GCSE
C700U10-1 S23-C700U10-1
MONDAY, 5 JUNE 2023 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – Component 1
20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing
1 hour 45 minutes
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Resource Material for use with Section A.
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen. Do not use correction fluid.
Answer all questions in Section A.
Select one title to use for your writing in Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 0 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
You are advised to spend your time as follows:
Section A – about 10 minutes reading
– about 50 minutes answering the questions
Section B – about 10 minutes planning
– about 35 minutes writing
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Section A (Reading): 40 marks
Section B (Writing): 40 marks
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part-question.
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, 2
SECTION A: 40 marks
Read carefully the passage in the separate Resource Material for use with Section A.
Then answer all the questions below.
0 1 Read lines 1–6.
List five things you learn about Lisa in these lines. [5]
0 2 Read lines 7–14.
What impressions does the writer create of Lisa’s mother in these lines? [5]
You must refer to the language used in the text to support your answer, using relevant
subject terminology where appropriate.
0 3 Read lines 15–33.
In what ways does Lisa change when she goes to art college? How does the writer
show these changes? [10]
You should write about:
• what happens in these lines
• the writer’s use of language and structure
You must refer to the text to support your answer, using relevant subject terminology
where appropriate.
0 4 Read lines 34–66.
What are the narrator’s thoughts and feelings in these lines? How does the writer show
her thoughts and feelings? [10]
You must refer to the language used in the text to support your answer, using relevant
subject terminology where appropriate.
0 5 To answer this question, read lines 67–78 and consider the passage as a whole.
“The narrator and her mother are totally unaware of what Lisa is really like.”
To what extent do you agree with this statement? [10]
You should write about:
• your thoughts and feelings about how the narrator and her mother are
presented in lines 67–78 and the passage as a whole
• how the writer has created these thoughts and feelings
You must refer to the text to support your answer.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. (C700U10-1)
C700U10-1 S23-C700U10-1
MONDAY, 5 JUNE 2023 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – Component 1
20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing
1 hour 45 minutes
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Resource Material for use with Section A.
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen. Do not use correction fluid.
Answer all questions in Section A.
Select one title to use for your writing in Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 0 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
You are advised to spend your time as follows:
Section A – about 10 minutes reading
– about 50 minutes answering the questions
Section B – about 10 minutes planning
– about 35 minutes writing
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Section A (Reading): 40 marks
Section B (Writing): 40 marks
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part-question.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. CJ*(S22-C700U10-1)
, 2
SECTION A: 40 marks
Read carefully the passage in the separate Resource Material for use with Section A.
Then answer all the questions below.
0 1 Read lines 1–6.
List five things you learn about Lisa in these lines. [5]
0 2 Read lines 7–14.
What impressions does the writer create of Lisa’s mother in these lines? [5]
You must refer to the language used in the text to support your answer, using relevant
subject terminology where appropriate.
0 3 Read lines 15–33.
In what ways does Lisa change when she goes to art college? How does the writer
show these changes? [10]
You should write about:
• what happens in these lines
• the writer’s use of language and structure
You must refer to the text to support your answer, using relevant subject terminology
where appropriate.
0 4 Read lines 34–66.
What are the narrator’s thoughts and feelings in these lines? How does the writer show
her thoughts and feelings? [10]
You must refer to the language used in the text to support your answer, using relevant
subject terminology where appropriate.
0 5 To answer this question, read lines 67–78 and consider the passage as a whole.
“The narrator and her mother are totally unaware of what Lisa is really like.”
To what extent do you agree with this statement? [10]
You should write about:
• your thoughts and feelings about how the narrator and her mother are
presented in lines 67–78 and the passage as a whole
• how the writer has created these thoughts and feelings
You must refer to the text to support your answer.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. (C700U10-1)
