2023 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/1 Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/1 Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing Monday 5 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • Source A – provided as a separate insert. Instructions • Answer all questions. • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. • 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 of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must refer to the insert booklet provided. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 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. *JUN* IB/G/Jun23/E6 8700/1 2 Section A: Reading 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 hyenas from this part of the source. [4 marks] 1 2 3 4 Do not write outside the box 4 *02* IB/G/Jun23/8700/1 3 0 2 Look in detail at this extract, from lines 10 to 19 of the source: I am not one to hold a prejudice against any animal, but it is a plain fact that the spotted hyena is not well served by its appearance. It is ugly beyond redemption. Its shaggy, coarse coat is a bungled mix of colours, with the spots having none of the classy ostentation of a leopard’s, they look rather like the symptoms of a skin disease. The head is broad and too massive, with a high forehead, like that of a bear, but suffering from a receding hairline, and with ears that look ridiculously mouse-like, large and round, when they haven’t been torn off in battle. The mouth is forever open and panting. The nostrils are too big. The tail is scraggly and unwagging. All the parts put together look doglike, but like no dog anyone would want as a pet. How does the writer use language here to describe the hyena’s appearance? You could include the writer’s choice of: • words and phrases • language features and techniques • sentence forms. [8 marks] Turn over ► *03* Do not write outside the box IB/G/Jun23/8700/1