Edexcel GCSE English Language: Paper 1 Section B: Imaginative Writing

Your school is producing a collection of creative writing on the theme of 'Escape'.

Either Write about a time when you, or someone you know, felt free. Your response could be real or imagined.

Or Look at the image provided: a lone figure standing at the end of a deserted, night-time railway platform, a single yellow lamp throwing a long pool of light onto the empty track, the last train's red tail-lights shrinking into the dark.

Write a story suggested by this picture.

(Total for Question = 40 marks: 24 marks for communication and organisation; 16 marks for technical accuracy) (40 marks)

Your school is producing a collection of creative writing on the theme of 'The Visitor'.

Either Write about an arrival that changed everything. Your response could be real or imagined.

Or Look at the image provided: an old farmhouse kitchen at first light, a kettle steaming on the range, two cups set out on the scrubbed wooden table, and an empty chair pulled out as though someone has only just risen from it.

Write a story suggested by this picture.

(Total for Question = 40 marks: 24 marks for communication and organisation; 16 marks for technical accuracy) (40 marks)

Your school is producing a collection of creative writing on the theme of 'The Storm'.

Either Write a description suggested by the word 'Wild'.

Or Look at the image provided: a small coastal town seen from above as a winter storm rolls in, slate roofs glistening, the harbour wall white with spray, and a wall of black cloud swallowing the headland.

Write a story suggested by this picture.

(Total for Question = 40 marks: 24 marks for communication and organisation; 16 marks for technical accuracy) (40 marks)