2025 AQA A-LEVEL MEDIA STUDIES Paper 2 Media Two
Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) Thursday 5 June
2025 [VERIFIED]
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A-level
MEDIA STUDIES
Paper 2 Media Two
Thursday 5 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
There are no other materials for this paper.
Question Mark
Instructions
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions. 3
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of TOTAL
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 84.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in
your answers.
Question 02 is an extended response question in which you will be rewarded
for your ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning which is
coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically stuctured.
Question 04 is a synoptic question in which you will be rewarded for your ability
to draw together different areas of knowledge and understanding from across
the full course of study.
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0 1 Figure 1 is a poster for the Netflix drama series High Seas (2020).
Figure 1
Figure 1 cannot be reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions.
The poster can be viewed at:
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Analyse Figure 1 using the following ideas from narratology: box
narrative codes
‘character types’.
[9 marks]
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0 2 Post-feminist theory argues that the key aims of feminism have been achieved and box
therefore there is no need to continue or to expand the feminist movement.
How valid are these claims in explaining the representations in video games?
Refer to your video game Close Study Products Horizon Forbidden West and
The Sims FreePlay in your answer.
[25 marks]
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Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) Thursday 5 June
2025 [VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
MEDIA STUDIES
Paper 2 Media Two
Thursday 5 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
There are no other materials for this paper.
Question Mark
Instructions
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions. 3
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of TOTAL
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 84.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in
your answers.
Question 02 is an extended response question in which you will be rewarded
for your ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning which is
coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically stuctured.
Question 04 is a synoptic question in which you will be rewarded for your ability
to draw together different areas of knowledge and understanding from across
the full course of study.
7 5 7 2 /2
for more: tyrion pap ers .co m
IB/G/Jun25/G4002/E6
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions. box
0 1 Figure 1 is a poster for the Netflix drama series High Seas (2020).
Figure 1
Figure 1 cannot be reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions.
The poster can be viewed at:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hfBjryiZDmE/maxresdefault.jpg
for more: tyrionpapers.com
IB/G/Jun25/7572/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
Analyse Figure 1 using the following ideas from narratology: box
narrative codes
‘character types’.
[9 marks]
9
Turn over ►
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IB/G/Jun25/7572/2
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Post-feminist theory argues that the key aims of feminism have been achieved and box
therefore there is no need to continue or to expand the feminist movement.
How valid are these claims in explaining the representations in video games?
Refer to your video game Close Study Products Horizon Forbidden West and
The Sims FreePlay in your answer.
[25 marks]
for more: tyrionpapers.com
IB/G/Jun25/7572/2
