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November 2013 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in November 2013, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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November 2013

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st November 2013Combine into one complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction: 'The team trained hard. They wanted to win the final.'
  2. 2nd November 2013Explain why a writer might follow three long sentences with one very short sentence.
  3. 3rd November 2013In 'the lift doors had jammed half-open,' identify one language technique.
  4. 4th November 2013Identify the technique in Victor's description of the Alps: 'the immense mountains and precipices...the palaces of nature.'
  5. 5th November 2013Identify the technique in the description of Bertha Mason as a figure locked in the attic at Thornfield.
  6. 6th November 2013Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  7. 7th November 2013Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  8. 8th November 2013True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
  9. 9th November 2013Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
  10. 10th November 2013Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
  11. 11th November 2013In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
  12. 12th November 2013Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
  13. 13th November 2013Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.
  14. 14th November 2013Explain what equivocation means in the play and why it matters to the theme of appearance and reality.
  15. 15th November 2013Define free indirect discourse and give one moment where Austen's use of it misleads the reader.
  16. 16th November 2013Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
  17. 17th November 2013Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
  18. 18th November 2013Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
  19. 19th November 2013How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
  20. 20th November 2013Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
  21. 21st November 2013Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
  22. 22nd November 2013Name three themes in Macbeth other than ambition, and give one moment in the play where each is most visible.
  23. 23rd November 2013How does Austen use Mr Collins for satire?
  24. 24th November 2013Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
  25. 25th November 2013Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
  26. 26th November 2013Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
  27. 27th November 2013What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
  28. 28th November 2013Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
  29. 29th November 2013Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?
  30. 30th November 2013Explain why a thematic essay should not be organised character by character.

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