AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2023 question paper 8700/1

Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 6.

List four things about hyenas from this part of the source.

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 10 to 19 of the source:

How does the writer use language here to describe the hyena’s appearance?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

• words and phrases

• language features and techniques

• sentence forms.

You now need to think about the whole of the source.

This text is from the middle of a novel.

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.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 20 to the end.

A student said, “This part of the story, where the hyena behaves wildly, is funny rather than frightening. The writer suggests that the hyena is actually no serious threat to Pi.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider your impressions of how the hyena behaves

• evaluate how the writer presents the threat of the hyena to Pi

• support your response with references to the text.

A wildlife magazine is running a creative writing competition and the winning entry will be published in its next edition.

Either

Write a description of a zoo or wildlife park as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about a human meeting an animal.

(24 marks for content and organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy)

You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write.