Every Reading and Writing skill is clearly explained, and there’s a big focus on helping students develop their exam skills throughout the book. Reading for papers 1 and 2 (9780008218089) is another excellent GCSE Grade 9-1 revision guide that will get you ready for your AQA English Language exam.

This is a tough one as students tend to spend more time at school looking at language features than structure. I don't know how much my son actually takes in from his revision guides but as a parent knowing he has access to it is all we can do.If there are any words or phrases you don’t understand, try to use their context in the writing to work out their meaning. This booklet deals with all questions on 'Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing' and includes detailed tips, explanations and sample questions. In this second edition, you’ll receive detailed guidance on every question in the AQA GCSE English Language exams, updated in September 2023 with the latest insights and information. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. For each topic, there are exam-style sample questions with fully worked answers, and at the end of the book you’ll find step-by-step guides to tackling Paper 1 and Paper 2 - complete with sample answers to show students what’s needed to achieve grades 4-5, 6-7 and 8-9. We’ve whittled down the suggestions to one page, based on recommendations from students, KS4 teachers, heads of departments in the state and independent sectors, tutors and parents with homeschooling experience. You will be asked to find four specific bits of information (such as a description of something) from a specific part of the text.For each topic, there are exam-style sample questions with fully-worked answers, and at the end of the book there are step-by-step guides to tackling Paper 1 and Paper 2 - complete with sample answers to show students whats needed to achieve grades 4-5, 6-7 and 8-9. Only give four pieces of information – this is a four-mark question, so don’t spend a long time on it.