AQA ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 EXPLORATIONS IN
CRREATIVE READING AND WRITING QUESTIONPAPER
JUNE 2024 (AUTHENTIC MARKING SCHEME
ATTACHED)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre Candidate
number number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate ure
signat
GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and
writing
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
Source A – provided as a separate insert.
Questio Mark
Instructions
n
Answer all questions.
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 1
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 3
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at 4
the end of this book. Write the question number against your
answer(s). 5
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not
TOTAL
want to be marked.
You must refer to the insert booklet provided.
You must not use a dictionary.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
There are 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
You will be assessed on the quality of your reading in Section A.
You will be assessed on the quality of your writing in Section B.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 15 minutes reading through the source and all five
questions you have to answer.
, You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write.
You should make sure you leave sufficient time to check your answers.
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Do not
write
Section A: Reading outside the
box
Answer all questions in this section.
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this
section.
0 1 Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 6.
List four things about the brush house and what is happening in this part of the
source.
[4 marks]
1
2
3
4 4
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write
0 2 Look in detail at this extract, from lines 7 to 17 of the source: outside the
box
Source A not reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions
How does the writer use language here to describe the conflict between
Kino and the scorpion?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
[8 marks]
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CRREATIVE READING AND WRITING QUESTIONPAPER
JUNE 2024 (AUTHENTIC MARKING SCHEME
ATTACHED)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre Candidate
number number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate ure
signat
GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and
writing
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
Source A – provided as a separate insert.
Questio Mark
Instructions
n
Answer all questions.
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 1
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 3
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at 4
the end of this book. Write the question number against your
answer(s). 5
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not
TOTAL
want to be marked.
You must refer to the insert booklet provided.
You must not use a dictionary.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
There are 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
You will be assessed on the quality of your reading in Section A.
You will be assessed on the quality of your writing in Section B.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 15 minutes reading through the source and all five
questions you have to answer.
, You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write.
You should make sure you leave sufficient time to check your answers.
*JUN22 700101*
IB/G/Jun22/E8 8700/1
, 2
Do not
write
Section A: Reading outside the
box
Answer all questions in this section.
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this
section.
0 1 Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 6.
List four things about the brush house and what is happening in this part of the
source.
[4 marks]
1
2
3
4 4
*02
IB/G/
* Jun22/8700/1
, 3
Do not
write
0 2 Look in detail at this extract, from lines 7 to 17 of the source: outside the
box
Source A not reproduced here due to third-party copyright restrictions
How does the writer use language here to describe the conflict between
Kino and the scorpion?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
[8 marks]
Turn over ►
*03
IB/G/
* Jun22/8700/1
