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Official Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Advanced English Language (9EN0/03) Question Paper for Paper 3: Investigating Language. Question and marking scheme merged - 2026. This is the complete original question paper exactly as issued.

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Mark Scheme (Results)
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
reference 9EN0/03
English Language  




Summer 2026
Advanced
PAPER 3: Investigating Language

You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)



Instructions Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
In English Language (9EN0)
• –Answer ONE question from Section A and ONE question from Section B
both questions should be on the topic you have chosen. Paper 3: Investigating Language
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.

Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 45.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.




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, Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
SECTION A
Answer ONE question on your chosen topic.




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Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s
You must answer on the same topic in both sections. largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications
Begin your answer on page 4. including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our
Topic: Global English
qualifications websites at or .
Subtopic: Irish/Hiberno-English Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our
1 Read the data provided on pages 4–5 of the source booklet. contact us page at

To what extent is Text A representative of Irish/Hiberno-English?
(Total for Question 1 = 15 marks)

Topic: Language and Gender Identity
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Subtopic: Representation of Gender in Children’s Literature from the 1950s
to the Present Day Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
2 Read the data provided on pages 6–7 of the source booklet. everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved
To what extent are Texts B1 and B2 representative of the language used to represent in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
gender in children’s literature over time? languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high
(Total for Question 2 = 15 marks) standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more
about how we can help you and your students at:
Topic: Language and Journalism
Subtopic: UK Evening Television News Bulletins
3 Read the data provided on page 8 of the source booklet.
To what extent is Text C representative of the language of UK evening television news
bulletins?
(Total for Question 3 = 15 marks)



Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79735RRA
Publication Code 9EN0_03_2606_MS
All the material in this publication is
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, General Marking Guidance
Topic: Language and Power • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the

Subtopic: The Language of Advertising Dietary Supplements Over Time first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
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• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded
4 Read the data provided on pages 9–10 of the source booklet.
for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
To what extent are Texts D1 and D2 representative of the language of advertising
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
dietary supplements over time?
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
(Total for Question 4 = 15 marks)
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
Topic: Regional Language Variation
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
Subtopic: The Dialects of London
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
5 Read the data provided on page 11 of the source booklet. mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
To what extent is Text E representative of the dialects of London? candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
(Total for Question 5 = 15 marks) • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.


Specific Marking Guidance
The marking grids have been designed to assess student work holistically. The grids
identify which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet point within
the level descriptors. One bullet point is linked to one Assessment Objective,
however please note that the number of bullet points in the level descriptor does
not directly correlate to the number of marks in the level descriptor.

When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both the
indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a levels-based
mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used:

• examiners should first decide which descriptor most closely matches the
answer and place it in that level




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, • the mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the quality of the
answer and will be modified according to how securely all bullet points are
Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If you change your
mind, put a line through the box and then indicate your new question with a cross . displayed at that level
• in cases of uneven performance, the points above will still apply. Candidates




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Chosen question number: Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 will be placed in the level that best describes their answer according to each
Question 4 Question 5 of the Assessment Objectives described in the level. Marks will be awarded
towards the top or bottom of that level depending on how they have
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evidenced each of the descriptor bullet points
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Objectives within a level are equally weighted. They must consider this when
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making their judgements
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• indicative content is exactly that – they are factual points that candidates are
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likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer to be
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constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as long as they
provide alternative responses to the indicative content that fulfils the
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requirements of the question. It is the examiner’s responsibility to apply their
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