Step Up Unit 1: AQA GCSE English Language Section A - Lesson One
Facing the Questions Paper 2 - Answers
* Timings are approximate. An easy formula used by many teachers is one minute per mark. However, certain students will also need to take into account
extra time.
Question No. What I’ll be asked to do
1 You are given eight statements
about the modern text. You must
determine which four are true.
2 You will be asked to look at both
texts and to summarise the
differences or similarities.
3 You will be asked to look at just
one of the texts. You will be asked
to focus on the language used in
that text.
4 You will be asked to look at both
texts and compare the attitudes or
ideas of the writers. You can also
compare the methods they use to
convey ideas.
Key things to remember How many marks? How much time?
Make sure to refer to the lines of the text that are 4 marks 5 mins
specified in the question.
Double-check rather than relying solely on memory.
Use a process of elimination to help you determine ones
you are unsure of.
Shade the boxes neatly.
Support your response with textual details from both 8 marks 10 mins
sources.
Things you might be able to consider: audience, purpose,
tone, language, structure, viewpoint.
Be guided by the focus of the question.
Language can include words and phrases, features and 12 marks 12 minutes
techniques, or sentence forms.
Make sure to only refer to the specified text.
Comparisons can include both similarities and 16 marks 18 minutes
differences – try to find examples of each.
Remember to focus on writers’ methods and the
techniques used to convey ideas.
Support your ideas with references to both texts.