Paper 1 Question 1
Focus: List four things Marks: 4 Time: 4 mins
Q1 should be an easy way for you to get 4 marks, but you still need to take care not to make careless mistakes.
- Read the question carefully. List four things about....what?
- Check the line numbers. You can't take information from outside those lines, or from the box at the top.
- Choose simple, clear explicit information that links to the question.
- Write it in a short sentence. You might need to re-word the information to make it clear.
Top tip! Start each answer with the subject of the question. For example:
-List four things about the boy. The boy / He....
-List four things about the bird. The bird/ It...
-List four things about the weather. The weather / It...
How are you marked?
There is one mark for each piece of correct information.
- If you write more than one correct piece of information on the same line, you get marks for each one. E.g. The boy is tall, dark and handsome. = 3 marks.
- If you copy out the whole text from the given line numbers, you get no marks.
How to succeed
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Find clear, explicit information.
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Write in short sentences.
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Keep within the line numbers.
Common mistakes
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Using inferred, implicit information.
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Writing one word answers.
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Taking information from outside the line numbers.