GCSE English Language Paper 2 Question 5

How many different text formats do you need to know for question 5 on paper 2?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

When writing a letter, if you know the person's name, you would close with

• Yours faithfully

• Yours sincerely

• Yours truly

When writing a letter, the sender's address goes on the left above the greeting.

• True

• False

When writing a speech, you need to (select all that apply)

• Greet the audience

• State what I will be speaking about

• Use subheadings

• Thank the audience for listwning

When writing a leaflet, I need to write in columns so it can be folded into three sections.

• True

• False

Both of these formats use headings and subheadings to divide up the text

• Letter, essay

• Speech, essay

• Speech, leaflet

• Article, leaflet

I should start my writing for question 5 with

• I agree/disagree with the statement

• An engaging technique such as a one word sentence or rhetorical question.

When reading question 5, I need to look for

• Text type

• Audience

• Purpose

• Inferences

If the question asks me to "discuss" the statement, I need to include

• Only my side of the argument

• Both sides of the argument

If the question asks you to "argue" your point of view, you should

• Give a balanced view of both sides of the argument

• Only give on side of the argument

• Give my side of the argument but mention the other side and say why it's wrong