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September 2003 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in September 2003, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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September 2003

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st September 2003Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr Collins, and what does the refusal show?
  2. 2nd September 2003Rewrite these two short sentences as one varied complex sentence: 'The rain fell. The streets flooded.'
  3. 3rd September 2003Underline (state) the main clause: 'Because it was raining, the match was postponed.'
  4. 4th September 2003Rewrite 'It was raining. We stayed inside.' as one compound sentence.
  5. 5th September 2003How many sections does Paper 1 have?
  6. 6th September 2003True or false: Victor completes the female companion the Creature demands.
  7. 7th September 2003Who mistreats Jane at Gateshead Hall before she is sent away to school?
  8. 8th September 2003Why is the sleepwalking scene written in prose when Lady Macbeth speaks in verse elsewhere?
  9. 9th September 2003Explain what the entail is and why it drives the plot.
  10. 10th September 2003Identify the sentence opening technique used here: 'Slowly, the door creaked open.'
  11. 11th September 2003In 'The man who lives next door, although he is quiet, works nights,' how many subordinate clauses are there?
  12. 12th September 2003Identify the sentence type: 'Although the bell rang, nobody moved.'
  13. 13th September 2003What does the four-mark question at the start of Section A test?
  14. 14th September 2003Who is the recipient of the letters that frame the novel?
  15. 15th September 2003True or false: Jane marries St John Rivers.
  16. 16th September 2003What is the effect of ending the play with Macbeth's severed head displayed on a pole?
  17. 17th September 2003Why is the opening sentence ironic?
  18. 18th September 2003Write a two-sentence pair, one long and one short, describing a sudden silence after a loud crash.
  19. 19th September 2003Combine into one complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction: 'The team trained hard. They wanted to win the final.'
  20. 20th September 2003Explain why a writer might follow three long sentences with one very short sentence.
  21. 21st September 2003In 'the lift doors had jammed half-open,' identify one language technique.
  22. 22nd September 2003Identify the technique in Victor's description of the Alps: 'the immense mountains and precipices...the palaces of nature.'
  23. 23rd September 2003Identify the technique in the description of Bertha Mason as a figure locked in the attic at Thornfield.
  24. 24th September 2003Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  25. 25th September 2003Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  26. 26th September 2003True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
  27. 27th September 2003Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
  28. 28th September 2003Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
  29. 29th September 2003In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
  30. 30th September 2003Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.

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