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AQA Level 1/2 Certificate

Foundation Tier
January 2013
English Language 87051F
Paper 1
Monday 14 January 2013 1.30pm to 3.30pm
For this paper you must have:
l an AQA 8-page answer book.
Time allowed
l 2 hours
Instructions
l Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
l Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this
paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is 87051F.
l Answer six questions.
l Answer all questions from Section A. Answer one question from Section B.
l Write your answers in the answer book provided.
l Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked.
l You must not use a dictionary.
Information
l The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
l The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
l You should:
use good English
organise information clearly
use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
l You are advised to spend about one hour on Section A and about one hour on Section B.
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SECTION A: READING
Answer all questions from this section.
Spend about one hour on this section.
This account is taken from Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance
Bears can be very dangerous. Grizzly bears are most feared, but sometimes black bears attack
humans. In this extract, a scientist in Alaska is examining rocks in the wilderness.
Read lines 15 then answer Question 01
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Question 1
0 1

What are the narrators thoughts when she sees the bear?
(3 marks)
Now read lines 618 and then answer Question 02
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Question 2
0 2

Explain how the situation develops between lines 6 18.
(6 marks)
Now read lines 1932 and then answer Question 03
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Question 3
0 3

Why is the narrator unable to get help?
(3 marks)
Now read the rest of the passage (lines 33 45) and then answer Question 04 and Question 05
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Question 4
0 4

Think about the whole passage (lines 145). How does the narrator make clear the
power and savagery of the bear?
(6 marks)
Question 5
0 5

Refer to the whole passage (lines 145). What do you learn about the narrators
character?
(7 marks)
Turn over for Section B
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SECTION B: WRITING
Answer one question from this section.
Spend about one hour on this section.
Remember to:
l plan
l paragraph
l communicate clearly.
At the end:
l read
l check
l correct.
EITHER
Question 6
0 6

Humans are more important than animals.
What do you think of this view?
(25 marks)
OR
Question 7
0 7

They reached the top of the hill. What they saw filled them with terror.
Describe what they saw.
(25 marks)
OR
Question 8
0 8

Write a story called The Rescue.
(25 marks)
END OF QUESTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT-HOLDERS AND PUBLISHERS
Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright-holders have been unsuccessful and AQA will
be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgements in future papers if notified.
Source A: Stephen Herrero, Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance, Lyons Press; 1st edition (May 1, 1988)
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