Paper 1 English Language Answer Structure

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Question 1

Timing: 5 Minutes

Marks: 4

Wording "List 4 things about ... in lines ..."

Tips:

  • Look for obvious facts
  • Use quotation if easier
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Question 2

Timing: 10 Minutes

Marks: 8

Wording: "How does the writer use language in lines ... to describe the effects of ...?

Tips:

  • Look for topic and highlight quotations in text
  • Look for adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns etc
  • Look for language techniques such as similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopia ETC
  • Look for sentence structures
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Question 3

Timing: 10 minutes

Marks: 8

Wording: "How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?"

Tips:

  • Look for sentence structure (minor, simple, compound, complex)
  • Whose point of view is it?
  • What is the setting?
  • Are there any characters?
  • How are the characters introduced?
  • Is the character good or bad?
  • Is there similar/differnent characters?
  • Is there any patterns? Is anything repeated?
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Question 4

Timing: 20 Minutes (minimum)

Marks: 20

Wording: "To what extent do you agree with this statement?"

Tips:

  • Always agree with the statement (lie about opinion if necessary)
  • How the writer does/creates this impresion
  • Use quotations
  • Characters (Same as question 3)
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