Leave Taking (OCR GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Exam code: J352

40 mins1 question
1a
20 marks

Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock and Shameless by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti

Read the two extracts and then answer both part (a) and part (b).

Case Study

An excerpt from "Leave Taking" by Winsome Pinnock, depicting a dialogue between characters Viv and Del discussing life changes and relationships.
Dialogue between Del and Viv discussing someone searching for Del and Viv assuring no information was shared. Viv asks a contemplative question.

Case Study

Extract from "Shameless" by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, showing a dialogue between sisters Sati and Jaspal discussing family conflict and Jaspal's past.

You should spend about 45 minutes on part (a) and 30 minutes on part (b).

For part (a), you should focus only on the extracts here rather than referring to the rest of your studied text.

Compare how a meeting between sisters is presented in these two extracts. You should consider:

  • the situations and experiences faced by the characters

  • how the characters react to these situations and experiences

  • how language and dramatic features create effects.

1b
20 marks

Explore another moment in Leave Taking which presents the relationship between the sisters.