Quelpr

Other parts of this question

  1. 3(a)State TWO reasons why some foods are described as "fast foods".[2 marks]
  2. 3(c)What is the writer's attitude to the effects of fast food consumption as expressed in lines 8–14?[1 mark]
  3. 3(d)(i)What does the writer suggest should be done about fast foods?[1 mark]
  4. 3(d)(ii)Write the sentence which suggests the action stated in (i) above.[1 mark]
  5. 3(e)Explain what is meant by the phrase "obesity epidemic" (line 8) as used in the extract.[2 marks]
  6. 3(f)What does the writer imply by indicating "that more than 40,000 Britons are dying unnecessarily" (line 18)?[2 marks]
  7. 3(g)Why does the writer give information from agencies such as the US Department of Labor and the Centers for Disease Control?[2 marks]
  8. 3(h)What is the writer's purpose in the extract?[2 marks]

More practice: the rest of this paper · more Understanding Persuasive Discourse questions · all CSEC English A past papers