Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

 

All texts in the examination will be unseen.

 

Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

What's assessed

Section A: Reading

• one literature fiction text

Section B: Writing

• descriptive or narrative writing

Assessed

• written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes

• 80 marks

• 50% of GCSE

 

Questions

 

Reading (40 marks) (25%)– one single text

• 1 short form question (1 x 4 marks)

• 2 longer form questions (2 x 8 marks)

• 1 extended question (1 x 20 marks)

Writing (40 marks) (25%)

• 1 extended writing question (24 marks for content, 16 marks for technical accuracy)