PS4 English – Full Practice Paper

Progression Step 4 · Years 7–9

55 mins · 43 marks · Both

Practice only – not official WJEC past papers. Use alongside your school teaching and revision guides.

Plan longer tasks. About 55 minutes.

1. Question 1[5 marks]

   Identify three language techniques in: ‘The wind screamed through the empty streets.’ Explain one effect.

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2. Question 2[6 marks]

   Write a developed paragraph analysing how weather can reflect mood in a story.

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3. Question 3[10 marks]

   Write the opening of a mystery story (200 words).

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4. Question 4[8 marks]

   Argue for or against: ‘All secondary pupils should learn a musical instrument.’

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5. Question 5[6 marks]

   Correct and improve: ‘me and him was late because we miss the bus’

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6. Question 6[8 marks]

   Compare how two different sentence structures can change the pace of a paragraph (with examples).

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