EdExcel English Language Paper 1

English Language Paper 1 is about...

• Modern texts and poetry

• Explorations in creative reading and writing

• 
  Shakespeare and the 19th century novel

• Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives

For Paper 1 you will be expected to read and base your answers on 1 unseen 19th century text.

• True

• False

How long is the Paper 1 exam?

• 1 hour

• 1 hour 30 minutes

• 1 hour 45 minutes

• 2 hours

What is the first thing you should do when you open the paper? (Choose 2 answers)

• Read through the questions

• Run out of the exam hall, fast!

• Read through the 19th century extract

• Write your timings down

Question 1 is worth ...

• 4 marks and asks about language and structure

• 4 marks and asks you to list four things

• 1 mark and asks you to identify a word

Question 2 is worth...

• 2 marks and about language and structure

• 2 marks and asks you to name two things from the text in your own words or quotations

• 4 marks and asks you to evaluate how successful the writer was at 'creating tension' for example

Question 3 is worth

• 3 marks and asks you to identify some information from a text

• 6 marks and asks you about language and structural features

• 4 marks and to evaluate how successful 'suspense' is achieved for example

Question 4 is worth

• 15 marks and asks you evaluate how successfully something is achieved, eg. tension

• 6 marks and asks you about language and structural features

• 40 marks an asks you to write a creative piece

Question 5 is worth 40 marks and ... (choose TWO answers)

• you have to do the task in front of you

• You have the choice of two tasks

• you must evaluate how successfully the writer has achieved supsense, tension etc

• you must demonstrate that you can structure a story well and use some sentence, punctuation variety with adventurous vocabulary