MOCK EXAM *POSSIBLE* LAYOUT:
1) Language: questions 1-5 (the reading section) of a GCSE paper (not the writing section!),
and
2) Literature: unseen poetry analysis, and anthology poetry comparison, from a GCSE paper
(not the modern novel).
English Language: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
1. You will be completing half of the full paper, which includes the short answer questions
(1-3), the close analysis of the anthology non-fiction (Q4) and the comparison between a
non-fiction and unseen text (Q5).
2. There will be no transactional writing task on this paper.
3. You will get a blank copy of the anthology text and the unseen text- you can and
SHOULD write on these as part of your annotation and planning.
*As part of your revision you should ensure you have a strong working knowledge of each of
those texts, the main topics and important perspectives communicated by the author and how
they use language and structure to do this. You should revise key terminology for identifying
and commenting on language and structural features used in non-fiction texts.*
English Literature: Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
1. You will be completing 2/3 of the full paper, which includes the unseen poetry response
and the anthology poetry comparison.
2. There is only one question for unseen poetry; you must answer it. It is worth 20 marks.
3. You are marked for your ability to closely analyse how the poet uses language, structure
and form to communicate ideas about the topic of the question. Please ensure your
analysis is detailed and focused.
4. There is a choice of two questions for the anthology comparison; you should choose
ONE to answer. It is worth 30 marks.
5. You are marked for your ability to explore interesting comparisons based on the question
title, not just comparisons between the poems in general. You must also analyse and
compare the ways in which the poets use language, structure and form.
6. You may write on/ annotate the unseen poem and anything on the question paper. The
only thing we ask you not to write on is the anthology poetry booklet as these are
reused.
1) Language: questions 1-5 (the reading section) of a GCSE paper (not the writing section!),
and
2) Literature: unseen poetry analysis, and anthology poetry comparison, from a GCSE paper
(not the modern novel).
English Language: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
1. You will be completing half of the full paper, which includes the short answer questions
(1-3), the close analysis of the anthology non-fiction (Q4) and the comparison between a
non-fiction and unseen text (Q5).
2. There will be no transactional writing task on this paper.
3. You will get a blank copy of the anthology text and the unseen text- you can and
SHOULD write on these as part of your annotation and planning.
*As part of your revision you should ensure you have a strong working knowledge of each of
those texts, the main topics and important perspectives communicated by the author and how
they use language and structure to do this. You should revise key terminology for identifying
and commenting on language and structural features used in non-fiction texts.*
English Literature: Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
1. You will be completing 2/3 of the full paper, which includes the unseen poetry response
and the anthology poetry comparison.
2. There is only one question for unseen poetry; you must answer it. It is worth 20 marks.
3. You are marked for your ability to closely analyse how the poet uses language, structure
and form to communicate ideas about the topic of the question. Please ensure your
analysis is detailed and focused.
4. There is a choice of two questions for the anthology comparison; you should choose
ONE to answer. It is worth 30 marks.
5. You are marked for your ability to explore interesting comparisons based on the question
title, not just comparisons between the poems in general. You must also analyse and
compare the ways in which the poets use language, structure and form.
6. You may write on/ annotate the unseen poem and anything on the question paper. The
only thing we ask you not to write on is the anthology poetry booklet as these are
reused.
