English Language introduction

How many papers make up the GCSE English Language exam?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 94

Paper 1 focuses on fiction. Which of the following does not mean fiction?

• made up

• not real

• imagined

• based on real events

How many marks is Paper 1 worth?

• 40

• 80

• 100

• 20

Each paper has 5 questions.

• True

• False

On both papers, Question 5 focuses on which skills?

• Evaluation

• Writing

• Comparison

• Language analysis

Question 1 will ask you to list how many things?

• 1

• 4

• As many as you can

• 300

Question 2 and 3 are both worth the same amount of marks?

• True

• False

On which question are you likely to find the phrase "To what extent do you agree?"

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 4

Question 5 is worth half of the total marks of Paper 1. True or false?

• True

• False

Which of these would you associate with the word 'joyful'?

• happy

• confused

• angry

• sad