2023 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/2 Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/2 Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives Monday 12 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • Source A and Source B – provided as a separate Insert. Instructions • Answer all questions. • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. • Do not write outside 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 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. • You must refer to the Insert booklet provided. • You must not use a dictionary. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 80. • There are 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B. • You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. • You will be assessed on the quality of your reading in Section A. • You will be assessed on the quality of your writing in Section B. Advice • You are advised to spend about 15 minutes reading through the sources and all five questions you have to answer. • You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write. • You should make sure you leave sufficient time to check your answers. *JUN* IB/G/Jun23/E5 8700/2 2 Section A: Reading Answer all questions in this section. You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section. 0 1 Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 7. Choose four statements below which are true. • Shade the circles in the boxes of the ones that you think are true. • Choose a maximum of four statements. • If you make an error cross out the whole box. • If you change your mind and require a statement that has been crossed out then draw a circle around the box. [4 marks] A The writer is at the start of his train journey. B The writer is looking forward to leaving the train. C The writer will be on the train for three more days. D The train has a carriage where meals are served. E The writer thinks the bread has been delicious. F The writer feels that he has been cut off from society while on the train. G The writer has had many activities to keep him busy on the train. H The writer does not have any plans for when he leaves the train. Do not write outside the box 4 *02* IB/G/Jun23/8700/2 3 0 2 You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. The writers in Source A and Source B are travelling on different types of trains. Use details from both sources to write a summary of what you understand about the differences between the two trains.