A reading extract question from the book ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness. The layout of the assessment reflects the question style and format of the GCSE English language and Literature papers. (List questions, questions on building tension, questions on writer’s technique, how and why questions). Questions are differentiated and get progressively more challenging to reflect the content and style of the GCSE English Language and Literature papers. Each question has a score awarded and every line of the extract is numbered as in the GCSE examination so, for each question, pupils are signposted to specific parts of extract making it more accessible.

A reading extract assessment with numbered lines, images and scores for each question for key stage three pupils from the play ‘Our Day Out’ by Willy Russell. The format and the questions are based upon the style of questions in the GCSE English Literature and Language papers in order to get pupils used to the layout, question style and scores allocated to each question. The questions have been differentiated in order to suit key stage three pupils.

A 7 page differentiated reading extract assessment paper from chapter 34 of the novel, ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. The layout of the assessment reflects the question style and format of the GCSE English language and Literature papers. (List questions, questions on building tension, questions on writer’s technique, how and why questions). Questions and sections of the paper are differentiated (even for most able pupils) and get progressively more challenging to reflect the content and style of the GCSE English Language and Literature papers. This prepares pupils for year10 and year 11. Each question has a score awarded and every line of the extract is numbered as in the GCSE examination so, for each question, pupils are signposted to specific parts of extract making it more accessible.

A reading extract question from chapter 10 of the novel, ‘Warhorse’ by Michael Morpurgo. The layout of the assessment reflects the question style and format of the GCSE English language and Literature papers. (List questions, questions on building tension, questions on writer’s technique, how and why questions). Questions and sections of the paper are differentiated (even for most able pupils) and get progressively more challenging to reflect the content and style of the GCSE English Language and Literature papers. Each question has a score awarded and every line of the extract is numbered as in the GCSE examination so, for each question, pupils are signposted to specific parts of extract making it more accessible.