English Language Paper 2 - The Facts

English Language Paper 2 - The Facts

This exam is 2 hours long.

Section A is a test of reading and you should spend about 50 minutes on it.

There will be 2 texts to read. One will be a media text and the other will be non fiction.

There will be 4 questions, each worth 10 marks (sometimes on the Foundation paper there will be 2 questions worth 5 marks each and 3 worth 10 marks). One of the questions will ask you to compare the texts in some way.

Section B is a test of writing.

You will be asked to produce 2 pieces of writing each worth 20 marks.

One of the tasks will ask you to argue/persuade/advise. You should spend 35 minutes on this task.

The other task will ask you to analyse/review/comment. You should also spend 35 minutes on this task.

Aim to write between 1 and 2 sides for each task (depending on the size of your writing).