Preparing for Section A, Paper 1 of the new Edexcel 9 - 1 GCSE in English Language

Description

A short revision quiz to remind learners of teh key concepts & skills needed to answer the questions in section A of Paper 1 on the C19th prose fiction extract
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Resource summary

Question 1

Question
Before answering the questions in section A which of teh following things should you do? Please choose all that apply.
Answer
  • Read the text twice
  • Read all 4 of the questions, highlighting the key words
  • Highlight and annotate the text for specific language and structural features
  • Check the number of marks available for each question and work out how long to spend answering each one.

Question 2

Question
The order of the questions and the basic wording of each question will always be as follows: Question 1 will always direct you to a specific couple of lines and ask for 1 direct quotation. Question 2 will always direct you to a narrow line reference and ask for 2 examples from that section. Question 3 will always ask you to analyse how language and structure have been used Question 4 will always ask you to evaluate the extract as a whole text.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

Question
Here is question 3 from the paper used in the video: In lines 14–25, how does the writer use language and structure to show the narrator’s feelings about Bertha? Support your views with reference to the text. Now drag and drop each key word in to the correct place to complete the explanation of what this question is asking you to do. [blank_start]Lines 14 - 25[blank_end] tells you the specific section of text to focus on . All you comments must relate to details within this line reference ONLY! The word [blank_start]how[blank_end] is the one that indicates that you must provide an analytical response whilst the terms [blank_start]language[blank_end] and [blank_start]structure[blank_end] direct you to identify and analyse the effects of specific devices. The only part of the question that changes is the focus or topic that you are asked to analyse in relation to . In this question the focus is [blank_start]the narrator's feelings about Bertha[blank_end].
Answer
  • Lines 14 - 25
  • how
  • language
  • structure
  • the narrator's feelings about Bertha

Question 4

Question
Here is question 2 from the exam paper in the video: From lines 1–10, give two ways tiredness affected Cornelius. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. Which word in the question tells you that you only need to provide two examples of the ways that Cornelius is affected by tiredness instead of explaining why he is tired?
Answer
  • affected
  • ways
  • your own words

Question 5

Question
Which of the following things should you include in your evaluation of the text when you write your response to question 4? Choose all that apply.
Answer
  • Comments that cover the text as a whole
  • Correct technical terms for specific devices
  • Analytical comments about particular words, phrases or devices
  • Comments about relevant details related to other aspects of SITE

Question 6

Question
What should you look at when trying to explore the way a character is being presented in a text? Drag and drop the correct labels onto the gingerbread character image.
Answer
  • What they say
  • What they do
  • How they are described
  • Interactions with other characters
  • Having a symbolic name
  • When they are introduced
  • Their gender
  • Their age
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