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Unit 4: Personal or creative writing and reading
Quick questions on Creative narrative writing - CCEA GCSE English Language Unit 4
4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What are cliche endings?Show answer
"It was all a dream" or "then I woke up" undermine an otherwise strong piece; plan a real ending.
What is telling, not showing?Show answer
Listing a character's traits is weaker than showing them through one action or line of speech.
What is q1?Show answer
Why keep the plot small in an exam short story? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Name two ways to show a character rather than tell. [2 marks]
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