2025 AQA A-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Language,
the Individual and Society Question Paper & Mark Scheme
(Merged) Wednesday 21 May 2025 [VERIFIED]
A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
an AQA 12-page answer book
the Insert for Section A (enclosed).
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7702/1.
There are two sections:
– Section A: Textual variations and representations
– Section B: Children’s language development.
Answer all questions from Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from Section B.
Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
There are 25 marks for Question 1, 25 marks for Question 2 and 20 marks for Question 3.
There are 30 marks for either Question 4 or Question 5.
You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of this paper, for reference.
Advice
It is recommended that you use:
– 30 minutes reading and preparing the texts
– 30 minutes writing your Question 1 answer
– 30 minutes writing your Question 2 answer
– 20 minutes writing your Question 3 answer
– 40 minutes writing your Section B answer.
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There are no questions printed on this page
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Section A
Textual variations and representations
Answer all questions from this section.
Text A and Text B are on the Insert.
Text A is an article from Mail Online published in 2020. It is about a campaign in Australia to remove
statues of the 18th century explorer Captain James Cook.
Text B is an extract from a book titled The History of Cleveland, written by Reverend John Graves in
1808. In a section on the village of Marton, Yorkshire, Graves writes about the achievements of
Captain James Cook, who was born there.
0 1 Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 2 Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 3 Explore the similarities and differences in the ways that Text A and Text B use language.
[20 marks]
Turn over for Section B
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun25/7702/1
the Individual and Society Question Paper & Mark Scheme
(Merged) Wednesday 21 May 2025 [VERIFIED]
A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
an AQA 12-page answer book
the Insert for Section A (enclosed).
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7702/1.
There are two sections:
– Section A: Textual variations and representations
– Section B: Children’s language development.
Answer all questions from Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from Section B.
Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
There are 25 marks for Question 1, 25 marks for Question 2 and 20 marks for Question 3.
There are 30 marks for either Question 4 or Question 5.
You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of this paper, for reference.
Advice
It is recommended that you use:
– 30 minutes reading and preparing the texts
– 30 minutes writing your Question 1 answer
– 30 minutes writing your Question 2 answer
– 20 minutes writing your Question 3 answer
– 40 minutes writing your Section B answer.
IB/G/Jun25/G4006/E6 7702/1
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There are no questions printed on this page
IB/G/Jun25/7702/1
, 3
Section A
Textual variations and representations
Answer all questions from this section.
Text A and Text B are on the Insert.
Text A is an article from Mail Online published in 2020. It is about a campaign in Australia to remove
statues of the 18th century explorer Captain James Cook.
Text B is an extract from a book titled The History of Cleveland, written by Reverend John Graves in
1808. In a section on the village of Marton, Yorkshire, Graves writes about the achievements of
Captain James Cook, who was born there.
0 1 Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 2 Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 3 Explore the similarities and differences in the ways that Text A and Text B use language.
[20 marks]
Turn over for Section B
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun25/7702/1
