openingworldsexampractice

__Exam Preparation - Sample Questions__
=__English, Unit 2:Prose Post-1914__= =__**Foundation Tier**__=

Either
1. Read the extract from **The Red Ball** (line 152, “His father then fell...” to line 233 “went back to sleep again”.) and then answer the question below.

Both **The Red Ball** and **The Gold-Legged Frog** show families struggling against poverty.

· How are the families affected by this struggle against poverty? · What do you find particularly moving about the presentation of the struggle against poverty in each story?

OR
2. Write about **two stories** from **Opening Worlds** in which schools seem to be out of touch with their pupils or their communities.

· I*n what ways are the schools out of touch? · How do the writers make clear to you the differences between life in school and life out of school?

OR

 * 3.** Choose **two** stories from **Opening Worlds** which you feel show unhappy relationships between parents and children.

· In what ways are the relationships unhappy? · Do the stories lead you to blame someone or something for the unhappiness?

=__Higher Tier__=

Either
1. Read the extract from **The Red Ball** (line 152 “His father then fell...” to line 233 “went back to sleep again”.) and then answer the question below.

Explore the ways in which a family’s struggle against poverty is presented in **The Red Ball** and **one other** story from **Opening Worlds.** How do Khan and the other writer make you aware of the suffering which poverty can bring to a family?

OR
2. Explore the ways in which **two stories** from **Opening Worlds** present schools which are out of touch with their pupils or their communities. How do the writers contrast the world of school with the world outside in these two stories?

OR

3. Choose **two** stories from **Opening Worlds** which you feel present unhappy relationships between parents and children. How dot eh writers make you feel the force of this unhappiness and understand the reasons behind it?

The style of Exam Questions

· All questions require you to be familiar with **two** linked stories but you won’t have to compare the stories. · All questions will focus on the social, cultural, historical and literary context of the stories. · The style of the questions for English and for English literature is more or less the same. You have a choice of **two** questions in English, and **three** in English Literature. · You have slightly longer for your English Literature answer. (**45 minutes** compared with **40 minutes** for English) but you have to prepare all **twelve** stories (compared with **six** for English). Your English answer in the stories is worth **10%** of your overall mark for English; you English Literature answer is worth **25%** of your overall mark for English Literature. · Questions may use an extract from one of the stories as a starting-point. · Questions are often addressed to “you” as an individual with a personal space.


 * What are the examiners looking for?**

You must answer the question they have set. You must express **your view** of the stories in relation to the question. You must support your response with direct quotations and detail from the stories. You must try to look closely at the way the stories are written. You must make sure that you express your ideas clearly and accurately. In English Literature, for instance, **5%** of your mark will depend on your control of spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.
 * Relevance:**
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 * Textual Detail:**
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If you keep these **five** areas in mind as you plan and write your answers, you will cover all the important **Assessment Objectives** and achieve a good mark.