AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2024 question paper 8700/1

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

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

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 7 to 17 of the source:

How does the writer use language here to describe the effects of the heat?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

words and phrases

language features and techniques

sentence forms.

Extra space for question 2 only (if needed)

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

This text is taken 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.

Extra space for question 3 only (if needed)

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 18 to the end.

A student said, “Dick’s anger towards Mary is really unfair. The writer makes it clear that Mary is totally powerless in this relationship.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could:

consider whether Dick’s anger is unfair

evaluate how the writer presents Mary and Dick’s relationship

support your response with references to the text.

A magazine has asked for contributions for their creative writing section.

Either

Write a description of a very hot place as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about a disagreement.

(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.

Extra space for question 5 only (if needed)