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October 2021 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in October 2021, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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October 2021

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st October 2021Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
  2. 2nd October 2021Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.
  3. 3rd October 2021How does the natural world reflect the disorder Macbeth causes?
  4. 4th October 2021Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr Collins, and what does the refusal show?
  5. 5th October 2021Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
  6. 6th October 2021Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
  7. 7th October 2021Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
  8. 8th October 2021How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
  9. 9th October 2021Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
  10. 10th October 2021Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
  11. 11th October 2021Why is the sleepwalking scene written in prose when Lady Macbeth speaks in verse elsewhere?
  12. 12th October 2021Explain what the entail is and why it drives the plot.
  13. 13th October 2021Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
  14. 14th October 2021Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
  15. 15th October 2021Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
  16. 16th October 2021What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
  17. 17th October 2021Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
  18. 18th October 2021Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?
  19. 19th October 2021What is the effect of ending the play with Macbeth's severed head displayed on a pole?
  20. 20th October 2021Why is the opening sentence ironic?
  21. 21st October 2021Rewrite these two short sentences as one varied complex sentence: 'The rain fell. The streets flooded.'
  22. 22nd October 2021Underline (state) the main clause: 'Because it was raining, the match was postponed.'
  23. 23rd October 2021Rewrite 'It was raining. We stayed inside.' as one compound sentence.
  24. 24th October 2021How many sections does Paper 1 have?
  25. 25th October 2021True or false: Victor completes the female companion the Creature demands.
  26. 26th October 2021Who mistreats Jane at Gateshead Hall before she is sent away to school?
  27. 27th October 2021Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  28. 28th October 2021Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  29. 29th October 2021Identify the sentence opening technique used here: 'Slowly, the door creaked open.'
  30. 30th October 2021In 'The man who lives next door, although he is quiet, works nights,' how many subordinate clauses are there?
  31. 31st October 2021Identify the sentence type: 'Although the bell rang, nobody moved.'

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