AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2019 question paper 8700/1

List four things about the motor-van from this part of the source.

How does the writer use language here to describe the Hartop family?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

words and phrases

language features and techniques

sentence forms.

This text is from the beginning of a short story.

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

You could write about:

what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

any other structural features that interest you.

A student said, ‘This part of the story, where Alice is sent back along the road to find what has fallen from the roof and returns with the chrysanthemums, shows how hard and cruel Hartop is, so that all of our sympathy is with Alice.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider whether Alice is treated cruelly by her father

evaluate how the writer creates sympathy for Alice

support your response with references to the text.