Fiction Reading 1A - What is it?
You are given one fiction text to read and select information from. We highly recommend you highlight on the text where you are selecting information from in the text as the questions specify which lines to use. If you use information from elsewhere in the text you will lose marks. So, just be careful of this.
The questions are laid out as A1 - A5.
A1 - is a list to show comprehension
A2 & A3 - Expects you to closely examine the way language creates effect
A4 - Is where you look at tension and drama in a text, therefore exploring language and structure
A5 - Is where you need to offer opinions (linked to quotes) which persuade the examiner of your point of view.
For all the questions you need to be able to explore meaning. A2 - A5 expect you to use inference (look under the surface and explore hidden meanings as well as obvious meanings).
To do this you can use concise PEA skills - there just isn't time to write wordy explorative PEA paragraphs (if you do this you will run out of time and not cover enough content.
The questions are laid out as A1 - A5.
A1 - is a list to show comprehension
A2 & A3 - Expects you to closely examine the way language creates effect
A4 - Is where you look at tension and drama in a text, therefore exploring language and structure
A5 - Is where you need to offer opinions (linked to quotes) which persuade the examiner of your point of view.
For all the questions you need to be able to explore meaning. A2 - A5 expect you to use inference (look under the surface and explore hidden meanings as well as obvious meanings).
To do this you can use concise PEA skills - there just isn't time to write wordy explorative PEA paragraphs (if you do this you will run out of time and not cover enough content.
Specimen exam
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What we have learnt about the exam so far:
- Timing is crucial.
- Reading the exam text thoroughly helps.
- Highlighting information on the text helps you find what you wanted to write about.
- You must adhere to the lines the question relates to.
- Find quotes first which link to the question asked.
- Concise PEA style helps, which means: simple point relating to the question, link to terminology (either language or structure), quote embedded and explanation of meaning and effect on the reader. Move onto next quotation.
- Higher level answers group quotes which have similar meaning showing overall understanding of the way lexical sets (groups of words) have been used to create a similar effect across the section of text.
- If you are unsure of the language/structural technique but think you know write it down as you won't lose marks for trying.
- Consider what the writer is trying to say and how it makes you feel (but even if you think it is boring - never say that - it is unlikely that a writer ever wrote a text to bore the reader)
- Learn techniques - memrise quixz for