WJEC GCSE English - Higher

I normally hate english but I think this exam went okay surprisingly. I was so proud of my B1 answer! It was really sad and about a little girl who was in a hospital celebrating her birthday. I chose B for B2 and I think it kinda sucked. I didn't enjoy the A questions either.

What did everyone write for B1?

nooooooo! you're not meant to write a story! if the girl was in hospital you would have to describe the hospital, please tell me you didn't write a story? ot sounds like you curved into a story

ilyas from Norwich here you have to explain why he was late! not state. Just because its the 1st question does not mean you have to state to gain full marks. It clearly told you to "explain". Its a common trick used by examiners. Even my english teacher told me that the 1st questions can sometimes be a "what impressions" or "explain". And anyway... is there 10 pieces of evidence? No. So you have to explain to gain the full marks. DUH

There were people walking in the way of the car. He could not knock them over. He didn't have his foot pressed hard on the accelerator, meaning the car tyres did not move as fast as usual. This meant it would have taken a longer amount of time to cover the distance he wished to travel, resulting in him being late.

No, don't think so.

Explain. How can you explain? What else is there to explain apart from 'people were in the streets walking in the way.' etc?

he never is usually late >> hes usually plans ahead >>> since he usually plans ahead he probably never has been lost >> now he is LOST >> he can't adapt to the new situation >> cant find his way to the place

there's lots to explain

Oh dear reading what people put earlier about question A1, think I may be in for an epic fail.....I even forgot to mention how he was lost!!!

Ha...I totally agree with you guys, as after reading the first question checked the front of the paper to make sure I had been given higher and not foundation by mistake! Quite enjoyed the comprehension, and was really surprised that you didn't have to cover all of the extract in A4 - only lines 54-83 or something close to this! was really surprised how the 'What is your impression of Martin' was an A4 question as well, as have always been taught that this is an 'easier demand' question.

I was really happy with the writing as used the senses a lot, and also used loads of metaphors and similes - my English teacher will be sooo proud! Loved B2 and did the one about 'Write about a time when you won something' as had done this, but with a slightly different title (The Gift - a previous exam question) in my coursework x

can we write in bullet points???????????????

Uh no, in the language paper they're not asking you to look for hidden meanings, only testing your reading skills.

WJEC English June 8th 2010. "Paul Bradly is a dog assasin."

Just saw that on facebook. Laughed so much. xD

Also, my teacher said that to get 10 marks you have to get 5 valid points backed up with evidence, is this true?

oh, my teacher said you have to have ten points (with evidence) to get ten marks. You don't even have to explain them really. lol I dunno though.