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 2022 R exam paper).

Text One: Things I Learned from Falling

From lines 6–9, select two words or phrases that describe what items the writer chose to take on her hike.

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24 marks

Look again at lines 19–30 (as found in the June 2022 R exam paper).

In your own words, describe what happens.

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35 marks

From lines 42–57, explain what the writer is thinking and feeling (as found in the June 2022 R exam paper). 

You may support your points with brief quotations.

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412 marks

Text Two: From 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Remind yourself of the extract from 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Text Two in the Source Booklet) as found in the June 2022 R exam paper

How does the writer, Aron Ralston, use language and structure in Text Two to interest the reader in the events that he describes?

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

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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 2022 R 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.

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