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

Write a short story and not make repeated SPaG mistakes

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

By reading lots of other examples of creative writing shorts

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

Impressions, atmosphere, tone and mood

When you say something is something (but not literally)

What is meant by "subject terminology"?

Using any of the key words for English.

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1
How long should you spend on the 10 marks questions in section A?
10 minutes
15 minutes
1 hour
5 minutes
2
How many marks is the entire paper?
40 marks
60 marks
80 marks
100 marks
3
To get a good mark for section B, you should...
Write a short story and not make repeated SPaG mistakes
Persuade the reader to agree with you
Argue your point
Write a piece of descriptive writing
4
What should you always spend 5 minutes doing before you start section B?
Planning your story
Staring out of the window
Studying the back of the head of the person sat in front
Picking your nose
5
In A1, it asks you...?
To what extent do you agree...
Find 5 things...
What impression does the writer...
How does the writer...
6
Who is our exam board?
OCR
WJEC Eduqas
Edexcel
AQA
7
How many marks in Section A?
80 marks
40 marks
60 marks
20 marks
8
What extract will you be given?
A 19th Century Fiction text
Of Mice and Men
A 21st Century Fiction text
A 20th Century Fiction text
9
How can you help yourself get a better mark for section B?
By ignoring the fact that you have got to do the exam
Nuffin bruv - I is smart init - y'get me?
By reading lots of other examples of creative writing shorts
By doodling all over your answer paper.
10
Which of the following are key words to look for in questions A3 and A4?
Impressions, atmosphere, tone and mood
Tension and drama
Implicit and explicit
Skimming and scanning
11
How many extracts are you given?
None
One
Could be between one and three
Two
12
Paper 1 is worth how much?
40% of your language GCSE
60% of your language GCSE
50% of your language GCSE
20% of your language GCSE
13
In which paragraph should you avoid using direct speech?
The first one
Conclusion
Exposition
All of them
14
How long is the entire paper?
1 hour 30 minutes
1 hour
1 hour 45 minutes
2 hours 30 minutes
15
How long should you spend on Section A?
45 minutes
60 minutes
30 minutes
85 minutes
16
What is a metaphor?
When you use like or as to compare.
When you give something a human quality.
When you say something is something (but not literally)
When the word sounds like how it is written.
17
What is meant by "subject terminology"?
Short, simple sentences.
Some kind of horrible skin disease
Using alliteration
Using any of the key words for English.
18
How long should you spend on section B (creative writing)?
30 minutes
45 minutes
2 hours
1 hour

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