English Language AQA Paper 2 Q2

Paper 2 Question 2 is is worth _ marks

Paper 2 Question 2 should take about ___ minutes to answer

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

In Paper 2 question 2, how much should you write?

• 1 detailed paragraph

• 4 paragraphs with both sources included

• 2 paragraphs, each paragraph including both sources

• 2 paragraphs, one about each source

Should you use this terminology in your answer?

• simile

• metaphor

• No terminology

• contrast

Should you include quotes in your answer?

• Yes - long and detailed quotes

• Yes - keep them short and focused

• No

• Only if you have time

How many ideas should you have about each quote?

• One detailed idea

• Two - this shows, then furthermore

• five

• no ideas, just show you have carefully selected your quotes

For the second idea about your quote you should think:

• And so

• So what

• It shows

• The reader feels

If your quote was 'The river was black and forbidding', your first idea about the quote could be

• This shows the river is black and forbidding

• This shows that the writer wants the reader to expect bad things to happen

• This shows that the village is not a good place to live

• The writer focuses on a zoom in on the river

If the quote was 'The river was black and forbidding', your second idea about the quote could be

• Furthermore, the river is like a barrier, preventing the people from leaving the village

• Furthermore, the river is black and forbidding

• Furthermore, the writer uses personification to describe the river

• Furthermore, the writer uses colour imagery to create a vivid image of the river

Paper 2 Question 2 is testing your

• vocabulary

• understanding and inference (reading between the lines)

• terminology

• understanding of the writer's intentions for the reader's feelings