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January 2017 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in January 2017, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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January 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st January 2017How does the natural world reflect the disorder Macbeth causes?
  2. 2nd January 2017Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr Collins, and what does the refusal show?
  3. 3rd January 2017True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
  4. 4th January 2017Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
  5. 5th January 2017Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
  6. 6th January 2017In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
  7. 7th January 2017Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
  8. 8th January 2017Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.
  9. 9th January 2017Why is the sleepwalking scene written in prose when Lady Macbeth speaks in verse elsewhere?
  10. 10th January 2017Explain what the entail is and why it drives the plot.
  11. 11th January 2017Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
  12. 12th January 2017Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
  13. 13th January 2017Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
  14. 14th January 2017How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
  15. 15th January 2017Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
  16. 16th January 2017Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
  17. 17th January 2017What is the effect of ending the play with Macbeth's severed head displayed on a pole?
  18. 18th January 2017Why is the opening sentence ironic?
  19. 19th January 2017Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
  20. 20th January 2017Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
  21. 21st January 2017Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
  22. 22nd January 2017What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
  23. 23rd January 2017Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
  24. 24th January 2017Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?
  25. 25th January 2017Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  26. 26th January 2017Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  27. 27th January 2017Rewrite these two short sentences as one varied complex sentence: 'The rain fell. The streets flooded.'
  28. 28th January 2017Underline (state) the main clause: 'Because it was raining, the match was postponed.'
  29. 29th January 2017Rewrite 'It was raining. We stayed inside.' as one compound sentence.
  30. 30th January 2017How many sections does Paper 1 have?
  31. 31st January 2017True or false: Victor completes the female companion the Creature demands.

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