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AQA GCSE English Paper 1
AQA GCSE English Paper 1
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An #English Language Quiz about exam skills
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Which of these will get you the most marks:
Sticking to safe vocab and getting all spellings perfect.
Using sophisticated vocab, but getting some spellings wrong.
2
A good word to use to show your quotation has symbolic meaning would be ...?
illustrates
signifies
conveys
denotes
3
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
The boys talked (it was about girls).
The boys talked; it was about girls.
The boys talked - it was about girls.
The boys talked, it was about girls.
4
Question 2 asks you to write about ...?
Language and structure
Structure and viewpoint
Language and sentences
Punctuation and paragraphs
5
Which of these should you NOT write about in Q3?
How time runs
Sentence structure
Character's viewpoints
How setting is established
6
In Q5, which of these devices would be MOST useful?
Experts and statistics
Rhetorical question
Pre-empt the opposition
Personification
7
Question 1 tests the skills of ...?
Reading between the lines
SQI
Information retrieval
Summarising
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Question 5 often asks you to imagine you are entering a ...?
Creative writing competition
Prize draw
Swimming gala
Pit of snakes
9
In Question 5 you will get a choice of questions
False
True
10
What aspect of reading does Question 3 examine?
Fill in the blanks
Information retrieval
Structure
Language and feelings
11
Which is an effective, crafted simile?
It was hot like hell's raging furnace.
It was as hot as a builder's armpit.
It was as hot as a radiator.
It was as hot as hell.
12
What kind of text will you read in Paper One?
Extract from a novel or story
Literary non-fiction
Information leaflet
Newspaper
13
Which of these is a good example of an embedded quotation?
'The box of tricks'. This shows ...
The writer uses nouns in the quotation, 'The box of tricks'.
This is shown in 'the box of tricks'.
The writer uses nouns to describe the 'box of tricks'.
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'Silently the skaters skimmed the icy wastes' is effective because ...
it sounds like snakes
it sounds like the gentle sliding of skates on ice
It creates a quiet and chilly atmosphere
it makes the reader want to read on
15
Which of these words is most useful for describing structure?
Juxtaposition
Adjective
Noun
Stagecraft
16
Which of these skills is NOT marked in Q5?
Organisation
SPAG
Reading
Content
17
Which of these words is LEAST useful for writing about structure?
Chronological
Viewpoint
Phrase
Contrast
18
How long should you spend on each question?
Approximately a minute a mark
About one and a half minutes a mark
As long as you need
Until the invigilator tells me to do the next question
19
In Question 4 you are asked to ...?
Evaluate the effectives of methods
All of these techniques ... and more!
Make personalised points
Analyse words and phrases
20
In Paper 1 you should aim to make AT LEAST 3 good points in Q2, 3 and 4 (preferably more)
True
False
21
How long is Paper 1
One hour and 45 mins
105 mins
90 minutes
2 hours
22
Another way of saying 'this suggests' is
this implies
this reveals
this exemplifies
this illustrates
23
What percentage of the marks are for SPAG in Q5?
33%
25%
40%
50%
24
In Question 5 you need to write an argument
True
False
25
Which of these sentences is the most varied in structure?
The boys talked about girls.
The boys talked quietly.
Shooting Weaver, the boys talked.
The boys talked whilst playing PS4.
