AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing 8700-1-QP-EnglishLanguage-G-5Jun23

GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing Monday 5 June 2023 AQA Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • Source A – provided as a separate insert. Instructions • Answer all questions. • Use black ink or black ball -point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. • Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must refer to the insert booklet provided. • You must not use a dictionary. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 80. • There are 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B . • You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. • You will be assessed on the quality of your reading in Section A . • You will be assessed on the quality of your writing in Section B . Advice • You are advised to spend about 15 minutes reading through the source and all five questions you have to answer. • You are advised to plan your answer to Question 5 before you start to write. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. 2 Do not write outside the box IB/G/Jun23/8700/1 • You should make sure you leave sufficient time to check your answers. *JUN238700101* 8700/1 IB/G/Jun23/E6 Section A: Reading Answer all questions in this section. You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section. 3 Do not write outside the box Turn over ► IB/G/Jun23/8700/1 Read again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 6 . List four things about hyenas from this part of the source. [4 marks] 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 Do not write outside the box IB/G/Jun23/8700/1 *02* 4