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English Language Exam. Revision until you drop. How many questions are there in total on your English Language exam?. A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: I don’t have a clue. How many marks do you get for Questions 1, 2 & 3?. A: 8 B: I don’t have a clue C: 24 D: 12.
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English Language Exam Revision until you drop...
How many questions are there in total on your English Language exam? A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: I don’t have a clue
How many marks do you get for Questions 1, 2 & 3? A: 8 B: I don’t have a clue C: 24 D: 12
What skill is being tested on question 1? A: Analysing Language B: Analysing Presentational Features C: I don’t have a clue D: Summarising an opinion & following an argument
What techniques do you need to use in your answer for question 1? A: P.E.E B: Rhetorical Questions C: Embedding Quotations D: Flatter the examiner, just in case you write a load of pants.
What techniques do you need to NOT use in your answer for question 1? A: P.E.E B: Language Analysis C: Embedding Quotations D: Flatter the examiner, just in case you write a load of pants.
How many minutes should you spend on question 2? A: 12 B: 5 C: 16 D: 13
What are you being asked about on question 2? A: Headline & presentational features. B: Language Analysis. C: Persuasive Writing D: Thoughts & Feelings
What do you need to do on questions 2 to get into Band 5? A: Analyse the language of the headline B: Analyse picture, colour, font C: Persuasive Writing D: Link the headline & presentational features to the content of the text.
What do you need to do when analysing a word or a colour etc?? A: Write a long waffly introduction. B: Say a lot about a little. C: Describe what I see on the page. D: P.E.E
What is Question 3 NOT? A: A language question. B: A presentation question. C: A thoughts & feelings question. D: A gift from God.
What is Question 3 asking you to do? A: Analyse presentation. B: Analyse language. C: Explain how a text is tense or exciting. D: Explain the thoughts and feelings.
What do I need to make sure I do on Q3? A: Embed quotations. B: Not analyse language. C: Cover the whole text. D: Show how the atmosphere, thoughts and feelings change in the text.
Why is question 4 important to get right? A: It is worth 16 marks. B: It’s really hard. C: I will win the respect & admiration of Miss Brunningif I get it right. D: It is worth 24 marks.
What is Question 4 about? A: A language question. B: A presentation question. C: A thoughts & feelings question. D: Comparing the effect of language in two texts.
What do you need to do on Question 4? A: Analyse language, techniques & effects. B: Compare language, techniques & effects. C: Analyse language & techniques. D: Compare language & techniques.
What sort of things can you compare on Question 4? A: Interesting words. B: The effect of techniques. C: Verbs, adverbs, adjectives etc... D: Formal/Informal tone.
What is the golden rule for Question 4? A: Compare. B: Analyse. C: Say a lot about a little. D: Don’t bother trying.
What sort of writing do you need to do for Question 5? A: Describe. B: Explain. C: Describe or Explain. D: Describe and Explain.
What do you need to do for Question 5? A: Plan. B: Answer it after Q6. C: Use suitable techniques. D: Match writing to audience & purpose.
What sort of techniques do you need to use for Question 5? A: Descriptive techniques. B: Rhetorical questions. C: Addressing the reader. D: Those which are suitable for the question.
How long should you spend on Question 5? A: 35 mins. B: 20 mins. C: 24 mins. D: 15 mins.
What do you need to think about before starting Question 5? A: T.A.P. B: What I’m writing. C: Who I’m writing it to. D: Why I’m writing it.
What is Question 6 all about? A: Informative Writing. B: Aliens. C: Descriptive Writing. D: Persuasive Writing.
Why is it important I get Question 6 right? A: It is worth over 25% of my total marks. B: It is a really long answer. C: It might make the difference of a grade. D: My life will be more fulfilled.
What am I being assessed for on Question 6? A: Effective Punctuation. B: Original thinking. C: Persuasive techniques. D: Accurate & ambitious spelling.
How much should I be writing for Question 6? A: All 6 pages in the booklet. B: 2-2.5 sides. C: 1.5 sides. D: 4 sides.
What are some of the persuasive techniques I should be using for Question 6? A: Facts & statistics. B: I can name many. C: Rhetorical questions. D: Rule of 3.
How many of the persuasive techniques should I be using for Question 6? A: As many as possible. B: One of each. C: Those which are appropriate. D: What techniques?
What is the best sort of answer for Question 5 & 6? A: Long & waffly. B: A humorous piece no matter what the question is. C: A concise & well planned one. D: A deeply personal one which I liked writing about but has very few techniques in.