Edexcel gcse english language paper 1 june 2023 + mark scheme

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information Candidate surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Monday 5 June 2023 Morning (Time: 1 hour 45 minutes) Paper reference 1EN0/01 Total Marks English Language PAPER 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing You must have: Reading Text Insert (enclosed) Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. • Answer all questions in Section A and ONE in Section B. • You should spend about 1 hour on Section A. • You should spend about 45 minutes on Section B. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 64. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed – you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Check your answers if you have time at the end.2 *P71586A0220*  SECTION A Reading Read the text in the Reading Text Insert provided and answer ALL questions. You should spend about 1 hour on this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1 From lines 1–3, identify a word or phrase that shows that the inn is very old. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Total for Question 1 = 1 mark) 2 Read this extract. Arriving at the town, we had no difficulty in finding the inn. The town is composed of one desolate street; and midway in that street stands the inn—an ancient stone building sadly out of repair. The painting on the sign-board is obliterated. The shutters over the long range of front windows are all closed. A cock and his hens are the only living creatures at the door. Plainly, this is one of the old inns of the stage-coach period, ruined by the railway. We pass through the open arched doorway, and find no one to welcome us. We advance into the stable yard behind; I assist my wife to dismount. No bell to ring. No human creature to answer when I call. Give two things that show how deserted the place is. You may use your own words or quotations from the text. 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Total for Question 2 = 2 marks) *P71586A0320* Turn over 3 3 Read this extract. Mrs. Fairbank saunters* gracefully down the length of the yard and does— what all women do, when they find them