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AQA GCSE English Paper 1
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An #English Language Quiz about exam skills
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1
Which 'S' is not a descriptive device?
Sentence
Sibilance
Senses (appeal to the)
Simile
2
In Q5, which of these devices would be MOST useful?
Personification
Rhetorical question
Pre-empt the opposition
Experts and statistics
3
How long is Paper 1
105 mins
One hour and 45 mins
90 minutes
2 hours
4
How long should you spend on actually writing?
30 minutes
50 minutes
20 minutes
45 minutes
5
What percentage of the marks are for SPAG in Q5?
50%
40%
33%
25%
6
What kind of text will you read in Paper One?
Newspaper
Literary non-fiction
Information leaflet
Extract from a novel or story
7
How long should you spend on planning your response to Q5?
10 minutes tops; even if it's only a bullet list.
None; I'm just going to go for it.
5 minutes; I got this!
20 minutes; just to be on the safe side.
8
A good word to use to show your quotation has symbolic meaning would be ...?
conveys
denotes
illustrates
signifies
9
Which of these sentences is the most varied in structure?
The boys talked whilst playing PS4.
The boys talked about girls.
Shooting Weaver, the boys talked.
The boys talked quietly.
10
How long should you spend on proof reading?
15 minutes
Ain't nobody got time fo' dat!
10 minutes
5 minutes
11
Question 2 asks you to write about ...?
Punctuation and paragraphs
Language and sentences
Structure and viewpoint
Language and structure
12
Question 1 tests the skills of ...?
Information retrieval
Reading between the lines
SQI
Summarising
13
Which of these words is LEAST useful for writing about structure?
Viewpoint
Phrase
Chronological
Contrast
14
Which of these is a good example of an embedded quotation?
'The box of tricks'. This shows ...
The writer uses nouns to describe the 'box of tricks'.
This is shown in 'the box of tricks'.
The writer uses nouns in the quotation, 'The box of tricks'.
15
In Question 5 you will get a choice of questions
True
False
16
Which of these skills is NOT marked in Q5?
Content
Organisation
Reading
SPAG
17
The best technique for answering question 2 is ...?
PETER or PETE
PEE
MESSI
PETAL
18
What are the choices for Q5?
Description based on a phrase
Story based on an image
Description based on an image
Story based on a phrase
19
'Silently the skaters skimmed the icy wastes' is effective because ...
it sounds like the gentle sliding of skates on ice
it makes the reader want to read on
It creates a quiet and chilly atmosphere
it sounds like snakes
20
Which of these words is most useful for describing structure?
Adjective
Juxtaposition
Noun
Stagecraft
21
In Question 4 you are asked to ...?
Use extended PEE, PETER or PETE to prove your point
Use MESSI
All of these techniques ... and more!
Analyse words and phrases
22
What aspect of reading does Question 3 examine?
Fill in the blanks
Structure
Language and feelings
Information retrieval
23
How long should you spend on each question?
Until the invigilator tells me to do the next question
As long as you need
Approximately a minute a mark
About one and a half minutes a mark
24
In MASSA'S CAP, what is 'M' most likely to stand for?
Maths
Metaphor
Median
Mum
25
Which of these should you NOT write about in Q3?
Character's viewpoints
Sentence structure
How time runs
How setting is established
26
Which of these will get you the most marks:
Using sophisticated vocab, but getting some spellings wrong.
Sticking to safe vocab and getting all spellings perfect.
27
Another way of saying 'this suggests' is
this implies
this illustrates
this exemplifies
this reveals
28
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
The boys talked, it was about girls.
The boys talked - it was about girls.
The boys talked; it was about girls.
The boys talked (it was about girls).
29
Which is effective, crafted simile?
It was as hot as hell.
It was hot like hell's raging furnace.
It was as hot as a radiator.
It was as hot as a builder's armpit.
30
In Paper 1 you should aim to make AT LEAST 3 good points in Q2, 3 and 4 (preferably more)
False
True
31
In Question 5 you need to write an argument
False
True
32
Question 5 often asks you to imagine you are entering a ...?
Creative writing competition
Prize draw
Pit of snakes
Swimming gala
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What method of planning might you find useful for Q5?
AFORESTPIE
MESSI
Thoughts/Contrasts/Motif/Drop/Shift/Zoom in/Zoom out/Leave
PEE
