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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 23 May 2025
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
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English Language 🟐 🟐
PAPER 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
You must have: Total Marks
Reading Text Insert (enclosed)
PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL 1/LEVEL2 GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER
1: FICTION AND IMAGINATIVE WRITING QUESTIONS MAY 2025
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B.
•• You should spend about 1 hour on Section A.
You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B.
• Answer the questions
– there may in thethan
be more space spaces
youprovided
need.
• Plan your answers in the lined spaces/planning box provided. Plans will not be
marked unless no other response is provided
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 64.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
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, SECTION A
Reading
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Read the text in the Reading Text Insert provided and answer ALL questions.
You should spend about 1 hour on this section.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 From lines 1–4, identify a word or phrase which shows that Bobby is going
somewhere that is dangerous.
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(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 Read this extract.
… somehow, it became clear to us that, if God left him alive, and if the war ever
came to an end, he and I should belong to one another. When he went he kissed
me, I kissed him back again, most lovingly, with many tears.
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Ah! parting. And so Bobby got into a carriage and drove away, and then
I wept as one that would not be comforted.
From the extract, give two ways in which the narrator shows how much she
loves Bobby.
You may use your own words or quotations from the text.
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ........ ... ....
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2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ........ ... ....
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(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 23 May 2025
Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper
reference 1EN0/01
English Language 🟐 🟐
PAPER 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
You must have: Total Marks
Reading Text Insert (enclosed)
PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL 1/LEVEL2 GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER
1: FICTION AND IMAGINATIVE WRITING QUESTIONS MAY 2025
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B.
•• You should spend about 1 hour on Section A.
You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B.
• Answer the questions
– there may in thethan
be more space spaces
youprovided
need.
• Plan your answers in the lined spaces/planning box provided. Plans will not be
marked unless no other response is provided
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 64.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
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, SECTION A
Reading
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Read the text in the Reading Text Insert provided and answer ALL questions.
You should spend about 1 hour on this section.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 From lines 1–4, identify a word or phrase which shows that Bobby is going
somewhere that is dangerous.
. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . ....... .... ... ... .... .
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 Read this extract.
… somehow, it became clear to us that, if God left him alive, and if the war ever
came to an end, he and I should belong to one another. When he went he kissed
me, I kissed him back again, most lovingly, with many tears.
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Ah! parting. And so Bobby got into a carriage and drove away, and then
I wept as one that would not be comforted.
From the extract, give two ways in which the narrator shows how much she
loves Bobby.
You may use your own words or quotations from the text.
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ........ ... ....
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2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ........ ... ....
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