Edexcel English Language A (iGCSE) – Imaginative Writing Past Exam Questions
Part of Paper 2, we collated the transactional writing questions from past year papers and list them here. If you are taking the Edexcel English Language specification A for your iGCSE, and need more practice for this part of the paper (30 marks), you have come to the right place.
Imaginative Writing Questions Extracted from Past Year Papers (201)
JUNE 2017
(a) ‘Cities are dangerous, dirty and crowded places. Why would anyone want to live there?’
Give your views, arguing either for or against this statement.
OR
(b) Your Community Improvement Group has decided to put up a new building to benefit your local area.
Write a letter persuading the Group to accept your ideas about uses for the new building.
OR
(c) Write a story beginning ‘I never thought such an amazing thing could happen to me’.
JUNE 2017 R
Write on one of the following: EITHER
(a) ‘Let’s make our world a better place!’
You have been asked to give a talk to a group of young people on this topic. Write the text of your talk.
(b) ‘A Hard Choice I Had To Make.’
A website is collecting contributions from people who have had to make difficult choices.
Write your contribution.
(c) Write a story beginning ‘I was only trying to help’
JANUARY 2018
Write on one of the following: EITHER
(a) You have been asked to give to give a talk to a group of teenagers about a person who has made life better for others. This could be someone you know personally or someone who is well-known. Write the text of your talk.
(b) The magazine is publishing A series of articles called ‘where I live’. Write your contribution, exploring what you like or dislike about your local area.
(c) Write a story with the title ‘Memories’.
JUNE 2018
(a) Write about a time when you, or someone you know, enjoyed success. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
(b) Write a story with the title ‘A Surprise Visitor’. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
(c) Look at the images provided (below). Write a story that begins ‘I did not have time for this’.
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.
JUNE 2018 R
Write about a time when you, or someone you know, felt disappointed. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Write a story with the title ‘Lost’. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Look at the images provided.
Write a story that ends ‘He heard the door slam.’
Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the images.
Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the images.
JANUARY 2019 R
Write about a time when you, or someone you know, felt lonely. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Write a story with the title ‘The Deception’. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Look at the images provided. Write a story that begins ‘They found a diary… ’.
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.
JANUARY 2019
Write about a time when you, or someone you know, challenged an unfair situation. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Write a story with the title ‘Bitter, Twisted Lies’. Your response could be real or imagined.
Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
OR
Look at the images provided. Write a story that begins ‘It was a new day …’.
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.
