English Gcse

Question 1

What will question 1 ask you to do?

Answer 1

Tick 4 statements

Question 2

What do you have to do for this question 1 to always be right?

Answer 2

Look at lines given
Read statements properly
Read blurb

Question 3

What is the difficulty for question 1?

Answer 3

There will be inference question.

Question 4

Why is Question 1 a good question?

Answer 4

Reading statements in the passage will help you understand the passage and it will give you an overview .

Question 5

What is Question 2?

Answer 5

Come the summary of differences (8 marks)

Question 6

What is the main

Answer 6

Find implicit and explicit information and ideas always infer

Question 7

How do you make sure you get into band 4 in question 2?

Answer 7

Make more than one point for each quotation

Question 8

What word does the examiner like instead of showing?

Answer 8

Emphaisisng

Question 9

What are 4 top tips for Question 2?

Answer 9

Use different ideas in explanation

2) Use this sentence ‘There are similar things (insert the keyword in the question) in the two extracts but they have different different emphasis.’
3) Introduce connective with ‘While, whereas, in contrast, on the other hand’
4) Try to rank your differences, starting with the main or the most dramatic or most significant (to show perceptive difference)

Question 10

What can you infer from this ‘ Under cover of darkness, the funnel spider web spider blows its glowing horn to attract a mate. This is the added advantage of mimicking of the sound of the female binky moth, which is thereby lured to the web and soon becomes a meal for two’

Answer 10

Inference :
The funnel spider uses sound
2) The funnel web spider uses sexual desire, or mating sounds
3) The funnel spider produces light to attract mating female Binky moth

Question 11

For question 3 what are the simple things you should do?

Answer 11

1) Read between lines, don’t go for obvious ideas

2) Do question 3 first

Question 12

What are 3 main things for question 3?

Answer 12

Always quote
You can write about structure
Use more than one interpretation ( use tentative language)

Question 13

How do you get perfect language analysis in Question 3?

Answer 13

Embedd quotations and zoom in the quotations, using different ideas for different ideas

Question 14

What techniques do you use if the Question asks you about how language is used to persuade reader (think or feel)?

Answer 14

SOAPISMS

Question 15

What is the mneumonic for language techniques to describe?

Answer 15

MAD FATHERS CROCH

Question 16

What does MAD FATHERS CROCH stand for?

Answer 16

Metaphor, aliteration Direct address Facts, Ancedotes, Triplets, Hyberole, Emotive language, Rhetorical question, statistics, creating an ememy, repetion, opinion, Contrasting pairs, Humour.

Question 17

What is Hyberole?

Answer 17

Over exaggeration

Question 18

What does Ancedotes?

Answer 18

A short story

Question 19

What two things are seen as a Higher skill?

Answer 19

Metaphor and personification

Question 20

What is Question 4?

Answer 20

Compare attitudes

Question 21

What is key to question four?

Answer 21

Use abstract nouns to say something in shorter words e.g. instead of saying it was a problem because he has hungry you can say hunger was the problem

Question 22

What shouldn’t you do in question 4?

Answer 22

Don’t introduce quote, just quote

Question 23

What are the 4 things to guarantee full marks in question 4?

Answer 23

1) choose judicious quote
2) Write about writers tone
3) Make a detailed point from one source and directly contrast to the other source.
4) Use direct contrast

Question 24

What is Examiners suggested Method for question 4?

Answer 24

1) Make a point about the source about the attitude or perspective from source A
2) Quote
3) Name method
4) Explain how this gives us writers viewpoint, attitude or perspective.

Question 25

What do the Best answers do in Question 4?

Answer 25

1) Shifts in tone, shifts in narrative ( ending) always given you shift in focus and tone.

Question 26

What is the question for question 5?

Answer 26

You will be given a controversial topic

Question 27

What are the suggested way to plan?

Answer 27

1) Outline the issue
2) Argument
3) Counter argument
4) Fit as many as you can
5) Concluding argument

Question 28

What does the conclusion have to include?

Answer 28

Look at the long term consequence.

Question 29

What should you do with the question 5?

Answer 29

Argue against

Question 30

How do you create tone for question 5?

Answer 30

MAD FATHERS CROCH

Question 31

How do you get a high level in Question 5?

Answer 31

Putting as much techniques possible and control the readers thoughts and feelings, through the sentences you wright.

Question 32

What are the top tips for question 5?

Answer 32

1) Use imaginative structure ( each sentence with different word and use MAD FATHERS CROCH)
2) Show off vocab, different sentence typesd
3) Show of range or punctuation.
4) Start paragraphs in similar ways

Question 33

What are the top tips for question 5?

Answer 33

1) Use imaginative structure ( each sentence with different word and use MAD FATHERS CROCH)
2) Show off vocab, different sentence typesd
3) Show of range or punctuation.
4) End in rhetorical question

Question 34

What are 5 techniques to get level 8?

Answer 34

1) Show me (present) … show me (future)
2) Pair your verbs for emphasis
3) extend simile and metaphor
4) Use lots of ancedotes
5) The contrasting power of but