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Telling Tales

14 questions · 476 marks · about 11 hours

Telling Tales questions

AQA 8702 Telling Tales 14 questions

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present characters dealing with loss in ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

maths symbol the characters dealing with loss in the two stories

maths symbol how the characters are presented.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present conflict between generations in ‘Korea’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

maths symbol conflict between generations in the two stories

maths symbol how conflict is presented.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present characters dealing with change in ‘Chemistry’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• what the characters dealing with change say and do in the two stories

• how the writers present characters dealing with change.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present ideas about identity in ‘My Polish Teacher’s Tie’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• the ideas about identity in the two stories

• how the writers present ideas about identity.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present ideas about suffering and grief in ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• suffering and grief in the two stories

• how the writers present suffering and grief.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present a family in conflict in ‘A Family Supper’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• families in conflict in the two stories

• how the writers present families in conflict.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present misunderstandings between parents and children in ‘Korea’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

maths symbol misunderstandings between parents and children in the two stories

maths symbol how the writers present these misunderstandings.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present the difficulties of growing up in ‘Chemistry’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

maths symbol the difficulties of growing up in the two stories

maths symbol how the writers present the difficulties of growing up.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present characters learning about themselves and others in ‘My Polish Teacher’s Tie’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• examples of what characters learn in the stories

• how the writers present characters learning about themselves and others.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present difficult family relationships in ‘A Family Supper’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• the difficult family relationships in the stories

• how the writers present these difficult family relationships.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present the ways characters react to difficult situations in ‘Invisible Mass of the Back Row’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

maths symbol what characters say and do in their difficult situations in the two stories

maths symbol how the writers present the ways characters react to difficult situations.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present different kinds of love in ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ and different kinds of love in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• the different kinds of love in the two stories

• how the writers present different kinds of love.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 15 34 marks

How do writers present difficult relationships in ‘Korea’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• the difficult relationships in the two stories

• how the writers present these relationships by the ways they write.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 15

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 16 34 marks

How do writers present unpleasant childhood experiences in ‘The Darkness Out There’ and in one other story from Telling Tales ?

Write about:

• the details of the unpleasant childhood experiences in the two stories

• how the writers present these experiences.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 16

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