Actual 2026/2027 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/2 Paper 2 Question Paper + Mark Scheme + Insert

Section A: Reading
Answer all questions in this section.
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.
0 1 Read again the first part of Source A from lines 1 to 13.
Choose four statements below which are true.
• Shade the circles in the boxes of the ones that you think are true.
• Choose a maximum of four statements.
• If you make an error cross out the whole box.
• If you change your mind and require a statement that has been crossed out then draw
a circle around the box.
[4 marks]
A Lots of people try to get into medical school.
B Universities decide who to accept based only on their A-level grades.
C Adam Kay’s musical qualifications helped to get him a place at medical school.
D Adam Kay finished medical school in 1998.
E Adam Kay thought learning about the human body was a straightforward task.
F Adam Kay was excited by the thought of becoming a doctor.
G Adam Kay thought changing his name would make him a criminal.
H The time it took for Adam Kay to become a doctor went slowly.