English Language: Reading and Writing Fiction

Vocabulary terms and definitions covering the components and revision methods for Section A (Reading Fiction) and Section B (Writing Fiction).

Section A: Reading Fiction

An exam section consisting of four questions based on an extract from a novel.

Question 1 (Q1)

The first reading question, focused on identifying information from the text extract.

Question 2 (Q2)

The second reading question, which assesses language analysis.

Question 3 (Q3)

The third reading question, which assesses structural analysis of the extract.

Question 4 (Q4)

The fourth reading question, requiring students to evaluate a statement about the extract by addressing 'to what extent…'.

Section A Revision Strategies

Practising questions in class to understand task demands and reading short extracts from unfamiliar texts by searching 'short story extract' on the internet.

Section B: Writing Fiction

The exam section that tests creative writing through a single task (Question 5).

Question 5 (Q5)

A task requiring the student to write a description or narrative based on a picture stimulus.

Upgrading language choices

A revision exercise where a student describes an object in simple terms and then improves the vocabulary choices.

Narrative structures

Structural techniques to practise for creative writing, specifically including flashbacks, non-chronological order, and flash forwards.

Challenging texts (as writing models)

Complex texts read during revision to serve as models for the quality and style students aim to achieve in their own writing.