GCSE
C700U20-1 S25-C700U20-1
FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 2025 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – Component 2
19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading
and Transactional/Persuasive Writing
2 hours
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Resource Material for use with Section A.
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen or correction fluid.
Answer all questions in Sections A and B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 1 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
You are advised to spend your time as follows:
Section A – about 10 minutes reading
– about 50 minutes answering the questions
Section B – spend 30 minutes on each question
– about 5 minutes planning
– about 25 minutes writing
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Section A (Reading): 40 marks
Section B (Writing): 40 marks
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part-question.
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, 2
SECTION A: 40 marks
Answer all the following questions.
The separate Resource Material for use with Section A is a newspaper article, ‘Preet Chandi is
the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole’ by Rachel Treisman.
The extract on the opposite page is part of a diary of an expedition to the North Pole by Norwegian
explorer, Fridtjof Nansen.
Read the newspaper article, ‘Preet Chandi is the first woman of colour to complete a solo
expedition to the South Pole’, in the separate Resource Material.
1 1 a) Name one of the endurance events Preet Chandi has taken part in. [1]
b) How long did Preet Chandi train for her South Pole expedition? [1]
c) How will the adventure grant be used? [1]
1 2 Preet Chandi is described as being a very inspiring person. How does the writer try to
show this? [10]
You should comment on:
• what is said
• the use of language, tone and structure
• other ways the writer tries to show that Preet Chandi is a very inspiring person.
You must refer to the text to support your comments, using relevant subject
terminology where appropriate.
To answer the following questions you must read the diary entries of Fridtjof Nansen on
the opposite page.
1 3 a) What job did Fridtjof Nansen have while his companion, Johansen, looked after
the dogs? [1]
b) When Johansen fell into the icy water, how did he manage to get out? [1]
c) How did the men keep warm after their final meal? [1]
1 4 “Fridtjof Nansen’s diary entries suggest that day by day he increasingly felt the
expedition had become too difficult to continue.”
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
You should comment on:
• what is said
• how it is said. [10]
You must refer to the text to support your comments.
To answer the following questions you must use both texts.
1 5 Using information from both texts, explain briefly what food and drink Preet Chandi and
Fridtjof Nansen had on their expeditions. [4]
You should make it clear which text you are referring to.
1 6 Both of these texts are about polar expeditions.
Compare:
• the challenges Preet Chandi and Fridtjof Nansen faced when they were on their
expeditions
• how the writers make these challenges clear to readers. [10]
You must use the text to support your comments and make it clear which text you are
referring to.
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C700U20-1 S25-C700U20-1
FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 2025 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – Component 2
19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading
and Transactional/Persuasive Writing
2 hours
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Resource Material for use with Section A.
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen or correction fluid.
Answer all questions in Sections A and B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 1 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
You are advised to spend your time as follows:
Section A – about 10 minutes reading
– about 50 minutes answering the questions
Section B – spend 30 minutes on each question
– about 5 minutes planning
– about 25 minutes writing
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Section A (Reading): 40 marks
Section B (Writing): 40 marks
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part-question.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. JD*(S25-C700U20-1)
, 2
SECTION A: 40 marks
Answer all the following questions.
The separate Resource Material for use with Section A is a newspaper article, ‘Preet Chandi is
the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole’ by Rachel Treisman.
The extract on the opposite page is part of a diary of an expedition to the North Pole by Norwegian
explorer, Fridtjof Nansen.
Read the newspaper article, ‘Preet Chandi is the first woman of colour to complete a solo
expedition to the South Pole’, in the separate Resource Material.
1 1 a) Name one of the endurance events Preet Chandi has taken part in. [1]
b) How long did Preet Chandi train for her South Pole expedition? [1]
c) How will the adventure grant be used? [1]
1 2 Preet Chandi is described as being a very inspiring person. How does the writer try to
show this? [10]
You should comment on:
• what is said
• the use of language, tone and structure
• other ways the writer tries to show that Preet Chandi is a very inspiring person.
You must refer to the text to support your comments, using relevant subject
terminology where appropriate.
To answer the following questions you must read the diary entries of Fridtjof Nansen on
the opposite page.
1 3 a) What job did Fridtjof Nansen have while his companion, Johansen, looked after
the dogs? [1]
b) When Johansen fell into the icy water, how did he manage to get out? [1]
c) How did the men keep warm after their final meal? [1]
1 4 “Fridtjof Nansen’s diary entries suggest that day by day he increasingly felt the
expedition had become too difficult to continue.”
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
You should comment on:
• what is said
• how it is said. [10]
You must refer to the text to support your comments.
To answer the following questions you must use both texts.
1 5 Using information from both texts, explain briefly what food and drink Preet Chandi and
Fridtjof Nansen had on their expeditions. [4]
You should make it clear which text you are referring to.
1 6 Both of these texts are about polar expeditions.
Compare:
• the challenges Preet Chandi and Fridtjof Nansen faced when they were on their
expeditions
• how the writers make these challenges clear to readers. [10]
You must use the text to support your comments and make it clear which text you are
referring to.
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