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Figure 1:The 2014 questions<br />
QUESTION 4:<br />
Narrative Writing<br />
(a) Write a story called ‘The Path that led to Nowhere’.<br />
OR<br />
(b) Write a story that involves your attempt to cook a meal for others.<br />
was not out of place). In Paper 0522/03, students chose to answer one of two questions<br />
(See Figure 1) both of which meet the criteria of similarity to questions used by the study in the<br />
previous years.Table 2 shows the examinations from which the sample of writing was taken for<br />
2004–2014.<br />
Table 2: Comparison of the 2004, 2007 and 2014 examinations<br />
(Paper from which sample taken indicated by an asterisk)<br />
2004 Unit 1 Non-Fiction, Media 30% 1hr 45 Foundation – two articles, 400 and 550 words<br />
and Information<br />
Higher – two articles, 550 and 800 words<br />
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Unit 2 Different Cultures, 30% 1hr 45 Specified extracts from set texts – texts<br />
Analysis and Argument<br />
available during exams<br />
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Unit 3* Literary Heritage and 20% 1hr 45 Composition – two sentences<br />
alternative Imaginative Writing Specified extracts from set texts –<br />
texts available during exams<br />
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Unit 4 Literary Heritage and 20% n/a<br />
Coursework Imaginative Writing<br />
alternative<br />
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Unit 5 Speaking and Listening 20% n/a<br />
Coursework<br />
2007 Specification unchanged from 2004<br />
2014 Paper 1 Reading Passage (Core) 50% 1hr 45 Candidates answer two questions on one<br />
passage of 700–800 words<br />
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OR Paper 2 Reading Passages 50% 2hr Candidates answer three questions on two<br />
(Extended)<br />
passages of 600–700 words each, linked by a<br />
common theme<br />
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Paper 3* Directed Writing and 50% 2hr Candidates answer one question on a passage<br />
alternative Composition or passages totalling 700–800 words<br />
Candidates also answer one composition task<br />
from a choice of six titles<br />
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Component 4 Coursework Portfolio 50% n/a Candidates submit three assignments, each of<br />
alternative<br />
500–800 words<br />
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