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Teaching the Year 8 and 9 AQA practice papers for GCSE English Language
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An adjective is...
A word to show where something is
A word to show comparison
A 'describing' word
A 'doing' or 'being' word
2
Question One will ask you to...
Write a review .
Recognise true and false statements about one of the texts.
Answer questions on the text.
Re-write one of the texts in your own words.
3
If you're asked to write a letter to someone in authority, what type of language would you use?
Formal
Informal
4
Question 2 will ask you to write a summary...
Referring to both texts.
Referring to one text only.
About something specific within both texts.
Giving a general outline of the whole texts.
5
Section B is a writing task and will be done in a different lesson. You will be asked to ...
Write a story.
Write something that puts across your point of view.
Write an information guide on a specific subject.
Write an instruction manual.
6
Which questions require you to quote?
1, 2 and 3
All of the questions
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
7
An adverb...
Describes a verb
Describes an adjective
Describes a preposition
Describes a person
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Question 3 will focus on one text and will ask you to ...
Summarise the overall theme of the text.
Identify what style of non-fiction writing it is.
Select three main points made by the writer.
Comment on the writer's use of language
9
You'll be asked to write a type of non-fiction text. Which one is NOT a non-fiction text?
A letter
A book review
A novel
A newspaper report
10
Question 4 will be about both texts. You will have to ...
Compare the texts.
Decide which text you most agree with.
Write an opposing viewpoint for one of the texts.
Write a review on one of the texts.
11
In question 3 you need to write about language features.
True
False
12
Embedding a quote
is when you...
Include a quote in your sentence
Explain a quote
Write a quote on a separate line
Write it in your own words
13
Which techniques are useful when putting across your point of view?
Power of 3, rhetorical questions and emotive language
Dialogue, monologues and stage directions
Metaphor, simile and personification
14
A metaphor
Time, like a thief, takes our life
Time is like a thief
Time is a thief
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Are you allowed to paraphrase? (Write a quote in your own words)
Yes. You should ONLY paraphrase.
No
Yes, but use a mix of quotations and paraphrasing.
No. You should only use quotations.
