english non-fiction foundation exam paper

English Non-fiction Foundation exam

paperWhat you’ll be asked to do

What will you see?O 3 sources you will write aboutO 5 questions on the sources for

section A – the reading sectionO 2 questions (6 and 7) for section B –

the writing sectionO Spend 1 hour 15 minutes on section

AO Spend 1 hour on section B

Question oneO Find four pieces of information from

source 1 about a particular subject

Question one

Question twoO Find four pieces of information from

source 1 that show something in particular

Question two

Question threeO Read source 2, pick out language

features and explain how they do a particular thing (such as persuade) – Use PEE

Question three

Question fourO Read source 3, pick out language

features and explain how they do a particular thing (such as persuade and inform) – Use PEE

Question four

Question fiveO Choose two of the sources to write

onO Write about the way the sources are

presentedO Compare how they look – are they

similar or different

Question five

Question 6O Spend 25 minutes on this sectionO You will have to either inform,

explain or describeO You will have to write a particular

text – it could be a letter, speech, article or something else

Question 7O Spend 35 minutes on this sectionO You will have to persuade, argue or

adviseO You will have to write a particular

text – it could be a letter, speech, article or something else