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Flashcards for AQA GCSE English Language (8700). This course has no set texts, so the deck is split into the language and structural techniques writers use, rhetoric and the forms Paper 2 asks for (letter, article, speech, leaflet, essay), grammar and punctuation for technical accuracy, and what each exam question assesses. Follows the specification for exams from 2027.

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What is inside (32 subdecks)

  • 1. Language techniques190 cards
    • 1. Word classes43 cards
    • 2. Figurative language and imagery60 cards
    • 3. Sound and rhythm21 cards
    • 4. Sentence types and forms29 cards
    • 5. Tone, register and other language choices37 cards
  • 2. Structural techniques90 cards
    • 1. Openings and endings19 cards
    • 2. Narrative perspective and time26 cards
    • 3. Shifts in focus and pace30 cards
    • 4. Cohesion and paragraphing15 cards
  • 3. Rhetoric, persuasion and the forms Paper 2 asks for58 cards
    • 1. Persuasive and rhetorical devices30 cards
    • 2. Writing to argue and persuade6 cards
    • 3. Forms: the letter6 cards
    • 4. Forms: the article5 cards
    • 5. Forms: the speech4 cards
    • 6. Forms: the leaflet3 cards
    • 7. Forms: the essay4 cards
  • 4. Grammar, punctuation and spelling73 cards
    • 1. Sentence grammar24 cards
    • 2. Standard English and technical accuracy8 cards
    • 3. The semicolon and the colon7 cards
    • 4. The apostrophe7 cards
    • 5. Commas and other punctuation9 cards
    • 6. Commonly confused words18 cards
  • 5. The exam: what each question assesses32 cards
    • 1. Paper 1: reading9 cards
    • 2. Paper 1: writing5 cards
    • 3. Paper 2: reading7 cards
    • 4. Paper 2: writing6 cards
    • 5. Spoken Language5 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is a listing comma used for?
    Separating three or more items in a list
  • A group of three words, phrases or ideas placed together for emphasis
    Tricolon (rule of three)
  • The attitude a writer's or speaker's words convey, such as bitter, tender or mocking
    Tone
  • How does the Spoken Language assessment affect the overall GCSE grade?
    It does not contribute to it; it is reported as a separate endorsement grade
  • What does the AQA English Language Paper 1 writing task ask you to produce?
    A piece of descriptive or narrative writing, usually a choice between two prompts related to the reading source's topic
  • A sentence, usually the first in a paragraph, that states the main idea the paragraph will develop
    Topic sentence
  • Clause
    A group of words built around a verb, which may or may not be able to stand alone as a sentence
  • First-person narrative
    A narrative told using "I" or "we", from inside one character's point of view
  • What does a newspaper or magazine article's headline need to do?
    Catch the reader's attention and sum up what the article is about
  • Why does a speech often open by addressing the audience directly?
    It builds a connection with the audience before the speech makes its case

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