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Paper 1
Paper 2
VSPaG
Mistakes
100
How many questions are there in each paper?

5

100

What century will the text in Paper 1 be from?

20th or 21st

100

How many marks is Q3 worth?

12

100
What piece of punctuation do examiners most easily recognise errors in?

Apostrophes

100

What mistake is easiest to make on P1Q1+2?

Reading wrong section of text

200

How many questions overall require you to discuss terminology?

5 (P1Q2,3,4 and P2Q3,4)

200

What are the two options for Q5?

Descriptive or Narrative

200

What is the main difference in texts from Paper 1?

Non-Fiction instead of fiction
200

Name three different grammatical ways of starting a sentence.

Conjunction/subordinate

Verbs

Adverbs

Adjectives

Nouns etc.

200

What can potentially destroy your Q5 marks?

Not using paragraphs

300

How long should you spend on the reading sections?

1 hour

300

What are the 3 mark scheme descriptors for Q3?

Terminology

Effect on Reader

Relevant Quotes

300

What is the name of this paper?

Writers' viewpoints and perspectives

300
What is the definition of "nonplussed"

So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.

300
What phrase should never be used for effect on the reader?

Makes them want to read on

Puts a picture in their heads

400

Name the technique

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness

Juxtaposition

400

What is question four called?

Critical Evaluation

400

What is AO3 and which question is it assessed in?

Comparison in Q4

400
What are the two best uses of a semi-colon?

To join closely linked sentences instead of using conjunctions.


In place of commas in descriptive lists.

400

What is the most common cause of bad marks/grades for AQA English Language

Poor timing

500

You have 60 seconds to list the 11 DAFOREST techniques

Direct address

Alliteration/Anecdote

Fact/Figures

Opinions

Rhetorical Question/Repetition

Emotive Language

Statistics

Triplets

500

In which questions are AO2 assessed?

Q2 and Q3

500

What are the three mark scheme bullet points for P2Q2?

Reference

Inference

Difference

500

Name the 5 sentence functions.

Declarative

Interrogative

Imperative

Exclamatory

Minor

500

Its always neccessary  to compleate you're work with the correct punctuation and grammer; otherwise you will look week. 

How many errors are in the sentence above?

30 seconds.

7

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