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

Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 4.

List four things Rita thinks or does from this part of the source.

Look in detail at this extract, from lines 8 to 14 of the source:

How does the writer use language here to describe Foxcote Manor?

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.

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, “Being a nanny in London was obviously Rita’s dream, but the writer makes it clear that her experience is becoming a total nightmare.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could:

• consider your impressions of Rita’s feelings about being a nanny in London

• evaluate how the writer describes the change in Rita’s experience

• support your response with references to the text.

A magazine is asking for entries for a creative writing competition.

Either

Write a story about a journey as suggested by this picture:

Write a description of a forest.

(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.