AQA GCSE English Language past papers

AQA GCSE English Language November 2021 Paper 1

  • 8700/1
  • Explorations in creative reading and writing
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 80 marks

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3 new exam questions, 22 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • Language effects in fiction
  • Structure for a named effect
  • Retrieval within the lines
Start the 22-minute set

What it tested

  • Description and narrative40 marks
  • Evaluate and compare20 marks
  • Language and structure16 marks
  • Read closely4 marks
  1. Q1Retrieval within the lines4 marks
  2. Q2Language effects in fiction8 marks
  3. Q3Structure for a named effect8 marks
  4. Q4Evaluating a statement20 marks
  5. Q5DescriptionTechnical accuracy: the SPaG trainer40 marks

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