AQA Level 1/2 Certificate Foundation Tier June 2013

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1 AQA Level 1/2 Certificate Foundation Tier June 2013 English Literature 87101F Paper 1 Monday 20 May am to am For this paper you must have: an AQA 8-page answer book. Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes A Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is 87101F. Answer two questions. Answer Section A and one question from Section B. You must have a copy of the text/s you have studied in the examination room. The texts must not be annotated, and must not contain additional notes or materials. Write your answers in the answer book provided. Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked. You must not use a dictionary. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 75. You should: use good English organise information clearly use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on Section A and about 45 minutes on Section B F

2 2 Section A: Unseen Poetry Answer both parts of the question. Spend about 45 minutes on this section. The poem below is about winter weather. Read the poem and then answer the question that follows. Hard Frost Frost called to water Halt! And crusted the moist snow with sparkling salt; Brooks*, their own bridges, stop, And icicles in long stalactites drop, And tench** in water-holes Lurk under gluey glass like fish in bowls. In the hard-rutted lane At every footstep breaks a brittle pane, And twinkling trees ice-bound Changed into weeping willows, sweep the ground; Dead boughs take root in ponds And ferns on windows shoot their ghostly fronds. But vainly the fierce frost Interns*** poor fish, ranks trees in an armed host, Hangs daggers from house-eaves And on the windows ferny ambush weaves; In the long war grown warmer The sun will strike him dead and strip his armour. Andrew Young * Brooks - small streams ** tench - a type of fish *** Interns imprisons

3 3 Question Answer and Part (b) Write about the features of winter which are described in this poem. How does the poet use different methods to create this picture of winter? (35 marks) Turn over for Section B Turn over U

4 4 Section B: Set Texts Answer one question from this section. Spend about 45 minutes on this section. Arthur Miller: A View from the Bridge EITHER Question Answer and Part (b) One student said, I feel very sorry for Beatrice. How far do you agree with this view? How does Miller present Beatrice in A View from the Bridge? Henrik Ibsen: A Doll s House Question Answer and Part (b) How far do you agree that Krogstad is the villain of the play? What methods does Ibsen use to present the character of Krogstad?

5 5 R C Sherriff: Journey s End Question Remind yourself of the extract below from the beginning of the play. Answer the question that follows. hardy [looking round]: Hullo, Osborne! Your fellows arriving? osborne [hitching off his pack and dropping it in a corner]: Yes. They re just coming in. hardy: Splendid! Have a drink. osborne: Thanks. [He crosses and sits on the left-hand bed.] hardy [passing the whisky and a mug]: Don t have too much water. It s rather strong today. osborne [slowly mixing a drink]: I wonder what it is they put in the water. hardy: Some sort of disinfectant, I suppose. osborne: I d rather have the microbes, wouldn t you? hardy: I would yes osborne: Well, cheero. hardy: Cheero. Excuse my sock, won t you? osborne: Certainly. It s a nice-looking sock. hardy: It is rather, isn t it? Guaranteed to keep the feet dry. Trouble is, it gets so wet doing it. osborne: Stanhope asked me to come and take over. He s looking after the men coming in. hardy: Splendid! You know, I m awfully glad you ve come. osborne: I heard it was a quiet bit of line up here. hardy: Well, yes in a way. But you never know. Sometimes nothing happens for hours on end; then all of a sudden over she comes! rifle grenades Minnies and those horrid little things like pineapples you know. osborne: I know. hardy: Swish swish swish swish BANG! osborne: All right all right I know Answer and Part (b) What do you learn about the men and their situation from this extract? How does Sherriff present the character of Hardy in the play as a whole? Turn over U

6 6 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Question Answer and Part (b) How does Shakespeare present the Nurse as a comic character in Act 1 Scene 3? What do you learn about the Nurse s character and role in the play as a whole?

7 7 Charlotte Keatley: My Mother Said I Never Should Question Remind yourself of Jackie s speech from Act 3 Scene 5 which is printed below. Answer the question that follows. Extract from My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley. Text removed from web and extranet versions due to copyright permission restrictions. Answer and Part (b) How does Keatley reveal Jackie s feelings here? How far do you agree that Jackie is the rebel of the play? Turn over U

8 8 Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Question Answer and Part (b) Jane Austen s original title for the novel was First Impressions. What are your first impressions of Mr Darcy in Chapter 3? How does Austen create different impressions of Mr Darcy in the rest of the novel? Charles Dickens: Great Expectations Question Answer and Part (b) How does Dickens present the character of Joe Gargery in Chapter 2 of Great Expectations? How do you respond to Joe in the rest of the novel?

9 9 Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go Question Answer and Part (b) How does Ishiguro present Tommy during his time at Hailsham? How do you think Tommy changes after leaving Hailsham? Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Question Answer and Part (b) In what ways does Christopher s character change in the novel? How does Haddon show these changes to the reader? END OF QUESTIONS

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12 12 There are no questions printed on this page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT-HOLDERS AND PUBLISHERS Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright-holders have been unsuccessful and AQA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgements in future papers if notified. Question 1: Question 4: Question 6: Hard Frost by Andrew Young. extract from Journey s End by R.C. Sherriff. Copyright R.C. Sherriff. extract from My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley. Copyright Charlotte Keatley. Copyright 2013 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.