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Diagnostic test (AQA-style)
A shorter test that samples every topic. It gives you a starting score and points your plan at the topics worth the most.
Diagnostic4 questions
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GCSE English Lang · Mock exams
2 tests in the real GCSE English Lang format and timing. Every answer is explained once you submit.
A shorter test that samples every topic. It gives you a starting score and points your plan at the topics worth the most.
Diagnostic4 questions
2 tests · the real format, sections and timing
Diagnostic
1 h 15 min · 4 questions · 2 sections
A 75-minute diagnostic (about 35% of the full exam) in two short parts that mirror Papers 1 and 2. It covers retrieval, language and structure analysis, evaluation or comparison, and one timed writing task, and gives you a predicted grade and a skill-by-skill study plan.
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Videos from YouTube that walk through GCSE English Lang practice tests and how to approach them
How to Pass GCSE AQA English Language Paper 1 | Full Walkthrough + Examiner Tips
English with Mrs Neil53:15Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
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3 h 30 min · 10 questions · 2 sections
A complete AQA-style English Language GCSE: Paper 1 (1 h 45, 80 marks: an original 20th/21st-century fiction source with Q1–Q4 and a descriptive or narrative task) and Paper 2 (1 h 45, 80 marks: paired 19th-century and modern non-fiction sources with Q1–Q4 and a viewpoint task). All sources and questions are original, and responses are marked with levels-based rubrics and a grade prediction.
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