AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives November 2022 question paper 8700/2

Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 6.

Choose four statements below which are true.

• Shade the circles in the boxes of the ones that you think are true.

• Choose a maximum of four statements.

• If you make an error cross out the whole box.

• If you change your mind and require a statement that has been crossed out then draw a circle around the box.

You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question.

In both sources, the writers try various ways to get to sleep, most of which fail.

Use details from both sources to write a summary of what you understand about the different ways the writers try, but fail, to get to sleep.

You now need to refer only to Source B from lines 23 to 30.

How does the writer use language to describe the mosquitoes and their impact?

For this question, you need to refer to the whole of Source A, together with the whole of Source B.

Compare how the writers convey their different feelings and perspectives on their experiences of sleep and sleeplessness.

In your answer, you could:

• compare their different feelings and perspectives on their experiences of sleep and sleeplessness

• compare the methods they use to convey their feelings and perspectives

• support your response with references to both texts.

‘Scientists say that teenagers are not like adults; they learn and socialise differently and need sleep at different times. Education needs a radical re-think to meet the needs of students.’

Write a letter to the Minister for Education explaining your point of view on this statement.

(24 marks for content and organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy)

You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write.