Question 3 (AQA GCSE English Language): Exam Questions

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found on the June 2018 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the beginning of a short story. 

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? You could write about:  

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 November 2018 exam paper insert). 

This text is from the middle of a short story 

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 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]

You now need to think about the whole of the source (as found in the Paper 1A source document).

This text is from the beginning of a short story.

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 in the Paper 1B 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 in the Paper 1C insert).

This text is from the beginning of a short story.

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 in the Paper 1D 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 in the Paper 1E insert).

This text is from the beginning of a short story.

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]