Revise unseen fiction

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
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Revise unseen fiction is an exam-focused, student-friendly workbook filled with activities designed to consolidate your students’ skills and prepare them for their GCSE English Language exam.

Practice exam questions for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas are included.

Featured text extracts:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

What's included?

  • eight text extracts
  • teacher notes and answers
  • exam-style practice papers for every extract for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas
  • exam-style practice paper with exemplar responses and suggested answers.

What's inside?

Introduction (page 4)

Do Not Say We Have Nothing (pages 5-28)

  • Extract of Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
  • Do Not Say We Have Nothing Student workbook
  • Do Not Say We Have Nothing Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • Do Not Say We Have Nothing Exam style questions

Tess of the d’Urbervilles (pages 29-58)

  • Extract of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles Student workbook
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • Tess of the d'Urbervilles Exam style questions

All the Light We Cannot See (pages 59-95)

  • Extract of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  • All The Light We Cannot See Student workbook
  • All The Light We Cannot See Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • All The Light We Cannot See Exam style questions

Rebecca (pages 96-133)

  • Extract of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  • Rebecca Student workbook
  • Rebecca Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • Rebecca Exam style questions

‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ (pages 134-160)

  • Extract of 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' Student workbook
  • 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' Exam style questions

The Book Thief (pages 161-196)

  • Extract of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The Book Thief Student workbook
  • The Book Thief Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • The Book Thief Exam style questions

Everything I Never Told You (pages 197-224)

  • Extract of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
  • Everything I Never Told You Student workbook
  • Everything I Never Told You Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • Everything I Never Told You Exam style questions

The Handmaid’s Tale (pages 225-268)

  • Extract of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  • The Handmaid's Tale Student workbook
  • The Handmaid's Tale Teacher Notes and suggested answers
  • The Handmaid's Tale Exam style questions

Top tips (pages 269-270)

Sample of the teacher's notes and suggested answers for the ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’ student workbook questions:

6. Read the next part of the extract, below:
Doyle uses repeated sentence structures in Roylott’s speech, when he says:        
‘Holmes, the meddler."
My friend smiled.
"Holmes, the busybody!"
His smile broadened.
"Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!"    

What effect does this have? What does it suggest about Roylott and his feelings towards Holmes?        

  • It emphasises Roylott’s growing anger and dislike of Holmes.            

7. A motif is a repeated idea or symbol in a piece of writing. In this story, the hunting crop is a motif – here, Roylott is ‘shaking his hunting crop’, and when he first entered, he was ‘swinging a hunting crop in his hand’. What effect does this motif have? What does it symbolise or suggest about Roylott?        

  • It symbolises his aggression.
  • It characterises him as a hunter, preying on those who are more vulnerable.
  • It shows his wish to physically intimidate others.        

                        
8. In this section, Doyle uses a semantic field of violence. Write down five examples.

  • seized
  • bent
  • snarled
  • hurling
  • strode.    

9. How does Doyle present Roylott as a violent and unpleasant man in this extract? Support your ideas with quotations and terminology, including word class. 
Answers are likely to include:

  • the semantic field of violence
  • his direct threats to Holmes (‘See that you keep yourself out of my grip’)
  • the verb ‘snarled’, which dehumanises the character, with connotations of a dangerous animal.
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I found the resource very useful as it serves as a base for the students to develop. I use teachit reseources regularly in my teaching. You are doing a great job. Please keep it up.

shubha prashanth

02/06/2021

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15/02/2021

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18/05/2020

Hi Aida,
Thank you for getting in touch and for your interest in this teaching pack. Throughout the pack, there are teacher notes and suggested answers for all the student workbook activities. Two of the extracts ('Rebecca' and 'The Handmaid's Tale') have detailed support for teachers marking the practice exam content.
We hope you find it a really useful teaching pack!

Helen Stacey, Teachit English Editor

31/01/2019

I found the resource very useful as it serves as a base for the students to develop. I use teachit reseources regularly in my teaching. You are doing a great job. Please keep it up.

shubha prashanth

02/06/2021

5

15/02/2021

5

18/05/2020

Hi Aida,
Thank you for getting in touch and for your interest in this teaching pack. Throughout the pack, there are teacher notes and suggested answers for all the student workbook activities. Two of the extracts ('Rebecca' and 'The Handmaid's Tale') have detailed support for teachers marking the practice exam content.
We hope you find it a really useful teaching pack!

Helen Stacey, Teachit English Editor

31/01/2019

I'm thinking of purchasing this resource. Just wondering if the activities come with an answer key. Thanks.

30/01/2019

A brilliant resource for GCSE English Language work!

Paul Whiteman

25/09/2018

5

20/08/2018

This is a fabulous resource!! Saves so much time!

03/05/2018

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