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20 AQA GCSE English Language questions on Spoken Language, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which term describes a speaker's adjustment of their accent or dialect to sound more like the person they are talking to?

  1. A) Divergence
  2. B) Accommodation
  3. C) Code-switching
  4. D) Register
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✓ Answer: B — B) Accommodation
Accommodation theory, developed by Howard Giles, describes how speakers adjust their speech style to match others. Convergence refers to becoming more similar, while divergence means moving away from another speaker's style.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is an example of a phatic expression in spoken language?

  1. A) 'Could you explain that again, please?'
  2. B) 'Nice weather we're having, isn't it?'
  3. C) 'The report needs to be submitted by Friday.'
  4. D) 'I strongly disagree with your argument.'
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✓ Answer: B — B) 'Nice weather we're having, isn't it?'
Phatic expressions are social utterances that serve to maintain relationships rather than convey specific information. 'Nice weather we're having' is a classic example used to establish social contact.
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AQA GCSE English Language: Spoken Language FAQ

How many AQA GCSE English Language questions on Spoken Language are there on Kramizo?
Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Spoken Language for AQA GCSE English Language, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real AQA paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
Is Kramizo free for AQA GCSE students preparing for English Language?
Yes — completely free. Every student gets 45 questions a day on the free plan, with no card required and no trial countdown. That free quota works across every subject and every topic in our bank, so you can mix Spoken Language practice with other English Language topics or even switch to a totally different AQA subject without paying anything. Kramizo's optional Pro plan removes the daily cap and adds detailed progress analytics, but the free tier is the real product — used by thousands of GCSE, IGCSE and CSEC students.
Are the Spoken Language questions aligned to the official AQA GCSE English Language syllabus?
Every question is written against the published AQA GCSE English Language specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real AQA paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from AQA.
How is Spoken Language typically tested on AQA GCSE English Language papers?
Spoken Language appears across multiple question types on real AQA GCSE English Language papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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