Question 5 (AQA GCSE English Language): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8700

42 hours161 questions
1
40 marks

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

Write a story about two people from very different backgrounds.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

2
40 marks

Write a story with the title 'Discovery'.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

3
40 marks

Write a story about a time when things turned out unexpectedly.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

4
40 marks

Write a story with the title ‘Abandoned’.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

5
40 marks

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

Write a story about a magical world as suggested by the image from the November 2019 exam paper (opens in a new tab).

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

6
40 marks

Write a story about an event that cannot be explained.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

7
40 marks

Write a story about a new beginning.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

8
40 marks

Write a story about a life-saving rescue.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

9
40 marks

Write a story about an unlikely friendship.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

10
40 marks

Write a story about a human meeting an animal.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

11
40 marks

Write a story about two people whose lives are connected.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

12
40 marks

Write a story about a difficult person.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

13
40 marks

Write a story about an old woman.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

14
40 marks

Write a story about a person who gets abandoned.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]

15
40 marks

Write a short piece of fiction with the title: ‘Abandoned’.

24 marks for content and organisation 

16 marks for technical accuracy

[40 marks]