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Question 39

Inside the bell tower

Text: an original contemporary personal account-style practice extract.

I joined a tour of the town hall’s bell tower expecting to concentrate on the narrow stairs. Once we reached the top, however, I enjoyed recognising familiar streets from a completely different angle. The guide also let us stand quietly beside the clock mechanism, and I liked hearing its soft clicks between the much louder strikes. The room was dusty, and I had to bend beneath several low beams, but neither inconvenience spoiled the visit.

Give two details from the extract about what the writer enjoyed during the visit.

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2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types

834 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types, covering 2.3.9 Write an article, 2.3.10 Write a letter, 2.3.11 Write a review, 2.3.12 Write a text for a speech, and 2.3.13 Write a section for a guide, textbook, leaflet or booklet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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