Year 10 English Language Mock Examination 2024
What will be on the exam?
Your examination board is EDUQAS, this examination is Component 2
Writing. The examination will last 1 hour.
You will be asked to:
Write an article (30 minutes)
Write a review (30 minutes)
Sample exam questions (The real questions will be different but they will have the same
format.)
(1) Hundreds of former soldiers could retrain as teachers to crack down on truancy and
behaviour issues. Write an article for the local newspaper explaining whether you think this is
a good idea. (20 marks)
You could use these bullet points to help you to structure your answer:
• Why you think ex-soldiers would/wouldn’t make good teachers
• How this could improve behaviour and attendance in schools.
and
(2) Write a review of a book you have recently read to be printed on your school website. (20 marks)
You could use these bullet points to help:
What you liked about the book
What you disliked about the book
Who you would recommend it to and why
Writing top tips:
Identify the PAT (Purpose, audience, type) of the text before you begin and highlight the key
words in the question.
Use the same structure every time: Introduction: three main paragraphs: conclusion.
Your teacher will give you more guidance about the specific format of a formal letter and
article. You will need to learn this information for the exam.
Always plan your work before you begin
Use the writing checklist to help improve your writing.
How do I revise?
Read this revision booklet so that you are familiar with the format of the examination.
Plan and answer the example questions above. When you have finished use the checklist
below to check through your answer.
Complete the BBC bitesize writing tasks:
Writing non fiction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z8tg4j6/revision
Complete tasks on GCSEpod
Writing checklist
I have evidence to Area for improvement
show I did this
I wrote a plan for both tasks.
I made sure that I used language which showed
that I clearly understood the audience and
purpose for each task e.g. Formal language for
a formal letter.
I followed the format of introduction: 3 or 4
paragraphs: conclusion.
I used topic sentences at the start of each
paragraph which linked to the task. (Check the
task again, is your answer focused?)
I used a variety of sentence types in both tasks.
I used a range of vocabulary, chosen for effect,
I used a variety of punctuation accurately
(question marks; exclamations; semi-colons etc)
All middle paragraphs were at least 3 sentences
/ 10 lines long.
Each paragraph focused mainly on one point.
I checked both pieces carefully for avoidable
errors. (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar).
