AQA Sample Paper: GCSE English Language Paper 2: Writers’
viewpoints and perspectives Mark Scheme
AQA Sample Paper: GCSE English
Language Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and
perspectives Mark Scheme
Q1. Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 18. Choose four statements below which
are true. [4 marks]
A. Malala finds it difficult to remember what her bedroom looks like.
B. Malala had a blue and white school uniform.
C. Malala’s bedroom shares a wall with her neighbour’s
house. D.Malala’s sister is called Safina.
E. There was a market near Malala’s home.
F. Malala’s father was the headmaster of the Khushal School for Girls.
G. Malala always speaks seriously to her father.
H. Malala no longer lives in her childhood home.
Q2. You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. Use details from both sources. Write
a summary of the differences between Malala’s home in Birmingham and Oliphant’s home in Lasswade.
[8 marks]
Level Skills Descriptors
Level 4 Shows a detailed understanding of differences between the two homes
Perceptive, Offers perceptive interpretation of both texts
detailed Synthesises evidence between texts
7-8 marks Selects a range of judicious quotations from both texts
Level 3 Shows a clear understanding of differences between the two homes
Clear, relevant Begins to interpret both texts
5-6 marks Demonstrates clear connections between texts
Selects relevant quotations/references from both texts to support response
Level 2 Identifies some differences between the two homes
Some, attempts Attempts some inference from one/both texts
3-4 marks Attempts to link evidence between texts
Selects some quotations/references; not always supporting (from one/both
texts)
Level 1 Shows simple awareness of
Simple, limited difference(s) Offers paraphrase rather
1-2 marks than inference Makes simple or no links
between texts
Simple reference or textual detail from one/both texts
, AO1 content may include ideas such as:
• Oliphant’s description of her home seems more positive than Malala’s description
• Malala doesn’t see Birmingham as her ‘true’ home; Oliphant has fond memories
• Malala’s home in Birmingham has many modern comforts – running water, large furniture, a
large TV – while Oliphant’s home does not. But the scene is still warm and comforting, e.g. the
fire,
mother pouring tea, etc.
• Malala lives in a large ‘cold’ city, whereas Oliphant lives outside Edinburgh, which she describes
as the ‘world’ (suggesting her home is quite separate from what she sees as the rest of the
world)
viewpoints and perspectives Mark Scheme
AQA Sample Paper: GCSE English
Language Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and
perspectives Mark Scheme
Q1. Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 18. Choose four statements below which
are true. [4 marks]
A. Malala finds it difficult to remember what her bedroom looks like.
B. Malala had a blue and white school uniform.
C. Malala’s bedroom shares a wall with her neighbour’s
house. D.Malala’s sister is called Safina.
E. There was a market near Malala’s home.
F. Malala’s father was the headmaster of the Khushal School for Girls.
G. Malala always speaks seriously to her father.
H. Malala no longer lives in her childhood home.
Q2. You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. Use details from both sources. Write
a summary of the differences between Malala’s home in Birmingham and Oliphant’s home in Lasswade.
[8 marks]
Level Skills Descriptors
Level 4 Shows a detailed understanding of differences between the two homes
Perceptive, Offers perceptive interpretation of both texts
detailed Synthesises evidence between texts
7-8 marks Selects a range of judicious quotations from both texts
Level 3 Shows a clear understanding of differences between the two homes
Clear, relevant Begins to interpret both texts
5-6 marks Demonstrates clear connections between texts
Selects relevant quotations/references from both texts to support response
Level 2 Identifies some differences between the two homes
Some, attempts Attempts some inference from one/both texts
3-4 marks Attempts to link evidence between texts
Selects some quotations/references; not always supporting (from one/both
texts)
Level 1 Shows simple awareness of
Simple, limited difference(s) Offers paraphrase rather
1-2 marks than inference Makes simple or no links
between texts
Simple reference or textual detail from one/both texts
, AO1 content may include ideas such as:
• Oliphant’s description of her home seems more positive than Malala’s description
• Malala doesn’t see Birmingham as her ‘true’ home; Oliphant has fond memories
• Malala’s home in Birmingham has many modern comforts – running water, large furniture, a
large TV – while Oliphant’s home does not. But the scene is still warm and comforting, e.g. the
fire,
mother pouring tea, etc.
• Malala lives in a large ‘cold’ city, whereas Oliphant lives outside Edinburgh, which she describes
as the ‘world’ (suggesting her home is quite separate from what she sees as the rest of the
world)
