TQUK English Level 2 Reading Past Paper 2

The article shows that people in the UK waste a lot of food.

Give two examples from the article which support the idea that people waste a lot of food.

Explain the main argument the author of the article makes about food waste.

Give one example from the article to support why you think this is the main argument.

Replace the word or phrase in bold with a word or phrase which means the same thing.

Your word or phrase must keep the meaning the same in the context of the article.

‘Food being discarded daily’

Replace the word or phrase in bold with a word or phrase which means the same thing.

Your word or phrase must keep the meaning the same in the context of the article.

‘Suffering the consequences of food poverty’

Replace the word or phrase in bold with a word or phrase which means the same thing.

Your word or phrase must keep the meaning the same in the context of the article.

‘Thrown away in the greatest proportion’

In the Magazine forum, Charlie’s comment talks about their experience with food and food waste.

Give one fact and one opinion Charlie uses.

Look at Sam’s comments from the Magazine forum.

Does Sam use informal or formal language?

Give three examples from Sam’s comment to support your answer.

In the Magazine forum, Charlie writes:

‘Am I supposed to lose sleep if half a loaf of stale bread or a couple of mouldy potatoes end up in my bin?’

State one language feature used in this example.

Identify the effect Charlie is trying to have by using the stated language feature.

Give one example of a language feature from Sam’s comment.

What effect is Sam trying to have on the reader by using this language feature?

The author uses a heading to tell the reader what the leaflet is about.

State one other organisational feature used by the author of the leaflet.

Explain how this feature helps the reader.

The leaflet suggests that Evening College will be able to help the reader.

Identify three phrases that suggest this.

What style of writing has the author used in the leaflet?

Give two examples from the leaflet to support your answer.

Document 1 and Document 2 are both about the issue of food waste. Compare the documents.

You should compare:

• What the documents say about the issue of food waste
• The way the authors describe the issue of food waste