To get a good mark for section B, you should...

Write a short story and not make repeated SPaG mistakes

When you say something is something (but not literally)

When should you use direct speech?

Only if you are confident with the rules

What is meant by "subject terminology"?

Using any of the key words for English.

How can you help yourself get a better mark for section B?

By reading lots of other examples of creative writing shorts

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AJ Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 1

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1
How long should you spend on the 10 marks questions in section A?
10 minutes
5 minutes
1 hour
15 minutes
2
Which of these words/phrases is evaluative?
I like this bit!
This clearly shows...
The effect is...
This implies...
3
How long should you spend on Section A?
45 minutes
85 minutes
60 minutes
30 minutes
4
To get a good mark for section B, you should...
Persuade the reader to agree with you
Write a piece of descriptive writing
Write a short story and not make repeated SPaG mistakes
Argue your point
5
What should you never do for your A1 answer?
Embed quotations
Use unabridged quotations
Write succinctly
Use punctuation
6
What is a metaphor?
When the word sounds like how it is written.
When you give something a human quality.
When you say something is something (but not literally)
When you use like or as to compare.
7
Paper 1 is worth how much?
20% of your language GCSE
40% of your language GCSE
60% of your language GCSE
50% of your language GCSE
8
How many marks is the entire paper?
40 marks
60 marks
100 marks
80 marks
9
When should you use direct speech?
Conclusion
Introduction
All of them
Only if you are confident with the rules
10
What is meant by "subject terminology"?
Some kind of horrible skin disease
Using alliteration
Using any of the key words for English.
Short, simple sentences.
11
How long is the entire paper?
1 hour 45 minutes
2 hours 30 minutes
1 hour
1 hour 30 minutes
12
How can you help yourself get a better mark for section B?
By ignoring the fact that you have got to do the exam
By reading lots of other examples of creative writing shorts
Nuffin bruv - I is smart init - y'get me?
By doodling all over your answer paper.
13
Who is our exam board?
WJEC Eduqas
Edexcel
AQA
OCR
14
How many marks in Section A?
20 marks
80 marks
40 marks
60 marks
15
How long should you spend on section B (creative writing)?
30 minutes
45 minutes
1 hour
2 hours
16
What extract will you be given?
Of Mice and Men
A 21st Century Fiction text
A 20th Century Fiction text
A 19th Century Fiction text
17
In A1, it asks you...?
What impression does the writer...
How does the writer...
To what extent do you agree...
List 5 things...
18
Which of the following are key words to look for in questions A3 and A4?
Skimming and scanning
Subject terminology
Implicit and explicit
Impressions, tension and mood
19
How many extracts are you given?
Could be between one and three
Two
None
One
20
What should you always spend 5 minutes doing before you start section B?
Staring out of the window
Planning your story
Studying the back of the head of the person sat in front
Picking your nose

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