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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Monday 22 May 2023
Pape
8EL0/02
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30
minutes) r
reference
English Language and Literature
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Varieties in Language and Literature
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean
copies) Source Booklet
(enclosed)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre the
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• in SectiononeB onquestion
Answer in Section A on your chosen theme and one question
your chosen texts.
• Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space than
you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• – usemarks
The for each question are shown in brackets
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to
answer it. Check your answers if you have time at the
end.
Turn over
1
,
,
, SECTION A
Prose Fiction Extract
Theme: Society and the
Individual
Answer ONE question on your chosen text. (You must choose a different text in Section
B.) Begin your answer on page 6.
EITHER
1 The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
Read the extract on pages 4–5 of the source booklet.
In this extract, Nick notices a change in mood at one of Gatsby’s
parties. With reference to the extract above, discuss:
• Fitzgerald’s use of linguistic and literary features
• how characters giving/assigning status to others is explored throughout the novel
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 25 marks)
OR
2 Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Read the extract on page 6 of the source booklet.
In this extract, Pip and Estella are reunited.
With reference to the extract above,
discuss:
• Dickens’ use of linguistic and literary features
• how attitudes that change over time are explored throughout the novel
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 25 marks)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Monday 22 May 2023
Pape
8EL0/02
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30
minutes) r
reference
English Language and Literature
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Varieties in Language and Literature
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean
copies) Source Booklet
(enclosed)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centre the
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• in SectiononeB onquestion
Answer in Section A on your chosen theme and one question
your chosen texts.
• Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space than
you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• – usemarks
The for each question are shown in brackets
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to
answer it. Check your answers if you have time at the
end.
Turn over
1
,
,
, SECTION A
Prose Fiction Extract
Theme: Society and the
Individual
Answer ONE question on your chosen text. (You must choose a different text in Section
B.) Begin your answer on page 6.
EITHER
1 The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
Read the extract on pages 4–5 of the source booklet.
In this extract, Nick notices a change in mood at one of Gatsby’s
parties. With reference to the extract above, discuss:
• Fitzgerald’s use of linguistic and literary features
• how characters giving/assigning status to others is explored throughout the novel
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 25 marks)
OR
2 Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Read the extract on page 6 of the source booklet.
In this extract, Pip and Estella are reunited.
With reference to the extract above,
discuss:
• Dickens’ use of linguistic and literary features
• how attitudes that change over time are explored throughout the novel
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 25 marks)
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