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writing to explain - exam questions |
Here are some typical questions of the kind you will find in GCSE English exams.
1. Explain how an incident from your life affected you in an important way. 2. Teenage life can be fun but can be difficult, too write an article for a school magazine in which you explain what it is like to be a teenager. 3. People's views often change as they get older. Write an essay in which you show how some of your views have changed. Make sure you explain how and why such change occurred. 4. Many people have hobbies. Write about one of your hobbies explaining what it involves and what it means to you. 5. Write an article for a teenage magazine in which you explain one of the following: What Friendship Means... Bullying Means... Success Means... Growing up Means... . 6. Many people have memories of things that happened to them when they were young. Write an essay in which you explain the effects of such an early memory on your own life. 7. Write a review of a book, film or TV show you have read or seen recently.
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