Paper 1: Section A Reading (Edexcel IGCSE English Language A: Paper 1: Non-fiction Texts and Transactional Writing): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4EA1

10 hours65 questions
12 marks

The following question is based on Text One in the Source Booklet (as found in the June 2021 exam paper).

Text One: The Ups and Downs of Bhutan 

 From lines 3–4, select two words or phrases that describe the trucks.

[2 marks]

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24 marks

Look again at lines 5–13 (as found in the June 2021 exam paper).

In your own words, describe the writer’s ride down the mountainside.

[4 marks]

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35 marks

From lines 46–54, explain what the writer is feeling and thinking (as found in the June 2021 exam paper). 

You may support your points with brief quotations.

[5 marks]

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412 marks

Text Two: From Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan 

Remind yourself of the extract from Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan (as found in the June 2021 exam paper).

How does the writer, Jamie Zeppa, use language and structure in Text Two to interest the reader? 

You should support your answer with close reference to the extract, including brief quotations. 

[12 marks]

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522 marks

Question 5 is based on both Text One and Text Two from the Source Booklet (as found in the June 2021 exam paper.)

Compare how the writers present their ideas and perspectives about their experiences. 

Support your answer with detailed examples from both texts, including brief quotations.

[22 marks]

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