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Supporting commentary is provided to help you understand how marks are awarded and how students can improve performance.  \nVersion 1.2 November 2025  \nContents  \nThe below content table is interactive. You can click on the title of the question to go directly to that page.  \n\n|  | Page |\n| --- | --- |\n| Question 1 | 3 |\n| Question 3 | 8 |\n| Question 4 | 15 |\n| Question 5 | 21 |\n\nAnswers and commentaries  \nPlease note that these responses have been produced by a senior examiner and are not from an exam series, therefore they have not been through the usual exam standardisation process. This resource is intended to illustrate possible student answersand generate discussion rather than to indicate a standard for a future exam. As they have been created to represent a student responding in exam conditions, some errors in spelling and punctuation are present.  \nThis resource is to be used alongside the GCSE English Language updated Sample assessment materials for first exam in 2026 Paper 1 Question paper and inserts.  \nQuestion 1  \nThis question covers AO1 'Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas ' . Now a multiple-choice question (MCQ), learners need to read the given lines and answer the four questions.  \nQuestion  \nRead again the first part of the source, from lines 1 to 9.  \nAnswer all parts of this question.  \n• Shade the circles in the boxes of the one that you think is correct.  \n• Choose a maximum of one answer for each question.  \n• If you make an error cross out the whole box.  \n• If you change your mind and require a statement that has been crossed out then draw a circle around the box.  \n[4 marks]  \nMark scheme  \n\n| AO1 | • Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas • Select and synthesise evidence from different texts |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| This assesses bullet point 1: identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas |  |  |  |\n| Question |  | Answer | Mark |\n| What worries Pi about the hyena? |  | Remembering what his father told him about hyenas | 1 |\n| How do hyenas usually attack? |  | As a group | 1 |\n| What sort of attackers are hyenas? |  | Tough | 1 |\n| What does Pi hope will distract the hyena away from him? |  | The other animals on the boat | 1 |\n\nStudent responses  \nResponse A  \n0  1  .  1   \n0  1  .  2   \n0  1  .  3   \n0  1  .  4   \nWhat worries Pi about the hyena?  \nIts appearance  \nRemembering what his father told him about hyenas The noise it is making  \nHow do hyenas usually attack?  \nOn their own  \nIn a pair  \nAs a group  \nWhat sort of attackers are hyenas?  \nTough  \nVulnerable  \nReluctant  \nWhat does Pi hope will distract the hyena away from him?  \nIts mother  \nThe other animals on the boat  \nThe horizon  \nThis response would score 1 out of 4 marks.  \n1.1 The response here selects an answer from outside of the stated lines, as the appearance of hyenas is not introduced until the third paragraph. 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It is the ‘other animals on the boat’ that Pi hopes will distract the hyena, so the given response is incorrect and scores 0 marks.  \nResponse B  \n0  1  .  1   \n0  1  .  2   \n0  1  .  3   \n0  1  .  4   \nWhat worries Pi about the hyena?  \nIts appearance  \nRemembering what his fathe","cbCaimAcUHtuppKD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimAcUHtuppKD","pdf",471606,33,"English","# Answers and commentaries\n## Version and contents overview\n## Question 1 (AO1)\n### Reading lines 1 to 9 and MCQ instructions\n### Mark scheme for Question 1\n### Student responses: Response A vs Response B\n## Question 3 (AO2 and structure)","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of these GCSE English Language answers and commentaries?\",\"answer\":\"They illustrate possible student answers and explain how marks are awarded, supporting discussion rather than setting a standard for future exams.\"},{\"question\":\"How should learners approach Question 1 in this resource?\",\"answer\":\"Learners read the given lines (1 to 9) and shade the circle for the correct choice, selecting a maximum of one answer per question and using cross-out rules if an error is made.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the mark scheme for Question 1 connect to AO1?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on identifying and interpreting explicit and implicit information and ideas, including selecting and synthesising evidence from different texts.\"}]","English Language - Answers and commentaries GCSE (8700) - Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing | PDF",1792467212,83]