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GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Thursday 6 June 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
• Source A and Source B – provided as a separate insert.
Question Mark
Instructions
• Answer all questions. 1
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. 3
• Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 4
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 5
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked. TOTAL
• You must refer to the insert booklet provided.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• There are 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B.
• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
• You will be assessed on the quality of your reading in Section A.
• You will be assessed on the quality of your writing in Section B.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about 15 minutes reading through the sources and all five questions you
have to answer.
• You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write.
• You should make sure you leave sufficient time to check your answers.
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Section A: Reading box
Answer all questions in this section.
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.
0 1 Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 13.
Choose four statements below which are true.
• Shade the circles in the boxes of the ones that you think are true.
• Choose a maximum of four statements.
• If you make an error cross out the whole box.
• If you change your mind and require a statement that has been crossed out then draw
a circle around the box.
[4 marks]
A Lots of people try to get into medical school.
B Universities decide who to accept based only on their A-level grades.
C Adam Kay’s musical qualifications helped to get him a place at medical school.
D Adam Kay finished medical school in 1998.
E Adam Kay thought learning about the human body was a straightforward task.
F Adam Kay was excited by the thought of becoming a doctor.
G Adam Kay thought changing his name would make him a criminal.
H The time it took for Adam Kay to become a doctor went slowly. 4
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0 2 You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. box
The doctor in Source A and the nurse in Source B are working in different places.
Use details from both sources to write a summary of what you understand about the
different places in which the doctor and the nurse are working.
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