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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (8700/1) - 23rd May 2025 [Exam Chat]

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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (8700/1) - 23rd May 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 23 May/ AM
Length: 1h 45m

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Reply 1

warneowr

12

anyone else nervous for english language? i want to get an 8 as i was sooo close to an 8 in my feburary mocks but im nervous :/

Reply 2

pdha

9

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by warneowr

anyone else nervous for english language? i want to get an 8 as i was sooo close to an 8 in my feburary mocks but im nervous :/

I found these knowledge organisers that I found helpful!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13190032

Reply 3

username7401545

6

does anyone know how to structure the structure question.. im aiming for a 7 in english lang

Reply 4

doesgraymatter

5

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by ahoywinter

does anyone know how to structure the structure question.. im aiming for a 7 in english lang

three short paragraphs on the beginning, middle and end talk abt whether there's a sense of equilibrium at the start of the extract, and the initial focus and what it tells us abt the rest of the text (foreshadowing, etc.), then what changes happen to the location, foci and plot in the middle, then how the text resolves at the end (is there a lot of tension / equilibrium or is a cliffhanger established, etc.). usually what i've got on mocks is around 6-7/8 with this but on a few occasions i got 8/8 by just adding in rly perceptive points (they have to make sense in context, not just added in for the sake of it)

Reply 5

username7401545

6

Original post

by doesgraymatter

three short paragraphs on the beginning, middle and end talk abt whether there's a sense of equilibrium at the start of the extract, and the initial focus and what it tells us abt the rest of the text (foreshadowing, etc.), then what changes happen to the location, foci and plot in the middle, then how the text resolves at the end (is there a lot of tension / equilibrium or is a cliffhanger established, etc.). usually what i've got on mocks is around 6-7/8 with this but on a few occasions i got 8/8 by just adding in rly perceptive points (they have to make sense in context, not just added in for the sake of it)

tysm!!

Reply 6

6c0rr

4

can someone give me some tips to help me improve my analysis bit of the quote im able to write a point and reference it using a quote and i can do analysis its just not in depth - does anyone have any tips or like a structure i can follow to ensure its detailed if i follow it

Reply 7

maria.428

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Original post

by Talkative Toad

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (8700/1) - 23rd May 2025 [Exam Chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy:

General Information
Date/Time: 23 May/ AM
Length: 1h 45m
Good luck!
Click here to find exam discussions for other GCSE subjects

guys you know for the description for question 5 in paper 1, will i be marked down if i speak in first person for the description

Reply 8

km.h

10

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by maria.428

guys you know for the description for question 5 in paper 1, will i be marked down if i speak in first person for the description

no I don't think you would- as far as I know, you can write about it in whatever perspective you want..?

Reply 9

farrell.e

2

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by maria.428

guys you know for the description for question 5 in paper 1, will i be marked down if i speak in first person for the description

i think you can write from any perspective, but personally ive found it easier to write from third person. if you find it easier to write in first person, i think it should be okay x

Reply 10

vizzy_123

11

does anyone have predictions for the picture?

Reply 11

maxyboi69

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by vizzy_123

does anyone have predictions for the picture?

it could be something scary/supernatural because that kind of imagine hasnt come up since 2020

Reply 12

username7402464

9

It was wet. Everywhere was wet. Every step I took along the path caked with mud, I was greeted by a harsh squelching sound, like they wanted me to go home.

With two dirty fingers, I pinched my nose so the pungent smell of decay would not destroy any inkling of hope that fought for survival in my weakened body. I continued to meticulously navigate through the remains of the building only empowered by the inkling of hope that it was all worth it. All the hard work we had put in. All the miles we had trekked. All the sleepless nights. All of it would pay off, and we would be rewarded with the glorious golden box that had soared to Number 1 in new headlines on Saturday night.

Before my jaw could drop to the ground from the mere though of this discovery, my disgruntled partner yelled out, "Where is the box meant to be again?"

"It should be to the next right," I replied, brandishing a scrunched up map.

After giving a slight frown, he got back on all fours and continued crouching through the dark vortex of eternal light behind me.

We reached the next right and turned into a thick pleached curtain of overgrown vegetation. This could be it. This could be the moment we had been waiting for. Behind these curtains could lie a future for two enthusiastic scavengers as set and secure as concrete.

My partner and I cautiously laid back the dense vegetation and we were immediately met by a bright beam of glamour, white with desperacy , as if it was itching to show anyone its beauty. It was amazing. What the world's best archaeologists couldn't find, we had unveiled (with relative ease). We both took turns holding the box - the building around it that once resiliently stood still had deteriorated around it but the same could not be said about the box. Its radiance was strong as ever as if it had just been placed in the building today.

"We're going to be rich, Jack!" my partner exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear.

Rich.

That word was all it took for my smile to vaporise

Rich.

My father had warned me about that word.

I can still remember sitting on the red carpet with my siblings around my father, sitting on his couch. He warned us about the dangers of money - how he watched it consume lives and corrupt even the kindest people. I thought back to my family at home - I didn't want them to see me as this power-hungry monster.

No.

This was wrong.

Bracing for a loud bellow of protest, I turned to my partner (who was still transfixed by the beauty of the box) and said, "We have to return the box". He looked at me as if I had gone crazy.

"Why?" he asked. "This is what we've been waiting for."

"I know," I said; I had been prepared for this response. "I just feel that something's off."

My friend's eyes throbbed with pain and anger, but his grasp around the box relaxed with understanding and trust. "I understand," he replied, gently returning the box to its original position.

"Do you want to go home now?" he asked.

"Yes. That would be nice," I sighed.

We walked out of the room back to the car. As I was greeted again with the familiar squelch of mud, I heard the clamour of another group of archaeologists.

Part of me couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

Sorry for the grasp that fame would have over its newly found prey.

Guys mark my question5

Reply 13

username7402464

9

The question was write a story about discovering a hidden object

Reply 14

vizzy_123

11

Original post

by G9S

The question was write a story about discovering a hidden object

get AI to mark it

Reply 15

Elderly383

Original post

by Talkative Toad

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (8700/1) - 23rd May 2025 [Exam Chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy: