Edexcel 2.0 GCSE English Language Paper 1 Overview

Section B is the writing section. What style of writing is expected on Paper 1?

Which techniques would be most persuasive and effective in Transactional Writing?

How many questions are there in total on Paper 1?

Which of these are good opening words to an 'evaluate' response?

Question 4 is broken down into two parts (4a and 4b). How many marks are available here?

If you don't give three reasons on Questions 2 and 5 (evaluate), what is the maximum number of marks you can achieve?

Question 1 asks you to 'Identify four points the writer makes'. How many marks is this worth?

How many reasons do you have to give on an 'evaluate' question?

Section B is worth 40 marks (50% of the whole paper), but how are these marks allocated?

There are 2 tasks in Section B - they are Question 7 and Question 8. How many should you answer?

Question 5 is another 'evaluate' question. How many reasons for your opinion does it ask you to give?

Question 6 gives you an opinion and asks you how far you agree with it. How many marks is this question worth?

Question 3 is a 'language' question. How many marks is it worth?

What should you try to identify in a 'language' question?

What type of texts will you read on paper 1?

Questions 1 to 6 are text-based - you need to read the texts to answer the questions...

What might you be asked to write on paper 1, Section B?

How many marks is Paper 1 worth in total?

P.E.E paragraphs help you to structure a language response. What does 'P.E.E' stand for?

Question 2 asks you to evaluate how successfully something is achieved. What does 'evaluate' mean?

What does it mean when it asks you to 'use examples from the text'?

When completing Question 7 or 8, you should always use paragraphs and proofread your writing.