Answering Question 1

Section A: Creative Reading - Question 1

In Section A of Paper 1, you will be given a 40-50 line extract from a modern piece of fiction. Unless you are very lucky and have already read the text, this extract will be unseen.

Question 1

Question 1 is worth four marks. You should spend around two minutes reading and three minutes writing.
The question will ask you to list four things from the lines indicated about the person, place, or object specified.
- For example, if your extract came from Dickens' A Christmas Carol, you could be asked to list four things about Scrooge's character, or Scrooge's house, or Tiny Tim and so on...

Tips for answering Question 1

You must find the information from the lines specified in the question
You must find the information about the topic stated.
Do NOT list things that you know about the topic – the information must come from the text!
You may quote or paraphrase.
If you copy out the whole text, you will receive no marks at all.

Example extract from Harry Potter (J.K.Rowling)

'Harry was frying eggs by the time Dudley arrived in the kitchen with his mother. Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon. He had a large pink face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blonde hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel - Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.
Harry put the plates of egg and bacon on the table, which was difficult as there wasn't much room. Dudley, meanwhile, was counting his presents. His face fell.'

Example - correct answers

Sample question: List four things about Dudley's appearance.
Acceptable answers:
- Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon.
- Dudley had a large pink face.
- Dudley did not have much of a neck.
- Dudley had small, watery blue eyes.
- Dudley had thick blond hair.
- Dudley's blond hair lay smoothly on his thick, fat head.
- Aunt Petunia said that Dudley looked like a baby angel.
- Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.

Example - incorrect answers

Sample question: List four things about Dudley's appearance.
Unacceptable answers:
- Harry was frying eggs - this is about Harry, not Dudley's appearance.
- Dudley arrived in the kitchen with his mother - this is about Dudley's actions, not appearance.
- Harry put the plates of egg and bacon on the table - this is about Harry, not Dudley's appearance.
- Dudley was counting his presents - this is about Dudley's actions, not appearance.
- Dudley was very fat and hated exercise - this information is not in the extract.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentence Types

1.1.2Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language

1.1.3Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood

1.1.4Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.5End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Techniques

3Paper 1: Reading

3.1Structuring Your Answer - Section A

3.1.1Overview - Section A

3.1.2Answering Question 1

3.1.3Answering Question 2

3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading

3.1.5Answering Question 3

3.1.6Answering Question 4

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A

3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading

4Paper 1: Writing

4.1Structuring Your Answer

4.1.1Overview - Section B

4.1.2Answering Section B

4.1.3Answering Section B - Checklist of Techniques

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Section

4.1.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing

5Paper 2: Reading

5.1DAFORESTER

5.1.1Direct Address

5.1.2Alliteration

5.1.3Facts

5.1.4Opinions

5.1.5Repetition

5.1.6Exaggeration (Hyperbole)

5.1.7Statistics

5.1.8Triples (Rule of 3)

5.1.9Emotive Language

5.1.10Rhetorical Questions

5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER

5.2Structuring Your Answer

5.2.1Overview - Section A

5.2.2Answering Question 1

5.2.3Answering Question 2

5.2.4Answering Question 3

5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading

5.2.6Answering Question 4

5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A

5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading

6Paper 2: Writing

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