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Writing: Transactional Writing
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40 Edexcel GCSE English Language questions on Writing: Transactional Writing, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

How many marks is the Paper 2 transactional writing task worth?

  1. 24 marks
  2. 16 marks
  3. 40 marks
  4. 56 marks
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✓ Answer: C — 40 marks
Award 1 mark. The writing task carries 40 marks: 24 for communication and organisation (AO5) and 16 for vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation (AO6).
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does "transactional" writing mean?

  1. Writing that tells an invented story
  2. Writing that analyses a poem or novel
  3. Writing made up only of dialogue
  4. Writing with a real-world purpose for a specific audience
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✓ Answer: D — Writing with a real-world purpose for a specific audience
Award 1 mark. Transactional writing gets something done: it informs, explains, argues, persuades or advises a reader.
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