AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing November 2021 question paper 8700/1

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

How does the writer use language here to describe Ugwu’s impression of the city?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

• words and phrases

• language features and techniques

• sentence forms.

This text is from the opening 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, ‘From the moment he arrives at Master’s compound, the writer portrays Ugwu’s feelings of pure excitement, but by the end it seems that he may be very disappointed.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider your own impressions of Ugwu’s feelings

• evaluate how the writer describes Ugwu’s feelings by the end

• support your response with references to the text.