What's the difference between Paper 1 and Paper 2 in GCSE English?

Question

I'm sitting paper 2 tomorrow and I have no idea:(

Answer 1

I'm doing the english exam tomorrow too. It is Poems from Different Cultures in the First Section and writing to Describe, Explain or to Inform is the second section. 1 Hour 30 Minutes :) Good Luck!

Answer 2

You're doing the AQA exam like me tomorrow. Here is what will be in the paper.

The first part (45 minutes) is a question on Poems from Different Cultures. The second part lets you choose from four questions. It is writing to inform, describe and explain.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

poems from different cultures

Answer 4

the first paper is language

in this u don't read or analyse poems

u gotta nwrite them

consists of grammar n stuff

but paper 2-literature

is like a big headache

u gotta read shortstories and a book

analyse the authors style

the theme of the story or book

who said this to who and why they said that

meanings of words

they give u an excerpt from the story and ask u questions from that story

goodluck

i never manage prepare on time but there's always a friend to help e out in time and i pass with 70's and 80's

Answer 5

Paper 1 - Section A - A prose text (fiction) where you have to answer 4 quuestions

               - Section B - 1. Descriptive writing

               - """"""""""" -  2. Story

Paper 1 - Section A - Two non-fiction texts and answer questions based on them.

               - Section B - 1. Transactional Writing

               -"""""""""""" - 2. """"""""""""""""""""""""