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Every Edexcel GCSE English Language exam question on Question 2: A short answer on Text 1, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 15 questions on Question 2: A short answer on Text 1, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. “Kew Gardens will never be the same again in our lifetime, it will take years and years to regrow the trees,” said spokeswoman Christine Bran
- November 2024, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. The ladies of the house, as well as numerous servants, spent many days preparing the food. Most of the packing, including pots and pans, the
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. During the day, the job was manageable, if mind-numbing and insanely time-consuming. You turn up every morning for the ‘ward round’, where yo
- November 2023, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. Getting your bearings is most easily done from above. A number of buildings have observation platforms, while an incredible helicopter ride I
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. A second man directed them to a disused outside lavatory. Inside, there was a small hole in the floor, just big enough for a man to slip thro
- November 2022, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Read this extract. A quarter of an hour later she suddenly appeared from across the river, looking very fit with plenty of flesh on her bones. She must have kil
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): From lines 7–11, give two feelings the writer has following the accident. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 2
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): From lines 8–16, give two things the person in the extract is unable to do because of his situation. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 2
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): From lines 17–21, give two ways the writer describes the impact of the fall on Mary and Zola. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 2
- November 2019, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): From lines 16-19, give two ways the women react to the sign. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 2
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): From lines 5-10, give two ways the writer describes people who run guesthouses. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 2
- November 2018, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Give one example from lines 9-14 of how the writer uses language to show (Mr.) White’s feelings about the pregnancy. Example from the text: (1)
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Give one example from lines 9-12 of how the writer uses language to show the style of Milton’s records. Example from the text: (1)
- November 2017, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Give one example from lines 6–10 of how the writer uses language to show the sensation of feeling weight. Example from the text: (1)
- June 2017, Paper 2, Q2 (2 marks): Give one example from lines 5–9 of how the writer uses language to show the lack of space. Example from the text: (1)
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