English Writing Assessment
TASK
EXAMINER'S
USE
ONLY
1
2
3
On Demand Examination
TOTAL
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
ENGLISH WRITING
LEVEL 2
Test Code: FSENWL2SAMQP
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Available Marks: 45
Complete the details below in block capitals.
Candidate Name
Candidate
Number
Centre Code
Date of Birth
/
/
Number of additional sheets handed in
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
If you need more space, use the additional sheets provided.
Write your name, candidate number and task number on each sheet and attach them to the inside of your booklet.
Check your work carefully.
You may use a standard English or bilingual dictionary.
You have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the paper.
FSENWL2SAMQP
Page 1 of 4
© Education Development International plc 2010
Document 1 – Newspaper article
UK cold snap plunges to new low
As Britain shivers in temperatures as cold as the South Pole, forecasters are warning there is more to come.
The deep freeze left roads and pavements covered in ice, making driving and conditions for pedestrians extremely dangerous. Salt supplies are ‘stretched’, while thousands of schools are shut and air and rail travel are again affected by delays. In Hartlepool, Essex and Leeds, officials have decided to only grit key routes, leaving many roads untreated. Motorway hard shoulders are no longer being gritted, with the government prioritising salt for the worst-affected regions. There have even been reports of some local councils removing grit bins in certain areas in an attempt to reduce salt usage.
Milk deliveries have also been disrupted, with tankers struggling to reach dairy farms. Some farmers have had to dump supplies as few have large storage facilities while, in Scotland, several barn roofs have collapsed under the weight of snow. In Bristol Harbour, the temperature was low enough that the sea began to freeze over.
Conditions have been so poor in places that some
EXAMINER'S
USE
ONLY
1
2
3
On Demand Examination
TOTAL
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
ENGLISH WRITING
LEVEL 2
Test Code: FSENWL2SAMQP
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Available Marks: 45
Complete the details below in block capitals.
Candidate Name
Candidate
Number
Centre Code
Date of Birth
/
/
Number of additional sheets handed in
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
If you need more space, use the additional sheets provided.
Write your name, candidate number and task number on each sheet and attach them to the inside of your booklet.
Check your work carefully.
You may use a standard English or bilingual dictionary.
You have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the paper.
FSENWL2SAMQP
Page 1 of 4
© Education Development International plc 2010
Document 1 – Newspaper article
UK cold snap plunges to new low
As Britain shivers in temperatures as cold as the South Pole, forecasters are warning there is more to come.
The deep freeze left roads and pavements covered in ice, making driving and conditions for pedestrians extremely dangerous. Salt supplies are ‘stretched’, while thousands of schools are shut and air and rail travel are again affected by delays. In Hartlepool, Essex and Leeds, officials have decided to only grit key routes, leaving many roads untreated. Motorway hard shoulders are no longer being gritted, with the government prioritising salt for the worst-affected regions. There have even been reports of some local councils removing grit bins in certain areas in an attempt to reduce salt usage.
Milk deliveries have also been disrupted, with tankers struggling to reach dairy farms. Some farmers have had to dump supplies as few have large storage facilities while, in Scotland, several barn roofs have collapsed under the weight of snow. In Bristol Harbour, the temperature was low enough that the sea began to freeze over.
Conditions have been so poor in places that some