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GCSE English Language Component 1 Mega Revision Quiz!
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Revision of Component 1 for WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language (1-9).
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What will you be asked to read for Component 1 Section A?
2 extracts of non-fiction
A poem
1 extract literature (fiction)
An article and a letter
2
How long should you plan for Component 1: Section B?
You should never bother planning.
10 minutes.
1 hour 45 minutes.
45 minutes.
3
Your story must be believable and engaging.
TRUE
FALSE
4
On Component 1, A4 might ask you how the writer...
Can be bothered writing so many words.
Creates excitement and drama.
Sleeps at night
Builds tension / suspense.
5
How long should you spend responding to 5 mark questions?
12 minutes.
Up to 6 minutes per 5 mark question.
50 minutes.
1 hour 45 minutes.
6
How many stories should you write for Component 1: Section B?
4
None. You should write a review.
1
2
7
How should you respond to an impressions question on Component 1?
Write relevant, supported points.
Only select relevant information from the lines referenced.
Make accurate inferences.
By analysing all of the language devices.
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Some techniques a writer might use are...
Foreshadowing.
Withholding information from the reader.
Words that make the reader think or feel something.
A list, a short sentence, personification, verbs...
9
What is more important than the word count?
Whether your story is well organised and interesting.
Whether your story is complete.
Whether your story is technically accurate.
How many tears have stained your exam paper.
10
A climax in a story could be...
The narrator discovering that they're adopted.
A fight, a proposal, a death, a birth, a kiss...
The narrator completing a challenge.
A description of the grass.
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You could engage your reader by...
Using an interesting range of vocabulary.
Creating a strong, believable, entertaining narrator.
Withholding some information and revealing it later on.
Proposing to them
12
How many marks are A1 usually worth on Component 1: Section A?
10 marks
5 marks
40 marks
3 marks
13
You should write a full narrative arc?
False
True
14
On Component 1: Section A, for How and Critically Evaluate questions you will need to...
Write a review and a report.
Use semi colons correctly.
Check your spellings.
Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language.
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If a question begins 'how does the writer...', what does it want you to comment on?
The writer's use of big words.
Techniques used by the writer to create a specific effect.
Whether you enjoyed reading the text.
What you imagine the writer might look like.
16
How long is Component 1?
1 hour 45 minutes
2 hours
2 hours 45 minutes
45 minutes
17
To show that you are giving a personal opinion when responding to A5 (Component 1), you could..
Use lots of swear words.
Support what you say with quotations from your best friend.
Use phrases such as 'I think', 'I feel', 'I agree'...
Repeatedly use the phrase, 'At the end of the day, yeah...'
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What will you be asked to do for Component 1: Section B?
Write an article.
Write a description.
Write a poem.
Write a story.
19
If you spent 10 minutes planning, how long would you have left to write your story?
1 hour.
35 minutes.
45 minutes.
10 minutes.
20
How should you respond to A1 on Component 1?
5 bullet pointed sentences (short quotes or your own words)
7 relevant, supported points
Long analytical paragraphs
Only make two points
21
To show that you have an awareness of structure (A5 on Component 1), you could...
Use phrases such as 'at the beginning' and 'near the end'.
Use 'next', 'later on', 'before we find out...',
Discuss buildings and scaffolding.
Refer to specific lines in the text.
22
When responding to a 10 mark question, you should...
Use relevant subject terminology.
Read the question and text carefully.
Write 4-7 relevant, supported points.
Include accurate inferences.
23
On Component 1, Impressions, How and Critical Evaluate questions are worth...
40 marks
5 marks
10 marks
3 marks
24
An appropriate number of characters to include in your story is...
As many as you would like
Ideally 0
5
1-2
25
A story (narrative) should always contain...
An opening, a climax and a resolution.
A twist.
At least 5 characters.
At least 10 semi colons.
26
Some features of structure that you could comment on are...
Information the writer includes at the start of the story.
Foreshadowing.
Paragraph size.
Alliteration
27
Structural techniques you might use in your story are...
Simile and metaphor.
Flashback or flashforward.
Withholding information or providing misleading information.
A surprise ending.
28
What will you need to identify for A1 on Component 1: Section A
Language devices
Structure of the piece
Only explicit information
Implicit and explicit information
29
Before answering any question on Component 1: Section A, you should first...
Read the extract slowly and carefully.
Read the question carefully.
Highlight any relevant information in the lines referred to.
Bracket off the lines referred to in the line reference.
30
How many options will you be presented with on Component 1: Section B?
4
2
3
10
31
On Component 1: Section B, you will be assessed on your...
Ability to use persuasive techniques.
Vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.
Communication and organisation.
Ability to analyse and comment on language.
32
Your story MUST be based on your own experience.
TRUE
FALSE
33
For A1 on Component 1, should you copy whole sentences from the text?
Yes.
No. Only copy sentences containing the word 'writer'.
You should copy the first 5 lines of the text.
No. Be specific. Select only the relevant information.
34
On Component 1: Section B, you should aim to write...
A script for a play.
250-300 words.
450-600 words.
At least 10 words.
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A5 on Component 1: Section A will assess your ability to...
Compare two texts.
Write a speech.
Draw pictures.
Evaluate texts critically.
