AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 1 Lesson: Full Marks Guide + Practice Questions

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• KS4 English
• Exam skills
• Retrieval

This fully resourced lesson teaches students exactly how to achieve full marks (4/4) on AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, Question 1. The resource breaks the task down into clear steps and provides explicit guidance on what students must do to secure top marks. It includes key tips, modelling, exam-style examples and three complete practice questions with mark schemes.

Ideal for whole-class teaching, intervention, revision sessions, or independent study.

What the resource covers

• What Paper 2 Question 1 looks like, using a sample question on page 3
• Learning objective overview and explanation of the task as a reading comprehension worth 4 marks (page 2)
• Key facts students must know: worth 4 marks, selecting four true statements, focusing only on specified lines, and timing guidance (page 5)

Essential exam strategies

• Clear instruction that circles must be shaded, not ticked (page 7)
• Guidance on selecting exactly four statements and why selecting too many or too few loses marks (page 8)
• How to identify the correct lines in the source by drawing a box around them (page 9)
• How to avoid trick statements by reading carefully and underlining key words such as numbers, time, place and absolutes like “always” or “never” (page 10)

Modelling and visual examples

• Annotated examples of shaded answers and boxed focus lines
• Visual demonstration of where students commonly make mistakes
• High-quality page designs to support comprehension and engagement

Practice materials included

This pack contains three full practice questions with extracts in the exact style of the AQA exam:

• Practice 1 with accompanying mark scheme (pages 13–14)
• Practice 2 with accompanying mark scheme (pages 15–16)
• Practice 3 with accompanying mark scheme (pages 17–18)

Each practice task includes:
• A source extract
• Eight statements
• Four correct answers
• A mark scheme clarifying true (T) and false (F) options

These tasks allow students to apply skills immediately and develop exam confidence.

Why this resource is effective

• Breaks the question into simple, manageable strategies
• Teaches students exactly how to avoid common errors
• Provides opportunities to practise and check understanding
• Supports differentiation and targeted intervention
• Helps students build accuracy and confidence in AO1 skills
• Uses visually engaging slides to aid memory and understanding

Who this resource is for

• GCSE English Language teachers
• Tutors delivering 1:1 or small group support
• Students revising independently
• Departments looking for consistent, high-quality Paper 2 exam teaching materials