English Language – Full Practice Paper
Progression Step 5 · Years 10–11
90 mins · 60 marks · Both
Practice only – not official WJEC past papers. Use alongside your school teaching and revision guides.
Section A reading; Section B writing. 90 minutes. Plan writing tasks.
- Question 1[4 marks]
Extract: ‘The abandoned station waited under a bruised sky, its windows like blind eyes.’ List four things we learn about the place.
- Question 2[8 marks]
How does the writer use language to create atmosphere? Analyse words and techniques.
- Question 3[8 marks]
Evaluate how effectively the setting is made unwelcoming. Judgement required.
- Question 4[12 marks]
Write a story opening (250–300 words): a character arrives somewhere unfamiliar at night.
- Question 5[12 marks]
Article: ‘School uniform should be abolished.’ Argue for or against for a school magazine.
- Question 6[8 marks]
Rewrite this bland sentence with more ambitious vocabulary and imagery: ‘The street was dark and quiet.’
- Question 7[8 marks]
Identify three language techniques in a persuasive article and explain their intended effect on the reader.