AQA English Language Paper 1 and 2 Summary with Timings



Language Paper 1
Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

Q1: List four things (5 mins)

These 'things' may be explicit (obvious) or implicit (hidden, hinted at)

Q2: Analyse language (10-12 mins)

Write about words, phrases and literary techniques

Q3: How does the writer use structure (15 mins)

Write about how things change from the beginning, to the middle, to the end and why.

Q4: To what extent do you agree? (20 mins)

Prove / explain / demonstrate the given statement with evidence from the source,
examining language / structure/tone/ implicit and explicit meaning.

Q5: Descriptive / narrative writing (45 mins: 10 mins planning + 30 mins writing + 5 mins
checking)

Write a description / narrative using the picture / prompt as your stimulus.


Language Paper 2
Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives

Q1: True/ False Statements (5mins)

Shade in the four correct statements

Q2: Write a Summary… (10-12 mins)

Compare the sources, summarising the explicit and implicit ideas

Q3: How does the writer use language (15 mins)

Comment on the writer's language and methods, explaining how they want to make
the reader Feel, Imagine or Think (F.I.T)

Q5: Write about your own views (45 mins: 10 mins planning + 30 mins writing + 5 mins
checking)

You will be asked to write your own views on a given subject