Edexcel English Level 2 Practice paper 10 – Reading

Your friend is interested in how people travel to festivals.

Using Text A, identify two types of transport people can take to Northchester Festival.

Which word best describes the style of Text A?

Which two of these quotations from Text A are examples of formal language?

You have been asked to add subheadings to each paragraph in Text A.

Number each subheading from 1 to 5 to show which best matches each paragraph.

Two have been done for you.

What does this quotation from Text B suggest about shopping at festivals?

‘Splash out’

Text B includes both facts and opinions.

Which one of these statements is an opinion?

According to Text B, who carried out the study into festival spending?

Which organisational feature is used to present this information?

Using Text B, identify two things people like about the products on sale at festivals.

Using Text B, identify two reasons why companies like to test new products at festivals.

Using Text C, give two quotations that suggest it is easy to spend too much money at a festival.

Using Text C, identify two language features the writer uses to describe her experience at a festival.

Give an example to support each answer.

Which one of these quotations from Text C shows that the writer has a positive view of watching live music?

You may use a dictionary to answer this question.

‘If you crave a little more luxury’

Give one word or phrase to replace ‘crave’ that keeps the meaning of this quotation from Text A the same.

You may use a dictionary to answer this question.

‘Listening to animated conversations’

Give one word or phrase to replace ‘animated’ that keeps the meaning of this quotation from Text C the same.

Compare similar ideas from Text Aand Text C about the acts that you can see at festivals.

In your answer you should:

Give two similarities from these texts about the acts you can see at festivals

Compare similar ideas from Text Aand Text C about the acts that you can see at festivals.

In your answer you should:

Give one quotation from Text A and one quotation from Text C to support each similarity.

Which one of these statements about the language used in Text A and Text B is correct?

Your friend is interested in the choice of food at festivals.

Identify one piece of evidence from each of the three texts that shows that there is a wide choice of food at festivals.