SKILLS
GCSE English Language
examination guides
This section contains guides for the AQA English Language GCSE questions. The short answer question guides provide a recommended structure for each answer, plus some steps to take when planning and writing. The guides to creative writing questions provide links to the relevant guides elsewhere on the site.
Paper 1 Question 2 - analysing language
Paper 1 Question 3 - analysing structure (new 2026 version)
Paper 1 Question 4 - evaluating the statement
Paper 1 Question 5 - writing to describe/narrate
Paper 2 Question 2 - comparing the sources
Paper 2 Question 3 - analysing language
Paper 2 Question 4 - comparing the writers
Paper 2 Question 5 - writing to argue/persuade
How to get good marks for AO6 - part 1
How to get good marks for AO6 - part 2