Question 5 (AQA GCSE English Language): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8700

21 hours130 questions
140 marks

Your local newspaper is running a creative writing competition and they intend to publish the winning entries. 

Describe a journey by bus as suggested by the image from the June 2017 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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240 marks

Write a description of an old person as suggested by the image from the June 2018 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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340 marks

Your local newspaper is running a creative writing competition and the best entries will be published.

Describe life as you imagine it in 200 years’ time.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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440 marks

Your school or college is asking students to contribute some creative writing for its website. 

Describe a market place as suggested by the image from the June 2019 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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540 marks

Describe a place you think is beautiful.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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640 marks

Your local library is running a creative writing competition. The best entries will be published in a booklet of creative writing. 

Write a description of a mysterious place, as suggested by the image from the June 2020 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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740 marks

A magazine has asked for contributions for their creative writing section.

Describe a place at sunset as suggested by the image from the June 2021 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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840 marks

A travel website is running a creative writing competition and will publish the winning entries.

Write a description of an unusual place to stay, as suggested by the image from the June 2022 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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940 marks

Write a description of a fishing village, as suggested by the image from the November 2022 exam paper.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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1040 marks

Describe a busy shopping environment, as suggested by this picture:

Busy shopping mall interior with multiple levels, escalators, and various shops. People are walking, using escalators, and standing around.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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1140 marks

Describe a young salesman, as suggested by this picture:

Man with glasses smiling at a vibrant market stall, surrounded by assorted fruits like bananas, oranges, and apples under a covered roof.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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1240 marks

Describe a remote house, as suggested by this picture:

Person in a yellow raincoat walks on a path toward a rustic cottage surrounded by dense green forest. A wooden gate stands ahead.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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1340 marks

Describe a journey through the snow, as suggested by this picture:

Person in winter gear and red gaiters, snowshoeing through a snow-covered forest path, carrying a yellow backpack, surrounded by snowy trees.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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1440 marks

Write a description as suggested by this picture:

An abandoned Victorian-style manor with cracked windows and overgrown vegetation, surrounded by leafless trees under a cloudy, grey sky.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

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