English Language - Paper 2 - Timing and Details

Section A - Reading [60 minutes]:

• Read texts [15 minutes]

• Question 1 [5 minutes]

• Question 2 [8 minutes]

• Question 3 [12 minutes]

• Question 4 [20 minutes]

Section B - Writing [45 minutes]

• Question 5 [45 minutes]

Question 1:

• True or false tick-box exercise

• 4 marks

• 5 minutes

Question 2:

• Summary + inference exercise

  • 2(-3) points of comparison (differences or similarities)

  • Quotations as evidence

  • Inferences from evidence

  • Structure (x2):

    • point

    • evidence from A

    • inference about A

    • evidence from B

    • inference about B

• 8 marks

• 8 minutes

Question 3:

• Language analysis exercise

  • 2(-3) paragraphs

  • Quotations as evidence

  • Language terminology

  • Close word analysis

  • Structure (x2):

    • point

    • evidence

    • terminology

    • analysis

• 12 marks

• 12 minutes

Question 4:

• Viewpoint + perspective comparison exercise

  • 2(-3) points of comparison (on viewpoints + attitudes or writer)

  • Quotations as evidence

  • Language terminology

  • Language and structure analysis

  • LOOK FOR CHANGE/SHIFT OF ATTITUDE

  • Structure (x2):

    • point

    • evidence from A

    • terminology

    • analysis of A

    • evidence from B

    • terminology

    • analysis of B

• 16 marks

• 20 minutes

Question 5:

• Persuasive piece

  • letter, article, speech etc.

• 40 marks

• 45 minutes