Edexcel English Level 2 Practice paper 2 – Reading

Your friend wants to know about identity theft.

Using Text A, identify two ways that criminals can use your personal details illegally.

Which word best describes the style of Text A?

Which two of these quotations from Text A are examples of informal 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 scamming?

‘Spiralling out of control’

What does this quotation from Text B suggest about scamming?

‘Copycat website’

Text B includes both facts and opinions.

Which one of these statements is an opinion?

According to Text B, what percentage of fraud cases in 2018 were linked to authorised push payment?

Which organisational feature in Text B is used to present this information?

Using Text B, identify two examples of email fraud.

Using Text B, identify two ways you can avoid email fraud.

Using Text C, identify two quotations that show people are shocked to discover someone has tried to cheat them.

Using Text C, identify two language features the writers use to describe their experience of scams.

Give an example to support each answer.

Which one of these quotations from Text C conveys a positive view of people who help victims of fraud?

You may use a dictionary to answer this question.

‘More and more adept’

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

You may use a dictionary to answer this question.

‘Been so gullible’

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

Compare similar ideas from Text A and Text C about what you need to do to protect yourself from scams.

In your answer you should:

Give two similarities from these texts about what you need to do to protect yourself from scams

Compare similar ideas from Text A and Text C about what you need to do to protect yourself from scams.

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 relative wants to know how serious scamming is becoming.

Identify one piece of evidence from Text A that shows scams are an increasing problem.

Your relative wants to know how serious scamming is becoming.

Identify one piece of evidence from Text B that shows scams are an increasing problem.

Your relative wants to know how serious scamming is becoming.

Identify one piece of evidence from Text C that shows scams are an increasing problem.