AQA GCSE English Language · 8700
Paper 1
Revise: Paper 1 Question 3: structureAQA’s updated example focuses on tension and encourages students to consider how it develops, including whether it increases or decreases by the end. Older papers asked more broadly how the structure interested the reader. The underlying skill remains the same: explain the effect of the writer’s arrangement, rather than simply retelling events.
- Revise: Narrative writing: the opening of a story
A feeling of uncertainty or anticipation about what might happen, often involving danger, conflict or a difficult choice.