--- title: English Language Paper 2 Q1 Tasks | KS4 description: A bank of Question 1 tasks for GCSE English Language Paper 2. Ideal as Do Now activities. 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The reading material is taken from topical news stories totalling roughly 150 words on subjects ranging from rare trading tokens to gender representation on Wikipedia. ![Picture1-Jun-14-2024-12-43-39-3833-PM](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Picture1-Jun-14-2024-12-43-39-3833-PM.jpg?width=750&height=385&name=Picture1-Jun-14-2024-12-43-39-3833-PM.jpg) The tasks are good for general practice or might be useful as Do Now activities. 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