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July 1998 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in July 1998, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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July 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st July 1998Why is the opening sentence ironic?
  2. 2nd July 1998Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
  3. 3rd July 1998Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
  4. 4th July 1998Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
  5. 5th July 1998How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
  6. 6th July 1998Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
  7. 7th July 1998Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
  8. 8th July 1998Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  9. 9th July 1998Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  10. 10th July 1998Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
  11. 11th July 1998Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
  12. 12th July 1998Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
  13. 13th July 1998What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
  14. 14th July 1998Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
  15. 15th July 1998Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?
  16. 16th July 1998Explain what equivocation means in the play and why it matters to the theme of appearance and reality.
  17. 17th July 1998Define free indirect discourse and give one moment where Austen's use of it misleads the reader.
  18. 18th July 1998Rewrite these two short sentences as one varied complex sentence: 'The rain fell. The streets flooded.'
  19. 19th July 1998Underline (state) the main clause: 'Because it was raining, the match was postponed.'
  20. 20th July 1998Rewrite 'It was raining. We stayed inside.' as one compound sentence.
  21. 21st July 1998How many sections does Paper 1 have?
  22. 22nd July 1998True or false: Victor completes the female companion the Creature demands.
  23. 23rd July 1998Who mistreats Jane at Gateshead Hall before she is sent away to school?
  24. 24th July 1998Name three themes in Macbeth other than ambition, and give one moment in the play where each is most visible.
  25. 25th July 1998How does Austen use Mr Collins for satire?
  26. 26th July 1998Identify the sentence opening technique used here: 'Slowly, the door creaked open.'
  27. 27th July 1998In 'The man who lives next door, although he is quiet, works nights,' how many subordinate clauses are there?
  28. 28th July 1998Identify the sentence type: 'Although the bell rang, nobody moved.'
  29. 29th July 1998What does the four-mark question at the start of Section A test?
  30. 30th July 1998Who is the recipient of the letters that frame the novel?
  31. 31st July 1998True or false: Jane marries St John Rivers.

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