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GCSE English Language Paper 2 - Questions & Answers (Grade 9)
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Grade 9 model answers for GCSE English Language Paper 2 (AQA), Specimen Material 3, responding to sources on London and Aberfan. This resource includes: - the link to the source material - one 4 mark question - one 8 mark question - one 12 mark question - one 16 question - model answers ...

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English Language Practice Paper 2 – Specimen Material 3

Sources & questions taken from AQA GCSE English Language Specimen Material 3 – available at:
https://www.coursehero.com/file/96785992/Paper-2-Aberfan-Insertdocx/


QUESTIONS

Q1) Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 21. Choose four statements below which are
TRUE.

A Aberfan was a well-known place in Wales.
B The village did not have a chapel or a pub.
C Pit waste had been building up for at least 100 years.
D Village life centred around the coal pit.
E Mining was a new and thriving industry.
F Life for miners and their families was tough.
G There wasn’t much good news in Aberfan.
H The men lived long and healthy lives.
(4 marks)

Q2) You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. Both Sources give details about the
places where the events occur. Use details from both sources to write a summary of the differences
between Aberfan and London
(8 marks)

Q3) You now need to refer only to Source A from lines 27 to 40. How does the writer use language to
describe the coal tips?
(12 marks)

Q4) For this question, you need to refer to the whole of Source A, together with the whole of Source
B. Compare how the writers convey their different ideas and perspectives of the events that they
describe. In your answer, you could:

 Compare their different ideas and perspectives
 Compare the methods used to convey their ideas and perspectives
 Support your response with references to both texts.
(16 marks)


ANSWERS

Q1)
C Pit waste had been building up for at least 100 years.
D Village life centred around the coal pit.
F Life for miners and their families was tough.
G There wasn’t much good news in Aberfan.

Q2)
In Source A, Aberfan isn’t a well-known place, as “few people had ever heard” of it before the
catastrophe and it is “tucked away”. This suggests that there is a close community in Aberfan as the

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