English Non-fiction Foundation exam paper What you’ll be asked to do

What will you see? O 3 sources you will write about O 5 questions on the sources for section A – the reading section O 2 questions (6 and 7) for section B – the writing section O Spend 1 hour 15 minutes on section A O Spend 1 hour on section B

Question one O Find four pieces of information from source 1 about a particular subject

Question one

Question two O Find four pieces of information from source 1 that show something in particular

Question two

Question three O Read source 2, pick out language features and explain how they do a particular thing (such as persuade) – Use PEE

Question three

Question four O Read source 3, pick out language features and explain how they do a particular thing (such as persuade and inform) – Use PEE

Question four

Question five O Choose two of the sources to write on O Write about the way the sources are presented O Compare how they look – are they similar or different

Question five

Question 6 O Spend 25 minutes on this section O You will have to either inform, explain or describe O You will have to write a particular text – it could be a letter, speech, article or something else

Question 7 O Spend 35 minutes on this section O You will have to persuade, argue or advise O You will have to write a particular text – it could be a letter, speech, article or something else