AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2025 question paper 8700/1

Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 8.

List four things which happened that night from this part of the source.

Look in detail at this extract from lines 9 to 18:

How does the writer use language here to describe the early morning?

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 taken from near the beginning 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 19 to the end.

A student said, “It is hard to understand what has happened to all the vehicles and people that approached Midwich. The writer makes it clear that it is a very mysterious situation.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider what has happened to the vehicles and people that approached Midwich

• evaluate how the writer presents the situation

• support your response with references to the text.

Either

Write a description of a town or village, as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about a day when technology stopped.

(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.