GCSE English Paper 2

How much time do you get for Paper 2?

• 1 hour

• 1 hour 45 mins

• 1 hour 30 mins

• 2 hours

How many questions for Paper 2?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 10

How many marks in total for Paper 2?

• 80

• 100

• 60

• 40

What percentage of the total marks are made up of question 5?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

Question 5 is marked on which two things?

• Language Techniques & spelling

• Wherever it is funny and SPAG

• Content & Organisation & Technical Accuracy

• Audience and Purpose

What order does Alex suggest you do the questions in?

• 1,2,3,4,5

• 5,4,3,2,1

• 5,1,3,2,4

• 1,5,4,3,2

What questions do you NOT need to write about language techniques?

• You have to do it for all questions

• 5 only

• 1 and 5

• 1,2,5

Paper 2 has how many sources?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• None

Which of these sources could you NOT get in Paper 2?

• Speech

• Newspaper article

• Fictional Story

• Autobiography

You are writing an article on the environment. Which of these statistics would you use?

• 60% of penguins are depressed by climate change

• 90% of people are dead by the environment

• A study by Oxford University indicates greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 25% in the last 10 years

• Studies show that the environment has gone down by 25%