Tick List 📚 – AQA English Language Paper 1: Student Response & Performance Tracker

Fiction - English Language PAPER 1

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AQA English Language Paper 1 - Student Answer Checklist

Student Name: _______________
Exam Date: _______________

✅ Section A: Reading (40 marks)

• Q1 (4 marks) - Identify and retrieve information (List 4 things)

  • ☐ Student has identified 4 correct points from the text

  • ☐ Student has used accurate wording from the source

  • ☐ Answer is clear and concise

• Q2 (8 marks) - Language Analysis

  • ☐ Student has written about the effect of language techniques (e.g. adjectives, similes, metaphors, personification)

  • ☐ Student has selected relevant evidence (quotes)

  • ☐ Explanation shows a clear effect on the reader

  • ☐ Uses subject terminology appropriately

• Q3 (8 marks) - Structural Analysis

  • ☐ Student has identified at least two structural features (e.g. shift in focus, sentence length, juxtaposition)

  • ☐ Student has explained how structure impacts the reader

  • ☐ Quotes are used to support points

  • ☐ Clear and logical explanation

• Q4 (20 marks) – Critical Evaluation ✅

  ☐ Student has clearly responded to the statement and given an opinion
  → You must say whether you agree or disagree at the very start.

  ☐ Ideas are supported with relevant evidence from the text
  → Use well-chosen quotes to back up your points.

  ☐ Evaluation explains how the writer creates an effect
  → Don’t just say what is happening — explain how the writer makes it happen.

  ☐ Student has analysed both language AND structure
  → Comment on word choices and how the text is organised or shifts.

  ☐ Answer is well-organised with a range of ideas
  → Paragraphs should flow, and cover more than just one angle — aim for depth and variety.

✅ Section B: Writing (40 marks)

• Q5 (40 marks) - Creative Writing (Descriptive/Narrative Task)

  • ☐ Student has chosen either descriptive or narrative approach

  • ☐ Engaging opening that hooks the reader

  • ☐ Range of vocabulary used effectively

  • ☐ Uses a variety of sentence types for impact

  • ☐ Includes figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification)

  • ☐ Clear structure (beginning, development, ending)

  • ☐ Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are accurate

  • ☐ Paragraphs are used effectively for clarity

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