Aural Acuity - BGCSE Paper Two

The BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper is worth

• 10% of the core marks

• 15% of the core marks

• 30% of the core marks

• 15% of the core and extended marks

The BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper is the first English Language paper that students take.

• True

• False

The BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper lasts for

• 45 minutes

• 1 hour, 10 minutes

• 1 hour, 15 minutes

• 2 hours, 10 minutes

During the BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper, you should take notes during the first playing of the recording.

• True

• False

The BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper encourages you to take notes:

• during the first playing

• after the first playing

• during the second playing

• after the second playing

• during Part Two of the paper

The BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper provides a number of headings and subheadings for use in note taking.

• True

• False

You should pay special attention to the beginning of the recording, as there is often a question based on information given in the first few minutes.

• True

• False

In Part Two of the BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper students can expect

• true-false questions

• questions about tone

• multiple choice questions

• questions about techniques used in the recording

• sentence answer questions

In Part One of the BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper, students should include as many details about the suggested points as possible mainly because:

• the note headings are related to the questions in Part Two

• the instructions tell them to do so

• they will get bored otherwise

• the notes section in Part One will be marked

In Part Two of the BGCSE Aural Comprehension paper, students may be asked to

• give character traits and support

• identify similarities and differences

• explain causes and effects

• identify and explain figurative language

• develop an imaginative paragraph or essay