Component 2 Section A worked through

All six reading questions answered on two linked texts in the hour the paper suggests for Section A, about 10 minutes reading and 50 minutes answering, with the marks used as a guide to how the time is shared.
The worked example uses two texts about pioneering journeys made possible by new technology, both printed in the lesson: a GOV.UK news story from 2016 about the astronaut Tim Peake's return from the International Space Station, and the actor Fanny Kemble's 1830 letter about riding beside George Stephenson on his new railway engine, from her memoir 'Records of a Girlhood'.
The news story is printed with the credit line its licence asks for: 'Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.'
A timed checklist for the section, step by step.

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