english lang gcse

i left my creative writing story with a cliffhanger. is that okay

Hi, I’m currently studying A-level English language so I’m somewhat qualified to answer your question. I think you should be okay leaving your story on a cliff-hanger as long as you have done it in a clever manner in line with your story so it doesn’t look rushed, then it should be fine. From my experience (although I didn’t sit proper GCSE exams due to covid) GCSE exams aren’t marked to harshly and they don’t expect a massive amount of detail or the next best seller! So I’m sure you did well. Good luck!

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dilsheen

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Original post by KingintheNorth31

Hi, I’m currently studying A-level English language so I’m somewhat qualified to answer your question. I think you should be okay leaving your story on a cliff-hanger as long as you have done it in a clever manner in line with your story so it doesn’t look rushed, then it should be fine. From my experience (although I didn’t sit proper GCSE exams due to covid) GCSE exams aren’t marked to harshly and they don’t expect a massive amount of detail or the next best seller! So I’m sure you did well. Good luck!

yeah i had to write a story about a life saving resue. I wrote about a police officer on a lone mission and he has to go through a forest and into an abondoned warehouse, and right as he's saved the missing person, he feels a gun pointed to the back of his head.

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mesub

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Original post by dilsheen

yeah i had to write a story about a life saving resue. I wrote about a police officer on a lone mission and he has to go through a forest and into an abondoned warehouse, and right as he's saved the missing person, he feels a gun pointed to the back of his head.

I sat the English Language exam in 2022. I would recommend against writing a cliffhanger unless it's fantastic. It can be seen as being lazy.

If you write one, NEVER end with "it was all a dream" or anything else similar to that. Examiners (and my English teachers!) don't seem to like it.

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dilsheen

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Original post by KingintheNorth31

Hi, I’m currently studying A-level English language so I’m somewhat qualified to answer your question. I think you should be okay leaving your story on a cliff-hanger as long as you have done it in a clever manner in line with your story so it doesn’t look rushed, then it should be fine. From my experience (although I didn’t sit proper GCSE exams due to covid) GCSE exams aren’t marked to harshly and they don’t expect a massive amount of detail or the next best seller! So I’m sure you did well. Good luck!