, SECTION 1
Overview of Paper 2: Writer's Viewpoints and
Perspectives
1 2 3 4
What the Paper Timing Differences from Skills Assessed
Tests 2 hours including 15
Paper 1 Information
Your ability to read, minutes reading time. Paper 2 focuses on retrieval
understand, and Allocate roughly 1 hour non-fiction texts, often Summarising
compare non-fiction 15 minutes for Section with a clear viewpoint, differences
texts from different A (reading) and 45 whereas Paper 1 deals
Analysing language
periods, and to write minutes for Section B with fiction. Expect
Comparing
your own non-fiction (writing). two sources in Section
piece. A, not one. viewpoints/method
s
Producing effective
non-fiction writing