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GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
Tuesday 2 June 2020 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
Source A – provided as a separate insert.
For Examiner’s Use
Instructions
Answer all questions. Question Mark
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 1
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. 2
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 3
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 4
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
5
marked.
You must refer to the insert booklet provided. TOTAL
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
outside the
Section A: Reading 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 4.
List four things about Rosie from this part of the source.
[4 marks]
1 It was Rosies first day at the house
2 Rosie was overwhelmed
3 Rosie was tired after the long drive from London
4 Rosie gazed vaguely at the garden
4
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Do not write
outside the
0 2 Look in detail at this extract, from lines 14 to 23 of the source: box
Rosie had made a quick check of the unfamiliar garden before letting the children go out to
play. The bottom half of the garden was an overgrown mess, a muddle of trees and
shrubs. An ancient mulberry tree stood at the centre. Its massive twisted branches
drooped to the ground in places, its knuckles in the earth like a gigantic malformed hand.
The wintry sun hung low in the sky and the gnarled growth threw long twisted shadows
across the undergrowth within its cage. The trunk of the tree was snarled with the tangled
ivy that grew up through the broken bricks and chunks of cement, choking it. The path that
led down towards the fence at the bottom, which marked the garden off from an orchard
beyond, disappeared into a mass of nettles and brambles before it reached the padlocked
door.
How does the writer use language here to describe the garden?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
[8 marks]
The writer creates a busy and eerie image of the garden. ‘the unfamiliar garden…was an
overgrown mess, a muddle of trees and shrubs’. The adjective ‘unfamiliar’ suggest that
Rosie was uncertain of the garden, supposedly as it was her first time at the house. It is
used by Judith to show how unsafe it is so it makes readers think if it’s a good place for her
children to play in. The adjective ‘overgrown mess’ connotes the untidiness of it. The write
uses this to portray the careless ‘mess’ in which the garden was left in. The word ‘muddle’
conveys the further the uncertainty and untrustworthy thoughts about the garden that Rosie
has. This makes readers worry if Rosie and her children will be safe.
In addition, the writer also brings the garden to life using personification. ‘Its knuckles in the
earth like a gigantic malformed hand’. The work ‘knuckles’ is used to show the strength and
sturdiness of the tree’s branches. Judith cleverly uses this to highlight the trees have been
there for a long time which suggests how long the garden has been left in this way with no
one caring for it. The phrase ‘gigantic malformed hand’ suggests the dilapidated state of the
garden. The use of personification could mean that is alive and still growing to be bigger.
This could make the reader feel fearful for Rosie’s children. Alternatively, they could feel
curious as to what lies in the garden and as to why it is in the state It is.
Turn over ►
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signatu
ure
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
Tuesday 2 June 2020 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
Source A – provided as a separate insert.
For Examiner’s Use
Instructions
Answer all questions. Question Mark
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 1
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. 2
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end 3
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 4
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
5
marked.
You must refer to the insert booklet provided. TOTAL
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.
*JUN208700101*
IB/G/Jun20/E4 8700
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A: Reading 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 4.
List four things about Rosie from this part of the source.
[4 marks]
1 It was Rosies first day at the house
2 Rosie was overwhelmed
3 Rosie was tired after the long drive from London
4 Rosie gazed vaguely at the garden
4
*02*
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Look in detail at this extract, from lines 14 to 23 of the source: box
Rosie had made a quick check of the unfamiliar garden before letting the children go out to
play. The bottom half of the garden was an overgrown mess, a muddle of trees and
shrubs. An ancient mulberry tree stood at the centre. Its massive twisted branches
drooped to the ground in places, its knuckles in the earth like a gigantic malformed hand.
The wintry sun hung low in the sky and the gnarled growth threw long twisted shadows
across the undergrowth within its cage. The trunk of the tree was snarled with the tangled
ivy that grew up through the broken bricks and chunks of cement, choking it. The path that
led down towards the fence at the bottom, which marked the garden off from an orchard
beyond, disappeared into a mass of nettles and brambles before it reached the padlocked
door.
How does the writer use language here to describe the garden?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
[8 marks]
The writer creates a busy and eerie image of the garden. ‘the unfamiliar garden…was an
overgrown mess, a muddle of trees and shrubs’. The adjective ‘unfamiliar’ suggest that
Rosie was uncertain of the garden, supposedly as it was her first time at the house. It is
used by Judith to show how unsafe it is so it makes readers think if it’s a good place for her
children to play in. The adjective ‘overgrown mess’ connotes the untidiness of it. The write
uses this to portray the careless ‘mess’ in which the garden was left in. The word ‘muddle’
conveys the further the uncertainty and untrustworthy thoughts about the garden that Rosie
has. This makes readers worry if Rosie and her children will be safe.
In addition, the writer also brings the garden to life using personification. ‘Its knuckles in the
earth like a gigantic malformed hand’. The work ‘knuckles’ is used to show the strength and
sturdiness of the tree’s branches. Judith cleverly uses this to highlight the trees have been
there for a long time which suggests how long the garden has been left in this way with no
one caring for it. The phrase ‘gigantic malformed hand’ suggests the dilapidated state of the
garden. The use of personification could mean that is alive and still growing to be bigger.
This could make the reader feel fearful for Rosie’s children. Alternatively, they could feel
curious as to what lies in the garden and as to why it is in the state It is.
Turn over ►
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