AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing November 2020 question paper 8700/1

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

How does the writer use language here to describe the garden?

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 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.

A student said, ‘I wasn’t at all surprised by the disappearance of the stranger child at the end of the extract. The writer has left us in no doubt that she is just part of Rosie’s imagination.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider the disappearance of the stranger child

• evaluate how the writer presents the stranger child

• support your response with references to the text.

Either

Write a description of a mysterious place, as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about an event that cannot be explained.

(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.