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General Certificate of Secondary Education Foundation Tier November 2009

English (Specification A)
Paper 2 Thursday 12 November 2009 9.00 am to 10.30 am

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For this paper you must have: ! an 8-page answer book ! a copy of the AQA Anthology labelled 2005 onwards in which Section 1 is not annotated.

Time allowed ! 1 hour 30 minutes Instructions ! Use black ink or black ball-point pen. ! Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is 3702/2F. ! Answer two questions. ! Answer one question from Section A. Answer one question from Section B. ! For Section A, you must have a copy of the AQA Anthology labelled 2005 onwards in the examination room. Section 1 of the Anthology must not contain any annotations. ! Write your answers in the answer book provided. ! Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. ! You must not use a dictionary. Information ! The maximum mark for this paper is 54. ! The marks for questions are shown in brackets. ! You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. All questions should be answered in continuous prose. Advice You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on each section.

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2 SECTION A: READING POETRY FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES This section relates to Section 1 of the AQA Anthology labelled 2005 onwards that you have been using during the course. Answer one question from this section on the poems you have studied in Section 1 of the Anthology: Poems from Different Cultures: (pages 5-18). You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.

EITHER 1 Compare the methods used to show you things about people’s lives in ‘Night of the Scorpion’ (page 9) with the methods used to show you things about people’s lives in one other poem from the Poems from Different Cultures. Write about:
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