GCSEEnglish LanguageWJEC EduqasPaper 1Revision Notes20th Century Literature Reading & Creative Prose WritingPaper 1: Section A ReadingQuestion 1: Model Answer

Question 1: Model Answer (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language)

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Deb Orrock

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Question 1: Model Answer

The following example of Component 1 Question 1 is taken from the November 2020 exam paper and applies the steps outlined in How to Answer Question 1 to achieve a full 5-mark answer.

It includes:

  • Question 1 and reading extract

  • Model answer

Question 1 and reading extract

Read lines 1–11.

List five things you learn about the narrator in these lines.                                             [5]

When I first moved to the country, my only companion was a horse. It was a big brown thing that lived in a field at the end of my garden. I was not used to horses but soon it was hanging its heavy head over my fence and I was feeding it chapatis. I come from London. So does my husband. But we moved near to Swindon because he was making his way in the world. I was proud of him then.


The neighbours weren’t really unfriendly. We just didn’t have that much in common, me having no kids. I don’t think it was to do with prejudice — after all, I didn’t go around in a sari or anything. I was born and bred in England, same as them.


I talked to the horse when I was hanging out my washing. It might have looked funny otherwise. I told it what I was cooking for dinner and what was going on in Eastenders. One day I said to it, quite distinctly, ‘I think I’m going mad.’

Model answer

The examiner will award one mark for each separate point and/or inference correctly identified, up to a maximum of five.

You should write your answers as follows:

  • The narrator’s only companion was a horse ✅

  • She was not used to horses ✅

  • She fed the horse chapatis ✅

  • She came from London ✅

  • She was married ✅

Other acceptable answers include:

  • The narrator and her husband moved near to Swindon

  • She did not have much in common with her neighbours

  • She did not have children

  • She was born and bred in England

  • She talked to the horse

  • She watched Eastenders

  • She was worried about herself

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    Deb Orrock

    Author: Deb Orrock

    Deb is a graduate of Lancaster University and The University of Wolverhampton. After some time travelling and a successful career in the travel industry, she re-trained in education, specialising in literacy. She has over 16 years’ experience of working in education, teaching English Literature, English Language, Functional Skills English, ESOL and on Access to HE courses. She has also held curriculum and quality manager roles, and worked with organisations on embedding literacy and numeracy into vocational curriculums. She most recently managed a post-16 English curriculum as well as writing educational content and resources.