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

Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 5.

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

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 6 to 14 of the source:

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

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 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 18 to the end.

A student said, “It is clear that the letters Roland finds within the book must be something special. The writer shows us that it is not surprising that Roland steals them.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of the letters

evaluate how the writer describes Roland’s reactions to finding the letters

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 library as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about discovering a hidden object.

(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.