AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 questions
Comparative practice paper questions for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives.
There are two exam-style comparative questions (in the style of question 2 and question 4 from Section A of the AQA exam paper) for students to attempt for targeted exam practice.
Students are asked to compare two non-fiction texts, a 19th-century biographical text by Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell (Source b) and a 21st-century non-fiction article (Source a).
A mark scheme in the form of suggested answers for self- or peer-marking is included, along with exam top tips, timings for each question and assessment objective strategies for AO1 and AO3 to help students to understand how to gain the maximum number of marks possible.
The reading non-fiction mark scheme includes a summary of the differences between the two texts and the different point of view of the writers, as well as how the writers use language techniques, such as emotive language, sentence structure and other language features (such as pronouns, connectives, alliteration, and key words).
Recommended for exam preparation for GCSE English Language, and for building exam skills.
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Example exam questions from the downloadable resource:
Reading non-fiction: comparative tasks
Your AQA GCSE English Language examination is likely to have a question asking you to summarise the differences between two texts (Q2) and a question on how the writers convey their attitudes (Q4). Read both the texts on the next page carefully before answering the comparative questions below.
Question 2:
Using details from both sources, write a summary of the different descriptions of the places presented. [8 marks] / 10 minutes
Question 4:
Compare how the two writers convey their different attitudes to these places; support with quotations from both texts. Remember to:
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Compare their different attitudes
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Compare the methods they use to convey their different attitudes
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Support your ideas with quotations from both texts. [16 marks] / 20 minutes
