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GCSE English Language Paper 2 Timings

Got my English Language paper 2 tomorrow.. not sure what the timings are?
i have been advised to spend 5 minutes reading and 13 minutes on each 10 marker and the rest of the time on shorter questions. however i feel 1 hour is excessive for the transactional pieces so may spend only 45/50 on that
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Original post by lucyelkin
Got my English Language paper 2 tomorrow.. not sure what the timings are?


The first 15 min should be spent reading the questions, then the extracts and highlighting potential qoutes that can help you to answer the questions.
Original post by lucyelkin
got my english language paper 2 tomorrow.. Not sure what the timings are?


q1 - 5 minutes
q2 - 15 minutes - i say 15 because that includes reading time too
q3 - 15 minutes
q4 - 20/25 minutes
q5 - 45 minutes
Reply 4
Q1= 5 mntQ2= 8mntQ3= 12 mntQ4= 20 mntwriting section Plan writing peace= 10 mntWriting peace= 30 mntProofread=5 mnt
Reply 5
If it is for Edexcel, things are a bit different.

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