Question 3 (AQA GCSE English Language)

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found on the November 2019 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the beginning of a novel. 

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? 

You could write about:

• what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

• how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

• any other structural features that interest you

[8 marks]

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found on the June 2020 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the beginning of a novel. 

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? 

You could write about:

• what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

• how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

• any other structural features that interest you

[8 marks]

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found on the June 2021 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the opening of a novel. 

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? 

You could write about:

• what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

• how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

• any other structural features that interest you

[8 marks]

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found on the June 2023 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the middle of a novel. 

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? 

You could write about:

• what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

• how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

• any other structural features that interest you

[8 marks]