Gcse - Paper 2 English
Gcse - Paper 2 English
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer two questions in the space provided: Question 1 in Section 1 and one question from Section 2.
If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question
number(s) must be clearly shown.
The Insert contains the reading passages for use with Question 1 in Section 1 on the Question Paper.
This Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This syllabus is regulated for use in England as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 (9–1) Certificate.
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Read carefully the two passages in the Insert and then answer Section 1, Question 1 on this Question
Paper.
Question 1
Imagine you attend a school or college which wants to improve pupils’ attitudes towards school sports
and their participation in them.
Write a letter to the headteacher giving your views on how this might be achieved.
You should use evidence from the two passages you have read to help you answer this question.
Remember to write your letter using your own words.
There are up to 25 marks available for the quality of your writing and 15 marks available for the
content of your answer.
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Section 2: Composition
You should write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Answer on this Question
Paper.
There are up to 16 marks available for the content and structure of your answer, and 24 marks
available for the style and accuracy of your writing.
Descriptive writing
Question 2
Imagine you wake up on the first morning of an unusual holiday away from home. Describe what you
see and hear, and your thoughts and feelings at the time.
OR
Question 3
Imagine you are taking part in a concert or production. Describe what you see, hear and feel behind
the stage and in the dressing rooms just before the concert or production begins.
OR
Narrative writing
Question 4
OR
Question 5
Write a story which begins with the words, ‘I had an uneasy feeling the first time I saw our new
neighbours ... ’
Please write your chosen question number here (2, 3, 4 or 5): ...........
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Additional Page
If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s)
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Additional Page
If you use the following lined page to complete the answer(s) to any question(s), the question number(s)
must be clearly shown.
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