English Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Section A: Reading Text Insert

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1 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9 1) English Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Section A: Reading Text Insert Tuesday 6 June 2017 Morning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Paper Reference 1EN0/01 Do not return this Reading Text Insert with the question paper. Advice Read the text before answering the questions in Section A of the question paper. P49365A 2017 Pearson Education Ltd. 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 *P49365A* Turn over

2 Read the text below and answer Questions 1 4 on the question paper. In this extract the narrator is walking back to London alone late at night. He has arrived at a deserted crossroads. The Woman in White: Wilkie Collins In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop by the touch of a hand laid lightly and suddenly on my shoulder from behind me. I turned on the instant, with my fingers tightening round the handle of my stick. There, in the middle of the broad bright high-road there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven stood the figure of a solitary woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments, her face bent in grave inquiry on mine, her hand pointing to the dark cloud over London, as I faced her. I was far too seriously startled by the suddenness with which this extraordinary apparition stood before me, in the dead of night and in that lonely place, to ask what she wanted. The strange woman spoke first Is that the road to London? she said. I looked attentively at her, as she put that singular question to me. It was then nearly one o clock. All I could discern distinctly by the moonlight was a colourless, youthful face, meagre* and sharp to look at about the cheeks and chin; large, grave, wistfully attentive eyes; nervous, uncertain lips; and light hair of a pale, brownish-yellow hue. There was nothing wild, nothing immodest in her manner: it was quiet and self-controlled, a little melancholy and a little touched by suspicion; not exactly the manner of a lady, and, at the same time, not the manner of a woman in the humblest rank of life. The voice, little as I had yet heard of it, had something curiously still and mechanical in its tones, and the utterance was remarkably rapid. She held a small bag in her hand: and her dress bonnet, shawl, and gown all of white was, so far as I could guess, certainly not composed of very delicate or very expensive materials. Her figure was slight, and rather above the average height her gait** and actions free from the slightest approach to extravagance. This was all that I could observe of her in the dim light and under the perplexingly strange circumstances of our meeting. What sort of a woman she was, and how she came to be out alone in the high-road, an hour after midnight, I altogether failed to guess. The one thing of which I felt certain was, that the grossest of mankind could not have misconstrued her motive in speaking, even at that suspiciously late hour and in that suspiciously lonely place. Did you hear me? she said, still quietly and rapidly, and without the least fretfulness or impatience. I asked if that was the way to London Yes, I replied, that is the way: it leads to St. John s Wood and the Regent s Park. You must excuse my not answering you before. I was rather startled by your sudden appearance in the road; and I am, even now, quite unable to account for it. You don t suspect me of doing anything wrong, do you? I have done nothing wrong. I have met with an accident I am very unfortunate in being here alone so late. Why do you suspect me of doing wrong? 35 She spoke with unnecessary earnestness and agitation, and shrank back from me several paces. I did my best to reassure her. 2 P49365A

3 Pray don t suppose that I have any idea of suspecting you, I said, or any other wish than to be of assistance to you, if I can. I only wondered at your appearance in the road, because it seemed to me to be empty the instant before I saw you. 40 She turned, and pointed back to a place at the junction of the road to London and the road to Hampstead, where there was a gap in the hedge. I heard you coming, she said, and hid there to see what sort of man you were, before I risked speaking. I doubted and feared about it till you passed; and then I was obliged to steal after you, and touch you. 45 Steal after me and touch me? Why not call to me? Strange, to say the least of it. meagre* thin and undernourished gait** a person s manner of walking P49365A 3

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5 Write your name here Surname Other names Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9 1) Centre Number English Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Candidate Number Tuesday 6 June 2017 Morning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes You must have: Reading Text Insert (enclosed) Paper Reference 1EN0/01 Total Marks Instructions Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B. You should spend about 1 hour on Section A. You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B. Answer the questions in the spaces provided there may be more space than you need. Information The total mark for this paper is 64. The marks for each question are shown in brackets use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed you should take particular care on these questions with your use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression. Advice Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over P49365A 2017 Pearson Education Ltd. 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 *P49365A0116*

6 SECTION A Reading Read the text in the Reading Text Insert provided and answer ALL questions. You should spend about 1 hour on this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1 From lines 1-2, identify a word or phrase which describes how the hand is laid on the narrator s shoulder. (Total for Question 1 = 1 mark) 2 From lines 4-10, give two ways in which the appearance of the woman surprises the narrator. You may use your own words or quotations from the text (Total for Question 2 = 2 marks) 2 *P49365A0216*

7 3 In lines 12-29, how does the writer use language and structure to show the narrator s thoughts and feelings? Support your views with reference to the text. (Total for Question 3 = 6 marks) *P49365A0316* 3 Turn over

8 4 In this extract, there is an attempt to create an atmosphere of mystery. Evaluate how successfully this is achieved. Support your views with detailed reference to the text. (15) 4 *P49365A0416*

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10 .... (Total for Question 4 = 15 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 24 MARKS 6 *P49365A0616*

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12 SECTION B Imaginative Writing Answer ONE question. You should spend about 45 minutes on this section. Write your answer in the space provided. EITHER * 5 Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you met somebody new. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the images. * Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar. (Total for Question 5 = 40 marks) OR * 6 Write about a time when something strange or unusual happened to you or someone you know. Your response could be real or imagined. * Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar. (Total for Question 6 = 40 marks) BEGIN YOUR ANSWER ON PAGE 10 8 *P49365A0816*

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14 Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box. If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate your new question with a cross. Chosen question number: Question 5 Question 6 Write your answer to Section B here: 10 *P49365A01016*

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18 TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 40 MARKS TOTAL FOR PAPER = 64 MARKS 14 *P49365A01416*

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20 BLANK PAGE Source information Jules Selmes. Pearson Education Ltd RayArt Graphics / Alamy Stock Photo Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. Pearson Education Ltd. will, if notified, be happy to rectify any errors or omissions and include any such rectifications in future editions. 16 *P49365A01616*