NEW AQA (2026) GCSE 1 Full English Language ( MOCK) Paper 1 with Q4 Planning Grid, Teacher Answers with indicative content and Model responses at Level 3 & Level 4 for Sections A & B.
**This is a fully NEW AQA GCSE English Language (MOCK) Paper 1 (8700) practice exam has been written to match the 2026 specification.
None of the content is recycled from past AQA exam papers, textbooks or copyrighted material.**
It includes:
– 1 complete Source A fiction extract:
CONRAD – Heart of Darkness (Extract adapted from the original)
The narrator describes a surreal moment aboard a steamer journeying down the African coast. The eerie quiet, strange shadows, and absurd sight of a man-of-war firing into empty jungle create an atmosphere of confusion, dread, and dark comedy — capturing the hollowness of colonial exploration.
– Section A: Q1–Q4 in full AQA exam format
– Teacher Answers and indicative content for Q1–Q4
– Model Answers:
– Q2 - 4 Ls 3 & 4
– Q5 levels 3 & 4 for both Descriptive and Narrative.
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