Question 5 (AQA GCSE English Language): Exam Questions

You have decided to enter a creative writing competition.

Write the opening of a story about a difficult person.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about an old woman.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

You have decided to enter a national creative writing competition.

Write the opening of a story about a person who gets abandoned.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

A publisher is running a creative writing competition for school children, which you have decided to enter. Your entry will be judged by a panel of published authors and an A-list celebrity.

Write the opening of a story with the title: ‘Abandoned’.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

A wildlife magazine is running a creative writing competition.

Write the opening of a story about a human meeting an animal.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about an unlikely friendship.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about a life-saving rescue.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about a new beginning.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about an event that cannot be explained.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about a magical world as suggested by this picture:

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story with the title ‘Abandoned’.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about time travel as suggested by this picture:

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about a time when things turned out unexpectedly.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

An online competition for story writing is being held, and you have decided to enter.

Write the opening of a story with the title ‘Discovery’.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

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

Write the opening of a story about two people from very different backgrounds.

24 marks for content and organisation 
16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]