| AQA & EDEXCEL IGCSE • LANGUAGE PAPER 2 • READING QUESTIONS Reading Analysis: Non-Fiction A complete guide for GCSE students aged 13–18 £15 — one-off purchase • download immediately • yours to keep |
| The reading questions are worth more than most students spend on them. Language Paper 2’s reading section is worth 40 marks — the same as the writing question. Most students prepare for the writing and hope the reading looks after itself. This guide is to close that gap: it teaches the specific skills that reading analysis requires, demonstrates them at Grade 4, 6, and 9 on the same texts, and gives you exercises to practise on before the exam. The core skill of the reading questions — zooming into a specific word and explaining precisely what it does — is learnable. This guide teaches it directly. |
What’s in the guide
| Q? | How the paper works — AQA and Edexcel IGCSE Both papers explained: question by question, marks, skills, and exactly how much time to spend on each. |
| Read | How to read a non-fiction text analytically Reading with three questions active, what to annotate, the structure of a strong response paragraph, and the zoom-in habit. |
| Lang | Language analysis at Grade 4, 6, and 9 The same passage analysed three times. Every level shows exactly what changes — and what specific word choices earn the marks that others miss. |
| View | Perspective and bias — defined and demonstrated What perspective means, what bias means, how they differ, and how to write about them at every grade level with worked examples. |
| Meth | Writer’s methods — eight techniques with analysis guidance Eight key methods: what each is, what to analyse about it, and a before-and-after example showing Grade 5 vs Grade 8 on the same passage. |
| Str | Structure — what it is and how to write about it What to notice about structure, the key question (‘what does the structure do?’), and a comparison table of describing vs analysing structure. |
| Comp | Comparing two texts — Grade 4, 6, and 9 Two original source texts used throughout the guide. Full comparison at three grade levels. The comparison principle explained and demonstrated. |
| G9 | Full Grade 9 response to a 16-mark question A complete, sustained response with mark scheme commentary identifying exactly which sentences earn which marks. |
| Day | Exam day timing and the five habits Exact timing breakdown for AQA Paper 2, the five habits that consistently earn marks, and the most common mistake to avoid. |
| £15 — Reading Analysis: Non-Fiction Download immediately • yours to keep • AQA & Edexcel IGCSE |
| ✔ How Paper 2 reading questions work — AQA and Edexcel IGCSE. ✔ How to read a non-fiction text analytically — with three questions active. ✔ Language analysis at Grade 4, 6, and 9 on the same passage. ✔ Perspective and bias — definitions, differences, and worked examples. ✔ Eight writer’s methods — each with Grade 5 vs Grade 8 analysis. ✔ Structure analysis — what to notice and how to write about it. ✔ Comparing two texts — Grade 4, 6, and 9 with two original source texts. ✔ Full Grade 9 response to a 16-mark question with mark scheme commentary. ✔ Exam day timing breakdown and the five habits that earn marks . ✔ Exercises throughout — you write, not just read |
Reading Analysis: Non-Fiction • GCSE English Language • AQA & Edexcel IGCSE • £15
| Complete Language Paper 2 bundle — £27 Reading Analysis: Non-Fiction (£15) + Persuasive Writing (£17) = £32 separately. Bought together: £27. The reading and writing questions on Language Paper 2 both covered in full. A saving of £5. |
