GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 QUESTION 1

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QUESTION 1: WORTH 5 MARKS SPEND 5 MINS ON IT HAVE TO FIND INfO IN A SMALL EXTRACT WILL NORMALLY BE ‘A LIST’ QUESTION (BULLET POINT) WRITE A WHOLE SENTENCE START WITH ‘THE MAN’ OR ‘HE’

Read lines 12 to 19 of the source. You must take your information from this section otherwise it will not be counted. Question 1 Read lines 12 to 19 of the source. List four things from this part of the text about the baby. 1. 2. 3. 4. Your points must be about the baby and nothing else. You can use your own words or short quotations from the text.

TEACHER TIPS:

TEACHER TIP 1: READ EACH QUESTION TWICE BEFORE YOU READ THE SPECIFIC LINES FROM THE EXTRACT THAT IT IS QUESTIONING YOU ON.

TEACHER TIP 2: MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E.G. LINES 1-12.

TEACHER TIP 3: READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER AS YOU READ TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION.

TEACHER TIP 4: BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES – TOO MUCH WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHICH EVIDENCE TO USE.

TEACHER TIPS: READ EACH QUESTION TWICE BEFORE YOU READ THE SPECIFIC LINES FROM THE EXTRACT THAT IT IS QUESTIONING YOU ON. MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E.G. LINES 1-12. READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER AS YOU READ TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION. BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES – TOO MUCH WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHICH EVIDENCE TO USE.

Read lines 1-9. List five reasons why Obed Ramotswe went to South Africa. [5]

MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON

Read lines 1-9. List five reasons why Obed Ramotswe went to South Africa. [5]

TEACHER TIPS: READ THE QUESTION TWICE MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E.G. LINES 1-12. READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE. BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES. ANSWER IN A SHORT AND SIMPLE SENTENCE.

Read lines 1-9. List five reasons why Obed Ramotswe went to South Africa. [5]

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