Foundation English GCSE Paper Composition

Question 1

Whatis Question 6 all about?

Accepted Answer

Persuasive Writing

Question 2

Whatis the best sort of answer for Question 5 & 6?

Accepted Answer

A concise & well planned one

Question 3

Whatis Question 3 asking you to do?

Accepted Answer

Analyse language

Question 4

Whatis Question 4 about?

Accepted Answer

Presentation

Question 5

Whatare you being asked about on question 2?

Accepted Answer

Explaining what you have learned fromthe text

Question 6

Whatdo I need to make sure I do before the exam?

Accepted Answer

Ask my teacher for help, Revise in small chunks of time

Question 7

Howmany of the persuasive techniques should I be using for Question 6?

Accepted Answer

Those which are appropriate

Question 8

Whattechniques do you need to use in your answer for question 1b?

Accepted Answer

P.E.E

Question 9

Howmany marks & minutes are there on question 6?

Accepted Answer

24 marks / 36 mins

Question 10

Howmany marks & minutes are there on question 4?

Accepted Answer

12 marks / 18 mins

Question 11

Howmany marks & minutes are there on question 5?

Accepted Answer

16 marks / 24 mins

Question 12

Whenshould I answer Question 6 & why?

Accepted Answer

Before Q5 because I might run out oftime

Question 13

Howmuch should I be writing for Question 6?

Accepted Answer

2-2.5 sides

Question 14

Howmany questions are there in total on your English Language exam?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 15

Whatskill is being tested on question 1a?

Accepted Answer

Finding information

Question 16

Whatdo you need to do on questions 2 to get high marks?

Accepted Answer

P.E.E carefully showing you can readbetween the lines

Question 17

Whatare some of the persuasive techniques I should be using for Question 6?

Accepted Answer

Facts & statistics, Rhetorical questions, Rule of 3, I can name many

Question 18

Whatdo I need to make sure I do on Q3?

Accepted Answer

Use P.E.E & explain the effect ofkey words & techniques

Question 19

Whatsort of techniques do you need to use for Question 5?

Accepted Answer

Rhetorical questions, Those which are suitable for thequestion, Addressing the reader, Descriptive techniques

Question 20

Whattechniques do you need to NOT usein your answer for question 1?

Accepted Answer

Language Analysis, Copy out lots of the text, Copy out the text & put somequotes in somewhere

Question 21

Howmany marks & minutes are there on question 3?

Accepted Answer

12 marks / 18 mins

Question 22

Howmany marks & minutes are there on question 2?

Accepted Answer

8 marks / 12 mins

Question 23

Whatdo you need to do for Question 5?

Accepted Answer

Answerit after Q6

Question 24

Whatdo you need to do when analysing colours, fonts or pictures?

Accepted Answer

P.E.E, Say a lot about a little

Question 25

Whatdo you need to think about before starting Question 5?

Accepted Answer

Why I’m writing it., What I’m writing., Who I’m writing it to., T.A.P. (Text, Audience, Purpose)

Question 26

Whyis it important I get Question 6 right?

Accepted Answer

It is worth over 25% of my totalmarks.

Question 27

Howmany marks do you get for Questions 1a & 1b?

Accepted Answer

4 (each), 8 (in total)

Question 28

Whatsort of writing do you need to do for Question 5?

Accepted Answer

Describe and/or Explain

Question 29

Whatdo you need to do on Question 4?

Accepted Answer

Compare & analyse colour, font& pictures

Question 30

CanI really revise for English?

Accepted Answer

Yes and I’ve already been doing so, I thought not but now I realise Ishould, Yes

Foundation English GCSE Paper Composition

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Foundation English GCSE Paper Composition

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