyses on two texts.

• For GCSE English Language Paper 1, the total time is typically 1 hour and 45 minutes, with about 1 hour for Section A and 45 minutes for Section B.

• Some other exam formats are roughly around 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes depending on the syllabus and region.

Overall, the typical range for English Paper 1 exams is between 1 hour 15 minutes and 1 hour 45 minutes depending on the specific exam board and level.