AQA GCSE English Paper 1 & 2 Revision

Question 1

How many marks are available for Question 4 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 2

How much time should you spend planning your answer to Question 5?

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Question 3

How many marks are available for Question 3 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 4

Explicit means...

Accepted Answer

stated clearly, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

Question 5

What is Question 2 of Paper 1 about?

Accepted Answer

The writer's use of language

Question 6

How many marks are available for question 1 in both papers?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 7

In Paper 1 what will Question 5 ask you to do?

Accepted Answer

Write a descriptive or narrative piece of writing

Question 8

How many marks are available in Question 4 of Paper 2?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 9

How many paragraphs do you need to write in Question 5?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 10

In Question 1 of Paper 2 do you select things that are true or things that are false?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which of these lists is a list of the text types that you could be asked to write in Question 5

Accepted Answer

Letter, essay, leaflet, article, speech

Question 12

How long should you spend on Question 3?

Accepted Answer

12 minutes

Question 13

What does evaluate mean?

Accepted Answer

To form an opinion about something/to weigh something up

Question 14

How long should you spend on Question 4 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

20 minutes

Question 15

In Paper 2 what will Question 5 ask you to do?

Accepted Answer

Write in a non-fiction format

Question 16

What should you do in your answer to Question 4?

Accepted Answer

Your own impressions of the text/character/setting, Evaluate how the writer creates this impression, Support your opinions with quotes from the text, All of these things

Question 17

How many marks are available for Question 2 in Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 18

How long should you spend on Question 5 in both papers ?

Accepted Answer

45 Minutes

Question 19

How many marks are available for Question 2 of Paper 2?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 20

How long will you spend on Question 2 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Question 21

What do you need to do in Question 2?

Accepted Answer

Write a summary of the differences between the 2 sources

Question 22

In Question 1 of Paper 1 do you need to pick out implicit or explicit information?

Accepted Answer

Explicit

Question 23

How many marks are available for Question 3 of Paper 2?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 24

How long will you spend on Question 3 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Question 25

What do you need to do in Question 3?

Accepted Answer

All of these things

Question 26

How much time should you spend planning and writing in Question 4?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes planning and 15 minutes writing

Question 27

How long should you spend on Question 2 of Paper 2?

Accepted Answer

8 minutes

Question 28

What do you need to do in Question 4?

Accepted Answer

All of these things

Question 29

What is Question 3 of Paper 1 about?

Accepted Answer

How the writer structures the text

Question 30

What do you need to do in Question 4 of Paper 1?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate and weigh up an opinion about the text.

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a non-fiction format that you could be asked to write in Question 5?

Accepted Answer

Review

Question 32

How long should you spend on Question 4?

Accepted Answer

20 minutes

Question 33

What do we mean by structure?

Accepted Answer

How the text is built and put together

Question 34

Which of the following could you comment on in your answer?

Accepted Answer

Sentence forms, Language features and techniques, The writer's choice of words and phrases, All of these things

Question 35

How many marks are available for Question 5 of Paper 1 and 2?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 36

How long will you need to spend on Question 1 in both papers?

Accepted Answer

5 Minutes

Question 37

Implicit means....

Accepted Answer

Information which is suggested but not directly expressed

Question 38

What could you comment on in Question 3?

Accepted Answer

How and why the writer changes focus as the text develops, What the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning, Any other structural features that interest you, All of these things

AQA GCSE English Paper 1 & 2 Revision

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AQA GCSE English Paper 1 & 2 Revision

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