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English Language GCSE AQA 2025/2026 | Full Paper 1 & 2 Revision Guide with A+ Answers | Language Devices, Structure, Exam Timing

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This document is a complete and high-performing revision guide for the AQA English Language GCSE exam for the 2025/2026 session, already graded at A+ level. It contains all key question types and their expected responses across both Paper 1 and Paper 2, alongside model answers, timing guidance, and exam strategies. All content is tailored to help students master comprehension, language analysis, structure, comparison, and writing tasks as tested in the official AQA exams. Topics covered include: Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing): Question-by-question breakdown (Q1–Q5) How to analyse structure and writer’s methods (Q2–Q3) Agreement/disagreement with a statement and justification (Q4) Writing creatively (Q5) Paper 2 (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives): Comparing texts and viewpoints (Q2–Q4) Summarising explicit/implicit information Language techniques and their effects Writing to argue, persuade, advise (Q5) Also includes: Techniques: hyperbole, generalisation, semantic fields, tone shifts, possessive determiners Grammar & sentence structure: compound, complex, exclamations, statements, clauses Narrative perspective effects: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person explained Literary devices: metaphor, simile, ellipsis, personification, analogy Time management: recommended minutes per question and corresponding marks Audience and purpose breakdowns: general vs specific audiences, purpose-driven writing styles Non-fiction formats: articles, leaflets, travel writing, straplines This document is ideal for: GCSE English Language students (Year 10 & 11) AQA Exam Board candidates Private candidates and homeschooling students English tutors, revision sessions, and classroom support material Students aiming for grades 7–9 (A to A*) Keywords: GCSE English Language, AQA 2025, Paper 1 and 2 revision, language techniques, structural analysis, question timing, writing to persuade, writer's viewpoint, sentence types, tone and audience, literary fiction, hyperbole, simile, exam strategies, English revision guide

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What technique do biased writers use? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They use

hyperboles and generalisations


Why do biased writers use a hyperbole? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They use it to

accentuate their meaning to the reader so they're on their side.


What are generalisations? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They are sweeping statements

that aren't true


What do you do in question 1 in paper 1 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You pick out

implicit and explicit information from the text it tells you to pick it from about

that thing.


What do you do in paper 1 question 2 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You are explaining

how the writer uses language to 'reveal' it's purposes to the reader.

, What do you do in paper 1 question 3? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You explain the

method the writer has used to create structure.


What do you do in paper 1 question 4? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You say if you

agree with the students response then say why you do by picking the quote

and saying the methods and how they have used it.


What do you do in paper 2 question 1? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You tick the

amount of boxes it tells you to tick, which are true from the lines you were

told to read from.


What do you do in paper 2 question 2 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You have to pick out

implicit and explicit quotes then compare the quotes from source A and B

by summarising from both texts


What do you do in paper 2 question 3 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You need to write

how the writer uses language to achieve effects and influence the reader.


What do you do in paper 2 Question 4? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔You need to

compare the writers perspectives and attitudes by identifying it.


How much time do you need for question 1 in paper 1? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5

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