Checking the footpath signs
Source A: an original contemporary non-fiction-style account.
The walking group asked me to help check its waymarked route after the winter storms. We met outside the village hall at eight, carrying a map, a camera and a list of twelve signs. Our task was to report damage, not repair it. The first three signs were intact, although mud had splashed over the lowest one. At the woodland entrance, the fourth sign had turned on its post and pointed into a hedge.
I photographed it while Sam marked its position on the map. Farther uphill, a fallen branch blocked the path, so we followed the signed alternative around the field. We reached the old quarry at eleven and stopped for tea from Sam's flask. By the time we returned to the hall, we had found two damaged signs and one missing sign. I emailed the photographs to the route coordinator that afternoon. The check had taken longer than our usual walk because we kept stopping to compare the list with what was actually on the ground.
Refer to the whole of Source A. Choose the four true statements below. Write their four letters in the answer box. Choose no more than four; if more are given, only the first four distinct letters will be marked.
| Letter | Statement |
|---|---|
| A | The group met outside the railway station. |
| B | The volunteers were expected to repair every sign. |
| C | The list contained twelve signs. |
| D | The fourth sign pointed into a hedge. |
| E | Sam took all the photographs. |
| F | A fallen branch caused them to use an alternative route. |
| G | They found no missing signs. |
| H | The photographs were emailed that afternoon. |
160 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE English Language 6.2 Content, covering 6.2.1 Reading sources: non-fiction and literary non-fiction, 6.2.2 Time periods of the sources, 6.2.3 Choice of genre, and 6.2.4 Section B writing task. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.