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OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 (J351/01) - 23rd May 2024 [Exam Chat]

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How well did your OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 (J351/01) exam go today?

OCR GCSE English Language Paper 1 (J351/01) - 23rd May 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 23rd May 2024/ AM
Length: 2hrs
(edited 1 year ago)

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Reply 1

Heyy does anyone know if tomorrow's exam is fiction or non-fiction?
Also, does anyone have good question 4 and creative writing examples???
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 2

Original post by XwhoisthisX
Heyy does anyone know if tomorrow's exam is fiction or non-fiction?
Also, does anyone have good question 4 and creative writing examples???


it’s fiction today

Reply 3

Original post by theofficialkaur
it’s fiction today

no it wasnt what

Reply 4

Wth does anyone do OCR, there's no one here

Reply 5

Original post by KillerSingh
Wth does anyone do OCR, there's no one here


did u do the speech or the letter

Reply 6

Original post by Hiyaxxxx
did u do the speech or the letter


I did the speech. A lot of people misread the letter and thought they had to write a news article :frown:

Reply 7

Original post by KillerSingh
Wth does anyone do OCR, there's no one here

I haven't seen any one online who does OCR english- cant find any revision about it either!!

Reply 8

Original post by theofficialkaur
I did the speech. A lot of people misread the letter and thought they had to write a news article :frown:


same I did the speech I figured the letter would be way too hard but hopefully grade boundaries go down then

Reply 9

Original post by Hiyaxxxx
same I did the speech I figured the letter would be way too hard but hopefully grade boundaries go down then

same I did the speech but I only had 20 mins cuz I spent too long on the reading section😭
what did u guys talk about for the speech I did about exam success and I wrote so little 😟

Reply 10

Original post by makSyak
no it wasnt what


oh sorry I meant non-fiction

Reply 11

Original post by essi_932
same I did the speech but I only had 20 mins cuz I spent too long on the reading section😭
what did u guys talk about for the speech I did about exam success and I wrote so little 😟

I ran out of time on Q4 because I did the speech first!

Reply 12

Original post by XwhoisthisX
I ran out of time on Q4 because I did the speech first!

yeah there's not enough time 😭

Reply 13

Original post by XwhoisthisX
I ran out of time on Q4 because I did the speech first!

Same, and I spent so long on section a cos i couldn't find any similarities or techniques???!

Reply 14

Original post by AnnoyinHuman
Same, and I spent so long on section a cos i couldn't find any similarities or techniques???!


I just mentioned structurally that the adjectives used in text 1 at the beginning and end where contrasting

Reply 15

Does anyone know if you had to quote from certain lines for the 12 marker?

Reply 16

Original post by TheStudentTeach
Does anyone know if you had to quote from certain lines for the 12 marker?

don't think so

Reply 17

Original post by essi_932
don't think so
Hope your right because all the past papers ask you to quote from certain lines

Reply 18

Original post by TheStudentTeach
Does anyone know if you had to quote from certain lines for the 12 marker?

Yeh u did, lines 17-33 (when his mum comes beside him to the end of the text)

Reply 19

Original post by AnnoyinHuman
Yeh u did, lines 17-33 (when his mum comes beside him to the end of the text)

oh yeah it did lol sorry

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