AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved
What are the marks and timings for each of the questions in Paper 1, section A? - Answers • Reading &
Planning ~ 15 minutes
• Question 1 ~ 4 marks ~ 5 minutes
• Question 2 ~ 8 marks ~ 10 minutes
• Question 3 ~ 8 marks ~ 10 minutes
• Question 4 ~ 20 marks ~ 5 minutes (planning), 15 minutes (writing)
What is AO1? - Answers • Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas.
• Select and synthesise evidence from different texts.
What will *question 1* ask? - Answers List four things.
What is AO2? - Answers Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to
achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support views.
What will *question 2* ask? - Answers How does the writer use language?
What is the paragraph structure to question 2 and how many do you need. - Answers You will need 3
PEEL chains.
What two types of things must you analyse in question 2? - Answers • Words and phrases
• Language features and techniques
What will *question 3* ask? - Answers How does the writer use structure?
What is the paragraph structure to question 3 and how many do you need. - Answers You will need 3
PEEL paragraphs.
What elements should you look for in each paragraph of question 3? - Answers 1. *The narrative
perspective*
(First/Third/Omniscient)
2.* The organisation and use of time* (Repetition/Echoing/Narrative shifts)
3. *The location and setting* (Foregrounding/Back-grounding/Allusion)
4. *The characters and their introduction* (Foregrounding/Back-grounding/Allusion)
5. *Different patterns in the text to help reinforce meaning* (Juxtaposition/Enumeration/Accumulation)
What are the marks and timings for each of the questions in Paper 1, section A? - Answers • Reading &
Planning ~ 15 minutes
• Question 1 ~ 4 marks ~ 5 minutes
• Question 2 ~ 8 marks ~ 10 minutes
• Question 3 ~ 8 marks ~ 10 minutes
• Question 4 ~ 20 marks ~ 5 minutes (planning), 15 minutes (writing)
What is AO1? - Answers • Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas.
• Select and synthesise evidence from different texts.
What will *question 1* ask? - Answers List four things.
What is AO2? - Answers Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to
achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support views.
What will *question 2* ask? - Answers How does the writer use language?
What is the paragraph structure to question 2 and how many do you need. - Answers You will need 3
PEEL chains.
What two types of things must you analyse in question 2? - Answers • Words and phrases
• Language features and techniques
What will *question 3* ask? - Answers How does the writer use structure?
What is the paragraph structure to question 3 and how many do you need. - Answers You will need 3
PEEL paragraphs.
What elements should you look for in each paragraph of question 3? - Answers 1. *The narrative
perspective*
(First/Third/Omniscient)
2.* The organisation and use of time* (Repetition/Echoing/Narrative shifts)
3. *The location and setting* (Foregrounding/Back-grounding/Allusion)
4. *The characters and their introduction* (Foregrounding/Back-grounding/Allusion)
5. *Different patterns in the text to help reinforce meaning* (Juxtaposition/Enumeration/Accumulation)
