OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA Wednesday 18 May 2022 - Morning GCSE (9—1) English Language J351/01 Communicating information and ideas Time allowed: 2 hours

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Section A Reading information and ideas Answer all the questions in Section A. You are advised to spend one hour on this section. Question 1 is about Text 1, Walks in and around London by Uncle Jo... nathan. 1 (a) Look again at lines 5–13. Give two things which make the poor children’s houses less comfortable than the rich children’s houses. ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] (b) Look again at lines 9–13. Explain two ways in which the family life of the poor children is also less happy. ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] 3 © OCR 2022 Turn over Question 2 is about Text 1, Walks in and around London by Uncle Jonathan, and Text 2, This Boy by Alan Johnson. 2 Both texts describe the lives of young children growing up in London. What are the similarities in the lives of these young children? 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[6] 4 © OCR 2022 Question 3 is about Text 2, This Boy by Alan Johnson. 3 Look again at lines 10–28. Explore how Alan Johnson uses language and structure to describe attitudes to violence when he was growing up. Support your ideas by referring to the text, using relevant subject terminology. 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.......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 © OCR 2022 Question 4 is about Text 1, Walks in and around London by Uncle Jonathan, and Text 2, This Boy by Alan Johnson. 4 ‘Both texts describe how poor children were able to escape the misery of their lives.’ How far do you agree with this statement? In your answer you should: • discuss what the texts show us about the lives of poor children • explain how far you agree that poor children were able to escape from misery • compare the ways the texts present attempts to escape. Support your response with quotations from both texts. 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.......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 © OCR 2022 Turn over Section B Writing for audience, impact and purpose Choose one of the following writing tasks. You are advised to spend one hour on this section. In this section you will be assessed on the quality of your extended response. These questions are marked with an asterisk (*). You are advised to plan and check your work carefully. EITHER 5* Write a newspaper article for parents to express concern about a childhood game. In your article you should: • describe in detail the kind of game played • explain what parents could do about their concerns • explain the results of this game going wrong. [40] OR 6* Write a letter to the local council to persuade them to provide better outdoor facilities for young people. In your letter you should: • explain why better outdoor facilities for young people are needed • describe what kind of outdoor facilities you would like the council to provide • explain how this kind of outdoor facility would benefit young people. 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