WorksheetsAQA GCSE English - Paper 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which of these is NOT a question type in section A of Paper 1?
True or False
Search and Find
Language
Structure
Which of the following skills is NOT assessed in the writing section of paper 1? (Choose Two)
Summary Writing
Language Analysis
Descriptive Writing
Story Writing
Which language device is NOT commonly found in fiction texts, like those in paper 1?
Simile
Anecdotes
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Which of the following is NOT a recommended strategy for approaching the reading section?
Annotate the text
Read the questions before reading the extract
Read the extract multiple times
Skim the passage quickly
Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of DESCRIPTIVE WRITING?
Use of sensory language
Dialogue between characters
Detailed imagery
Vivid descriptions of settings
What is the main focus of the language analysis question in section A?
Identifying figurative language
Exploring the writers’ opinions
Analysing moments of tension
Evaluating the extract
Which of the following is NOT a common writing task in Section B of Paper 1? (Choose Two)
Letter writing
Descriptive writing
Speech writing
Story writing
How many marks are awarded for the language analysis question on paper 1?
(a)
How many marks are awarded for the critical evaluation question (question 4) in paper 1?
(a)
How many marks are awarded for the writing question in paper 1?
(a)
How do you approach the structure question (question 3) on paper 1?
Search the extract for language techniques
Decide how much you agree
Find 4 obvious things
Focus on the significant changes across beginning, middle & end
What does ‘pace’ mean?
Sound words
Comparing two things, suggesting similarity
When the writer increases the speed that you read the extract
Language that uses the 5 senses
What is dramatic irony?
When a key word or phrase is said more than once
When the reader knows about events in the story before the characters do
When the description of the weather presents the mood
Three related words in a list
What are triplets?
Comparing two things presenting them as the same
Three related words in a list
Action words
Describing words
What does A VAN help you to remember? (Write all 4 answers)
(a)
What does MAPSTORES help you to remember?
(a)
Finish the opening sentence describing the picture: “Fire rained down from the grey, ominous sky. Screams echoed through the chaotic, crumbling streets. Watching from across the harbour sits…”
