Leftover food
Source A: an original contemporary non-fiction-style account.
“Our community kitchen began a Friday collection from three nearby shops. Volunteers brought unsold bread and vegetables to the hall at five, and anyone could choose items from six until seven. I helped sort the first delivery, separating food that could be offered from damaged items that could not. We displayed clear information about ingredients where it was available and asked people to bring bags. By closing time, most of the bread had gone.
The table looked abundant, but abundance was not the same as a solved problem. Some weeks we received more cabbages than anyone could reasonably use and no fruit at all. People needed food they could store, prepare and actually enjoy, not merely objects rescued from a bin. I was proud of the volunteers and uneasy about how easily a photograph of full tables could suggest that need had disappeared. Sharing surplus is useful. Listening to the people taking it is part of making it useful, rather than making ourselves feel useful.”
Source B: an original nineteenth-century-style letter or account, written for practice; this is not an archival document.
“A committee in our district distributes provisions remaining from the market at the end of the day. The intention is charitable and the labour considerable. Yet I have seen a family offered a quantity of vegetables which required both fuel and a large pot they did not possess. The gift was counted before anyone asked whether it could become a meal.
We should not measure assistance solely by the weight carried from one place to another. Ask what can be cooked, kept and used. A generous person may still give inconveniently, and gratitude should not be required to conceal the inconvenience. Let our accounts record service to people, not simply the removal of goods. Charity becomes more intelligent when it permits its recipients to speak.”
Refer to both sources. Infer the differences in the food distribution and difficulties using the provisions. Write a summary supported by details from both sources.
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.