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General Certificate of Secondary Education Higher Tier January 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
English/English Language
Unit 1 Tuesday 10 January 2012 9.00 am to 11.15 am
ENG1H
Understanding and producing non-fiction texts
H
For this paper you must have: Sources 1, 2 and 3 which are provided as a loose insert inside this question paper.
Time allowed 2 hours and 15 minutes 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. 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. 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. There is one insert inside this question paper. Sources 1, 2 and 3 are printed on the insert. 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 Before you start writing read through all six of the questions you have to answer and the three reading sources. You are advised to spend about one hour on Section A and about one hour on Section B.
(JAN12ENG1H01)
M/Jan12/ENG1H
ENG1H
2 Section A: Reading Answer all questions in this section. You are advised to spend about one hour on this section.
Do not write outside the box
Read Source 1, the online newspaper article called Britain’s big problem with water by Geoffrey Lean. 1 What do you learn from Geoffrey Lean’s article about
Candidate Number
For Examiner’s Use
Examiner’s Initials
Question
Mark
General Certificate of Secondary Education Higher Tier January 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
English/English Language
Unit 1 Tuesday 10 January 2012 9.00 am to 11.15 am
ENG1H
Understanding and producing non-fiction texts
H
For this paper you must have: Sources 1, 2 and 3 which are provided as a loose insert inside this question paper.
Time allowed 2 hours and 15 minutes 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. 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. 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. There is one insert inside this question paper. Sources 1, 2 and 3 are printed on the insert. 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 Before you start writing read through all six of the questions you have to answer and the three reading sources. You are advised to spend about one hour on Section A and about one hour on Section B.
(JAN12ENG1H01)
M/Jan12/ENG1H
ENG1H
2 Section A: Reading Answer all questions in this section. You are advised to spend about one hour on this section.
Do not write outside the box
Read Source 1, the online newspaper article called Britain’s big problem with water by Geoffrey Lean. 1 What do you learn from Geoffrey Lean’s article about