Practice Paper: Edexcel AS English Language
and Literature 8EL0/01 (Paper 1)
Spoken and written voices
Question paper
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Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
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Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 50 marks
Instructions
• Answer both questions: Question 1 (Section A) and Question 2 (Section B).
• Section A is worth 20 marks and Section B is worth 30 marks. Spend about 35
minutes on Section A and 55 minutes on Section B, including reading time.
• Both texts you need are printed in the Source Booklet at the back of this file. For
Section B you will also need to recall one text you have studied from the Voices
in Speech and Writing anthology. Do not bring a copy of the anthology into the
exam room.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of them.
• Each question’s mark is given in brackets. Plan your time with this in mind.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
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, Section A: Crafting a voice
Read Text A in the Source Booklet before you answer Question 1.
1 Using information from Text A, write the text of a speech to be given by a member
of the Friends of Hollins Street Baths at a public meeting, held the week before the
council votes on the building’s future.
You may develop points from Text A, but you must use only the facts it contains.
Write the words of the speech only: do not add stage directions or images.
In your speech you should:
• use the conventions of persuasive speech
• shape your words for this audience and this occasion
• write in a way that will hold your listeners’ attention and win them over.
(20 marks)
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and Literature 8EL0/01 (Paper 1)
Spoken and written voices
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Total: 50 marks
Instructions
• Answer both questions: Question 1 (Section A) and Question 2 (Section B).
• Section A is worth 20 marks and Section B is worth 30 marks. Spend about 35
minutes on Section A and 55 minutes on Section B, including reading time.
• Both texts you need are printed in the Source Booklet at the back of this file. For
Section B you will also need to recall one text you have studied from the Voices
in Speech and Writing anthology. Do not bring a copy of the anthology into the
exam room.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of them.
• Each question’s mark is given in brackets. Plan your time with this in mind.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 8EL0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A: Crafting a voice
Read Text A in the Source Booklet before you answer Question 1.
1 Using information from Text A, write the text of a speech to be given by a member
of the Friends of Hollins Street Baths at a public meeting, held the week before the
council votes on the building’s future.
You may develop points from Text A, but you must use only the facts it contains.
Write the words of the speech only: do not add stage directions or images.
In your speech you should:
• use the conventions of persuasive speech
• shape your words for this audience and this occasion
• write in a way that will hold your listeners’ attention and win them over.
(20 marks)
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