4 minutes; multiple parts; 4 marks; 2.5% of GCSE

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About

• Question 1 will have multiple parts. The number of questions varies from year to year but will always be worth 4 marks in total. It is the easiest question on the paper but must still be approached with caution. You only have around 4 minutes to complete this section.
• Question 1 will always examine a short part of Text 1.
• The questions assess your ability to identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas from a single text.
  • Explicit information and ideas are those that are stated outright.
  • Implicit information and ideas are those that require you to “read between the lines”.
• You will be required to find both explicit and implicit information and ideas. </aside>

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Example

• Imagine a text that says, “Bernard proffered Brenda a single red rose”. The fact that a horticultural item has been passed from a male human being to a female human being is explicit. The fact that Bernard fancies Brenda is implicit. </aside>

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Guidelines

• Identify explicit and implicit information.
• Carefully select short quotes/phrases/examples.
  • Write each new point on a new line.
  • Enclose quotations in quotation marks.
  • Do not quote whole sentences — be precise and quote only what is strictly relevant and necessary.
  • Do not write long explanations.
  • No commentary on the quotations is necessary.
  • No analysis of language or structure is necessary. </aside>

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AO1 (i)

AO1 (i)

• AO1 (i) is assessed through:
  • Component 1a Question 1
  • Component 2a Question 1
• The skills and techniques required are identical for both questions. </aside>