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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 6 June 2025
Morning (Time: 2 hours 5
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1EN0/02
English
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PAPER 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
You must have: Total Marks
Source booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) English Language PAPER 2: Non-fiction and
Transactional Writing QP JUNE 2025
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate
pen.
• number.all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B.
Answer
• You should spend about 1 hour and 20 minutes on
• You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B.
• Answer
Section the
A. questions in the spaces
– there may be more space than you need.
• Plan your answers in the lined spaces/planning box provided. Plans
provided
will not be marked unless no other response is provided.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 96.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
• question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where
brackets
the quality of your written communication will be assessed
– you should take particular care on these questions with your vocabulary,
spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of
expression.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to
• Check your answers if you have time at P79470A
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Turn over
, SECTION A
Reading
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Read Text 1. Then answer Questions 1–3.
You should spend about 1 hour 20 minutes on the WHOLE of Section A (Questions 1–7).
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 From lines 1–3, identify two things the writer says were caused by the hurricane winds.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
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(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
2 Read this extract.
“Kew Gardens will never be the same again in our lifetime, it will take
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years and years to regrow the trees,” said spokeswoman Christine
Brandt. “We are devastated. Hundreds of trees have been
uprooted – huge oak trees, black walnuts and tulip trees are gone.
The staff are profoundly distressed.
Everywhere we look trees are down or damaged, some of us have
worked here for years and it is like our children are gone.”
From the extract, give two things Christine Brandt says about the
trees. You may use your own words or quotations from the
text.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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, 3 Analyse how the writer uses language and structure to interest
and engage the reader.
In your answer you should write about:
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• language features and techniques
• structural techniques
• the effect on the reader.
Support your views with detailed reference to the text.
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■■■ Turn
■ over
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 6 June 2025
Morning (Time: 2 hours 5
minutes)
Paper
referenc
e
1EN0/02
English
Language
🟐 🟐
PAPER 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
You must have: Total Marks
Source booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) English Language PAPER 2: Non-fiction and
Transactional Writing QP JUNE 2025
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate
pen.
• number.all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B.
Answer
• You should spend about 1 hour and 20 minutes on
• You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B.
• Answer
Section the
A. questions in the spaces
– there may be more space than you need.
• Plan your answers in the lined spaces/planning box provided. Plans
provided
will not be marked unless no other response is provided.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 96.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
• question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where
brackets
the quality of your written communication will be assessed
– you should take particular care on these questions with your vocabulary,
spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of
expression.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to
• Check your answers if you have time at P79470A
answer it. ©
2
,025 Pearson Education
Ltd. Y:1/1/1/e2/1/1
Turn over
, SECTION A
Reading
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Read Text 1. Then answer Questions 1–3.
You should spend about 1 hour 20 minutes on the WHOLE of Section A (Questions 1–7).
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 From lines 1–3, identify two things the writer says were caused by the hurricane winds.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... .................
(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
2 Read this extract.
“Kew Gardens will never be the same again in our lifetime, it will take
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years and years to regrow the trees,” said spokeswoman Christine
Brandt. “We are devastated. Hundreds of trees have been
uprooted – huge oak trees, black walnuts and tulip trees are gone.
The staff are profoundly distressed.
Everywhere we look trees are down or damaged, some of us have
worked here for years and it is like our children are gone.”
From the extract, give two things Christine Brandt says about the
trees. You may use your own words or quotations from the
text.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... .................
(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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2
■■■
■
, 3 Analyse how the writer uses language and structure to interest
and engage the reader.
In your answer you should write about:
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
• language features and techniques
• structural techniques
• the effect on the reader.
Support your views with detailed reference to the text.
(15)
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