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English Language Paper 1: The Ultimate Revision Quiz
English Language Paper 1: The Ultimate Revision Quiz
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Let's see how much you know about the first English Language paper!
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1
How long should you spend on Q1?
Around 25 minutes.
Around 45 minutes.
Around 10 minutes.
Around 5 minutes.
2
Q1 on Paper 1 will always ask you to do what?
Analyse the words/phrases a writer is using.
Analyse the structure of a text.
List 4 things you find out from a section of text.
Describe a scene.
3
Which of the capitalised words is a verb?
And then, a SOUND. He stopped. What was it?
And then, a sound. He stopped. What was IT?
AND then, a sound. He stopped. What was it?
And then, a sound. He STOPPED. What was it?
4
How many marks is Q2 worth?
20 marks
4 marks
40 marks
8 marks
5
How long should you spend on Q2?
Around 10 minutes.
Around 45 minutes.
Around 5 minutes.
Around 25 minutes.
6
How long is Paper 1?
2 hours
2 hours 30 minutes
1 hour 45 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
7
Which of these statements about Q5 is true?
Checking your work isn't important.
You're assessed on the creativity/accuracy of your writing.
You shouldn't bother with a plan.
8
Which of the capitalised words below is an adverb?
He ran quickly, desperate to get home in TIME.
He RAN quickly, desperate to get home in time.
He ran quickly, desperate to get HOME in time.
He ran QUICKLY, desperate to get home in time.
9
True or false: you will always have a choice between narrative and descriptive writing for Q5.
True
False
10
Which of these terms could be useful in answering Q3?
Earlier/later
All of them!
Focus
Shifts
11
How many marks is Q5 worth?
20 marks
40 marks
4 marks
8 marks
12
Is it important to support your answer to Q2 with short quotations?
No, because I want to fail the exam.
YES OF COURSE IT IS.
13
When writing descriptively, what should you avoid doing?
Varying your sentence structures for effect.
Using precise vocabulary.
Using a variety of punctuation.
Telling a story.
14
When and where are our GCSE drop-in sessions, where you can get help from Mr Smith?
Every Friday evening at Cineworld, Rugby.
Every Friday lunchtime in L1.
Every Monday morning at Costa, Lutterworth.
15
Q3 will always ask you to comment on what?
Whether or not you agree with a statement about the text.
A writer's use of structure.
16
Which question on the paper will always ask you to what extent you agree with a statement?
Q3
Q4
Q2
Q1
17
When answering Q1, which of the following statements is true?
You should answer in single words.
You should answer in full sentences.
18
Which of the capitalised words is an adjective?
To put it simply, HE was the most beautiful man I'd seen.
To put it SIMPLY, he was the most beautiful man I'd seen.
To put it simply, he was the most beautiful MAN I'd seen.
To put it simply, he was the most BEAUTIFUL man I'd seen.
19
After you've completed Q1, what should you do next?
Read the whole of the source.
Check your nails.
Skip to the writing section of the exam.
Go straight to Q2 and complete that.
20
What's the password for the GCSE Booster section of the blog?
littlemix
thesaturdays
spicegirls
girlsaloud
21
Which of the sentences below is written in the first person?
You were almost at the end of the quiz.
I was almost at the end of the quiz.
They were almost at the end of the quiz.
He was almost at the end of the quiz.
22
Which of these things should you comment on in an answer to Q4?
How the reader might respond to the text.
All of the above!
What the writer is trying to achieve.
How the writer uses language to achieve their aims.
23
How long should you spend on Q3?
Around 45 minutes.
Around 5 minutes.
Around 25 minutes.
Around 10 minutes.
24
Which of these combinations could appear for Q5 on Paper 1?
All of the above!
A choice between 2 descriptive tasks.
A choice between 2 narrative tasks.
A choice between a narrative and a descriptive task.
25
What do we recommend you do first in Paper 1?
Turn to Q1 and complete that.
Check your nails.
Read the whole of the source text.
26
What does Q2 assess?
Your ability to discuss the structure of a text.
Your ability to write creatively.
Your ability to explain the effects of a writer’s language.
27
Paper 1 accounts for what percentage of your GCSE in English Language?
50%
100%
30%
40%
28
Why is it important to leave around 25 minutes for Q4?
Because it's the easiest question on the paper.
As it's worth as many marks as Q1, Q2 and Q3 put together!
29
Which of the sentences below contains a simile?
The man's belly was barely-set jelly that wobbled.
The man's belly wobbled like barely-set jelly.
30
Which of the capitalised words is a noun?
The man SAT at the table.
The man sat AT the table.
The man sat at THE table.
The man sat at the TABLE.
