AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 2025 | 8700/1 Mark Scheme

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Paperv1v Explorationsvinvcreativevreadingvandwriting


Fridayv23vMayv2025 Morning Timevallowed:v1vhourv45vminutes
Materials
Forvthisvpapervyouvmustvhave: For Examiner’s Use
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 SourcevA –vprovidedvasvavseparatevinsert.
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Instructions 1
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 Usevblackvink orvblackvball-point pen.
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 Fillvinvthevboxesvatvthevtopvofvthisvpage. 3
 Youvmust answervthevquestionsvinvthevspacesvprovided.
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 Dovnotvwritevoutsidevthevboxvaroundveachvpagevorvonvblankvpages. 4
 Ifvyouvneedvextravspacevforvyourvanswer(s),vusevthevlinedvpagesvatvthev 5
endvofvthisvbook.v Writevthevquestionvnumbervagainstvyourvanswer(s).
 Dovallvroughvworkvinvthisvbook.v Crossvthroughvanyvwork youvdovnotvwant
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 Youvmust refervtovthevinsertvbookletvprovided.
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 Youvmust notvusevavdictionary.
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Information
 Thevmarksvforvquestionsvarevshownvinvbrackets.
 Thevmaximumvmarkvforvthisvpapervisv80.
 Therevarev40vmarksvforvSectionvAvandv40vmarksvforvSectionvB.
 YouvarevremindedvofvthevneedvforvgoodvEnglishvandvclearvpresentationvinvyourvanswers.
 YouvwillvbevassessedvonvthevqualityvofvyourvreadingvinvSectionvA.
 YouvwillvbevassessedvonvthevqualityvofvyourvwritingvinvSectionvB.
Advice
 Youvarevadvisedvtovspendvaboutv15vminutesvreadingvthroughvthevsourcevandvallvfivevquestionsvyo
uvhavevtovanswer.
 YouvarevadvisedvtovplanvyourvanswervtovQuestionv5vbeforevyouvstart tovwrite.
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 Youvshouldvmakevsurevyouvleavevsufficientvtimevtovcheckvyourvanswers.




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