Edexcel 2.0 GCSE English Language Paper 1 Overview

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

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

How many marks is Paper 1 worth in total?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How many questions are there in total on Paper 1?

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

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

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

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

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

What type of texts will you read on paper 1?

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

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

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

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