OCR GCSE English Language Exam Practice: Paper 1

Contents

1 Overview

2 Preparation and tips

• Section A
• Section B

3 Revision: practise your skills

4 Focused practice

• Question 1 – working through extracts
• Question 2 – newspaper characteristics, analysing non-fiction and media, purpose and audience, persuasive devices
• Question 3 – definitions, planning a response, organising paragraphs, descriptive writing

5 Higher Paper practice: Insert material, questions, mark schemes

6 Foundation Paper practice: Insert material, questions, mark schemes

7 Annotated sample responses

Grade boosters

Glossary

Revision sites

Solutions to activities

Teachers’ notes

Further information

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OCR GCSE English Language Exam Practice: Paper 1 combines sound guidance from a teacher-examiner with activities that give students practice in all the Reading and Writing techniques that will help them to get the best possible grade in the exam.

This digital photocopiable resource –

• is tailored to the specification
• helps students to understand what an examiner looks for
• gives worked examples of typical tasks
• encourages students to take responsibility for their own development
• provides complete practice exam papers and mark schemes at Foundation and Higher Level, with sample answers and comments
• is written in a student-friendly style.

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