GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 QUESTION 1 UNSEEN

GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 QUESTION 1

UNSEEN

Q 1

YOU SHOULD SPEND 4 -5 MINUTES ON THIS QUESTION.

SEARCH AND FIND

SEARCH AND FIND Testing your ability to identify information & ideas in a text

You will be asked to look for. . . A. Explicit points – obvious bits E. G. ‘IT WAS COLD’ B. Implicit points – subtle/hidden meanings E. G. ‘HE HAD TO WEAR HIS COAT AS HE SLEPT’

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (search and find) • List reasons or details • Make a list of… • Explain what you learn. . .

Question 1 You must take your informat ion from this secti on otherwise i t will not be counte d. Read lines 12 to 19 of the source. List four things from this part of the text about the baby. 1. 2. 3. 4. Your points must be about the baby and nothing else. You can use your own words or short quotations from the text.

SEARCH AND FIND TIPS: • Use whole sentences, but keep them brief. • Do not copy whole chunks and sentences. • Make five points for this five point question (6 -7) CHECK YOUR ANSWER DO YOUR POINTS ANSWER THE QUESTION? HAVE YOU INCLUDED ANYTHING UNNECESSARY?

TEACHER TIPS:

TEACHER TIP 1: READ EACH QUESTION TWICE BEFORE YOU READ THE SPECIFIC LINES FROM THE EXTRACT THAT IT IS QUESTIONING YOU ON.

TEACHER TIP 2: MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E. G. LINES 1 -12.

TEACHER TIP 3: • READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER AS YOU READ TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION.

TEACHER TIP 4: BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES – TOO MUCH WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHICH EVIDENCE TO USE.

TEACHER TIPS: 1. READ EACH QUESTION TWICE BEFORE YOU READ THE SPECIFIC LINES FROM THE EXTRACT THAT IT IS QUESTIONING YOU ON. 2. MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E. G. LINES 1 -12. 3. READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER AS YOU READ TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION. 4. BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES – TOO MUCH WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHICH EVIDENCE TO USE.

• Many of my students failed to gain full marks because they simply didn’t read the question properly. • Students need to answer in a simple sentence type answer Example: ‘List four things from this part of the text about the man’s physical appearance. ’ • he had wild eyes (correct or accepted) wild eyes (incorrect not accepted) Each answer must make sense on its own (i. e. a simple sentence)

EXAMPLE: List four things from this part of the text about the man’s physical appearance. Each time start with ‘THE MAN’ or ‘HE’. • He had wild eyes • The man had wild eyes.

THE LOVELY BONES

READ LINES 1 -6. LIST 5 FACTS ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE SELECTED EXTRACT.

MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON

My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In newspaper photos of missing girls from the seventies, most looked like me: white girls with mousy brown hair. This was before kids of all races and genders started appearing on milk cartons or in the daily mail. It was still back when people believed things like that didn’t happen. LIST 5 FACTS ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE SELECTED EXTRACT.

TEACHER TIPS: 1. READ THE QUESTION TWICE 2. MARK OR CIRCLE ON THE EXAM PAPER THE SELECTION YOU ARE ANSWERING ON E. G. LINES 1 -12. 3. READ WITH THE QUESTION IN MIND. USE A HIGHLIGHTER TO PICK OUT KEY EVIDENCE. 4. BE SPECIFIC. ONLY HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WORDS OR PHRASES. 5. ANSWER IN A SHORT AND SIMPLE SENTENCE.

My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In newspaper photos of missing girls from the seventies, most looked like me: white girls with mousy brown hair. This was before kids of all races and genders started appearing on milk cartons or in the daily mail. It was still back when people believed things like that didn’t happen.

Paper 1 Q 1 name, practice My name was Salmon, like the fish; first Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In newspaper photos of missing girls from the Read thismost extract seventies, looked like me: white girls with mousy brown hair. This was before kids of all races and genders started appearing on milk cartons or in the daily mail. It was still back when people believed things like that didn’t happen. You could have retrieved the following information: - The narrator’s name is Susie Salmon She was murdered Q 1: Read lines 1 to 5. List four details from this part of the text we learn about the narrator. She was 14 when she was murdered Date of death December 6 th 1973 She is white She has ”mousy brown hair”

To improve: Get students retrieving information against the clock

GOOD LUCK!!