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Questions 5 and 6: Imaginative writing (AO5, AO6): Edexcel GCSE English Language questions

Every Edexcel GCSE English Language exam question on Questions 5 and 6: Imaginative writing (AO5, AO6), 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q5

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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  2. Q6

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  3. Q5

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  4. Q6

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  5. Q5

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  6. Q6

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  7. Q5

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  8. Q6

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  10. Q6

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  11. Q5

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  12. Q6

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  14. Q6

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  15. Q5

    November 2021 · Paper 1

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  16. Q6

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  17. Q5

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  18. Q6

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All 30 questions on Questions 5 and 6: Imaginative writing (AO5, AO6), as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you had to be away from someone who was important to you. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for th
  2. June 2025, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you, or someone you know, went on an interesting journey. Your response could be real or imagined. You may
  3. November 2024, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you did something that made you feel proud. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base y
  4. November 2024, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about a time when you or someone you know did something that was exciting. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the
  5. June 2024, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you, or someone you know, made a discovery. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base y
  6. June 2024, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about a time in your life when someone helped you. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate
  7. November 2023, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when something mysterious happened to you or someone you know. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the
  8. November 2023, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you met somebody who was special or memorable in some way. Your response could be real or imagined. You may
  9. June 2023, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time in your life when something unexpected happened. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the accurate and
  10. June 2023, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you had a dream that was important to you. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base yo
  11. November 2022, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you, or someone you know, had to rely upon somebody else. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the
  12. November 2022, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you did something adventurous. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response
  13. June 2022, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you, or someone you know, stood up for something * important. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for
  14. June 2022, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when the weather was memorable. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on o
  15. November 2021, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you, or someone you know, felt positively about another person. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked f
  16. November 2021, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about your most treasured memory. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the i
  17. November 2020, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you visited a place that was new to you. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the accurate and app
  18. November 2020, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about when you, or someone you know, experienced something that was amazing or surprising. Your response could be real or ima
  19. November 2019, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you had the courage to fight for something that you believed in. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked
  20. November 2019, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about when you were part of a crowd. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of th
  21. June 2019, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you were lost or you lost an important possession. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to
  22. June 2019, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about a time when you felt happy or relieved about something. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the accurate and
  23. November 2018, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a time when you, or someone you know, made something. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base you
  24. November 2018, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about what it would be like to live in the future. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate
  25. June 2018, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Write about a time when you, or someone you know, did something that they should not have done. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be
  26. June 2018, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. * Write about a secret. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the images. *Your res
  27. November 2017, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. Write about a childhood friendship. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one of the image
  28. November 2017, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about a time when you, or someone you know, had an exciting experience. * Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be marked for the a
  29. June 2017, Paper 1, Q5 (40 marks): Look at the images provided. * Write about a time when you met somebody new. Your response could be real or imagined. You may wish to base your response on one
  30. June 2017, Paper 1, Q6 (40 marks): Write about a time when something strange or unusual happened to you or someone * you know. Your response could be real or imagined. *Your response will be mar

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