GCSE English Literature J352/11 Modern prose or drama - Question 1

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GCSE English Literature exam paper J352/11 focused on modern prose or drama, requiring students to answer one question with two parts (a) and (b). The instructions specify writing in black ink in an OCR 12-page Answer Booklet, clearly showing question numbers and completing front-page boxes. The paper totals 40 marks, with marks for each question shown in brackets. Extract-based prompts compare family life in Anita and Me and explore a further significant moment, using language and techniques to create effects.

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Question 1

Compare family life in two extracts

Explore another significant moment in Anita and Me

Oxford Cambridge and RSA Tuesday 16 November 2021 – Morning GCSE English Literature J352/11 Modern prose or drama Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes You must have: • the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet Do not use: • copies of the text INSTRUCTIONS • Use black ink. • Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. • Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet. • All the questions have two parts,(a) and (b) . Answer both parts of the question. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 40. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ] . • This document has 16 pages. ADVICE • Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2021 [601/4872/X] DC (PQ) 301233/6 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over 2 BLANK PAGE © OCR 2021 J352/11 Oct21 3 | Modern prose or drama | Question | Page | | --- | --- | --- | | Anita and Me by Meera Syal | 1 | 4 | | Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro | 2 | 6 | | Animal Farm by George Orwell | 3 | 8 | | An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley | 4 | 10 | | My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley | 5 | 12 | | DNA by Dennis Kelly | 6 | 14 | © OCR 2021 J352/11 Oct21 Turn over 4 Modern prose or drama Answer one question. 1 Anita and Me by Meera Syal and The Football Factory by John King Read the two extracts below and then answer both part a) and part b) . You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on part a) and 30 minutes on part b) . For part a), you should focus only on the extracts here rather than referring to the rest of your studied text. a) AND b) 5 10 15 20 Compare how family life is presented in these two extracts. You should consider: • the situations and experiences faced by the characters • how the characters react to these situations and experiences • how the writers’ use of language and techniques creates effects. [20] Explore another moment in Anita and Me where family life is significant. [20] Extract 1 from: Anita and Me by Meera Syal In this extract, it is the day of the Fete. Meena’s mother is exhausted by looking after Suniland does not want to go with Meena. So I did not think I was being too unreasonable when I did suggest to mama, after yet another sleepless night, if she could maybe drop Sunil at the orphanage for a trial period. Her reply was to burst into tears and rush into her bedroom where she locked the door, and did not come out until papa spent ten minutes talking softly to her through the keyhole. He then pushed me into my bedroom and told me to ‘Stay there until you realise what you have just said ’ I was on the point of apologising until I heard Sunil laughing and gurgling as mama and papa played with him downstairs. Eventually papa called me to eat, I decided a grumpy ‘sorry’was fair exchange for a meal as I was starving. But papa made me feed Sunil before he let me touch my food. It was a near impossible task, trying to get a spoonful of puréed slopinto my brother’s anemone mouth. He was teething; two snow white stumps had appeared on his bottom gums and as he grabbed any opportunity to chew the spoon, I could feel the hard edges of two more top teeth grinding against the plastic. Mama and papa I knew were pretending not to watch me, but mama’s eyes were still puffy and I did not want another emotional collapse on my conscience. So I changed tactics; I tried aeroplane swoops, silly voices, pulling plasticine faces, I showed willing as a devoted sister although I knew a funnel and a pair of bellows would have done the trick, and all through my performance, Sunil clapped and laughed and refused to eat a morsel. Wordlessly, mama took the spoon off meand shovelled the food into Sunil’s waiting, open mouth, he ate gratefully, his eyes never leaving her face, they basked in each other’s adoration. Then I knew what the problem with my brother was, he did not want anyone else except mama. © OC

FAQs

What is the required answering format for this exam paper?

Answer one question. Each question has two parts, (a) and (b), and both parts must be answered in the OCR Answer Booklet with the question numbers clearly shown.

How many marks does the paper award in total, and how are marks shown?

The total mark for the paper is 40. The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].

Which texts and extracts are used for Question 1?

Question 1 is based on extracts from Anita and Me by Meera Syal and The Football Factory by John King, followed by a task exploring another significant moment in Anita and Me.

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