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

By reading lots of other examples of creative writing shorts

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)

Which of the following are key words to look for in questions A3 and A4?

Impressions, atmosphere, tone and mood

What is meant by "subject terminology"?

Using any of the key words for English.

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1
How can you help yourself get a better mark for section B?
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.
By ignoring the fact that you have got to do the exam
2
How many extracts are you given?
Two
One
None
Could be between one and three
3
To get a good mark for section B, you should...
Argue your point
Write a piece of descriptive writing
Persuade the reader to agree with you
Write a short story and not make repeated SPaG mistakes
4
What is a metaphor?
When the word sounds like how it is written.
When you use like or as to compare.
When you give something a human quality.
When you say something is something (but not literally)
5
Who is our exam board?
OCR
WJEC Eduqas
Edexcel
AQA
6
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
7
In which paragraph should you avoid using direct speech?
The first one
Conclusion
All of them
Exposition
8
How long should you spend on the 10 marks questions in section A?
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
1 hour
9
How long should you spend on section B (creative writing)?
1 hour
30 minutes
45 minutes
2 hours
10
How many marks is the entire paper?
80 marks
100 marks
60 marks
40 marks
11
How long is the entire paper?
1 hour
2 hours 30 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
1 hour 45 minutes
12
How long should you spend on Section A?
30 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes
85 minutes
13
Which of the following are key words to look for in questions A3 and A4?
Skimming and scanning
Impressions, atmosphere, tone and mood
Tension and drama
Implicit and explicit
14
How many marks in Section A?
60 marks
80 marks
20 marks
40 marks
15
What is meant by "subject terminology"?
Using alliteration
Short, simple sentences.
Some kind of horrible skin disease
Using any of the key words for English.
16
In A1, it asks you...?
To what extent do you agree...
How does the writer...
What impression does the writer...
Find 5 things...
17
What extract will you be given?
A 19th Century Fiction text
A 20th Century Fiction text
A 21st Century Fiction text
Of Mice and Men
18
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

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