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Component 1 Section A: Reading a 20th-century prose passage +
Component 1 Section B: Creative prose writing +
Component 2 Section A: Reading 19th and 21st-century non-fiction +
Component 2 Section B: Transactional and persuasive writing +
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1 Q01
June 2025 · Component 1
5 marks Q01 Finding information (AO1, 5 marks)
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3 Q03
June 2025 · Component 1
10 marks Q03 How the writer uses language (AO2, 10 marks)
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4 Q04
June 2025 · Component 1
10 marks Q04 Language and structure (AO2, 10 marks)
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5 Q05
June 2025 · Component 1
10 marks Q05 Evaluating the passage (AO4, 10 marks)
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6 Q11
June 2025 · Component 1
40 marks Q11 Creative prose writing (AO5, AO6, 40 marks)
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7 Q11
June 2025 · Component 2
3 marks Q11 Finding information in the first text (AO1, 3 marks)
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8 Q12
June 2025 · Component 2
10 marks Q12 How the writer presents ideas (AO2, 10 marks)
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9 Q13
June 2025 · Component 2
3 marks Q13 Finding information in the second text (AO1, 3 marks)
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10 Q14
June 2025 · Component 2
10 marks Q14 Evaluating the second text (AO4, 10 marks)
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11 Q15
June 2025 · Component 2
4 marks Q15 Using both texts (AO1, 4 marks)
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12 Q16
June 2025 · Component 2
10 marks Q16 Comparing the two texts (AO3, 10 marks)
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13 Q21
June 2025 · Component 2
20 marks Q21 and Q22 Transactional and persuasive writing (AO5, AO6, 20 marks each)
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14 Q22
June 2025 · Component 2
20 marks Q21 and Q22 Transactional and persuasive writing (AO5, AO6, 20 marks each)
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15 Q01
November 2024 · Component 1
5 marks Q01 Finding information (AO1, 5 marks)
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16 Q02
November 2024 · Component 1
5 marks Q02 Impressions (AO2, 5 marks)
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17 Q03
November 2024 · Component 1
10 marks Q03 How the writer uses language (AO2, 10 marks)
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18 Q04
November 2024 · Component 1
10 marks Q04 Language and structure (AO2, 10 marks)
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19 Q05
November 2024 · Component 1
10 marks Q05 Evaluating the passage (AO4, 10 marks)
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20 Q11
November 2024 · Component 1
40 marks Q11 Creative prose writing (AO5, AO6, 40 marks)
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Every topic: Q01 Finding information (AO1, 5 marks) Q02 Impressions (AO2, 5 marks) Q03 How the writer uses language (AO2, 10 marks) Q04 Language and structure (AO2, 10 marks) Q05 Evaluating the passage (AO4, 10 marks) Q11 Creative prose writing (AO5, AO6, 40 marks) Q11 Finding information in the first text (AO1, 3 marks) Q12 How the writer presents ideas (AO2, 10 marks) Q13 Finding information in the second text (AO1, 3 marks) Q14 Evaluating the second text (AO4, 10 marks) Q15 Using both texts (AO1, 4 marks) Q16 Comparing the two texts (AO3, 10 marks) Q21 and Q22 Transactional and persuasive writing (AO5, AO6, 20 marks each) Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © WJEC Eduqas, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? Every Eduqas GCSE English Language paper .
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