In Question 4, what should your answer mainly focus on?

Exploring the effects of the language on the reader.

How should you manage your time across the whole exam?

15 minutes reading, 1hr on Section A, 1hr on Section B

Which of these is NOT a recommended idea for Question 6?

Write 'doubts & uncertainties' even if it's not relevant.

Whose thoughts and feelings are you to write about in Question 3?

Exactly who the questions tells you to.

Why are facts and statistics useful in persuasive writing?

They give your view truth or credibility.

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1
What are the three writing styles for Question 5?
Inform, Explain, Describe
Inform, Advise, Describe
Whinge, Whine, Moan
Advise, Argue, Explain
2
What should your chosen quotations be like?
Long, embedded, random
Wait...we need to use quotations?!
One word and used sparingly
Short, embedded, chronological
3
In Question 4, what should your answer mainly focus on?
Finding as many comparisons between texts as possible.
Exploring the effects of the language on the reader.
Writing out long quotations
Explaining what each source tells you.
4
Which source must always be used in Question 4?
Source 2
Source 3
Source 1
Any I choose. 16, do what I want.
5
How should you manage your time across the whole exam?
Watch the seconds tick by and realise you wasted your life.
Equal time on both sources, 15 minutes to check work.
15 minutes reading, 1hr on Section A, 1hr on Section B
Nap for the first 10 minutes. Panic for the rest of it.
6
Which of these is NOT a recommended idea for Question 6?
Use a range of techniques to keep your writing exciting.
Use different sentence and paragraph lengths.
Write 'doubts & uncertainties' even if it's not relevant.
Use a brief counter-argument, then destroy it.
7
What is hyperbole?
Sarcasm
Over the top facts
An INTENSE bowling alley
Exaggeration for effect
8
What should you NOT do with the image in Question 3?
Explore the use of colours.
Link it to the text.
Explain why it is effective
Link it to the headline.
9
Whose thoughts and feelings are you to write about in Question 3?
Exactly who the questions tells you to.
Bat-Mon's.
Just the speaker in the text.
Your own.
10
What percentage of your overall GCSE does this exam count for?
70%
60%
30%
40%
11
What do Questions 1, 2 and 3 have in common?
All are worth 8 marks
You should spend 20 minutes on each.
All are worth 16 marks
All are designed to consume your soul
12
Why are facts and statistics useful in persuasive writing?
Mr Gunner told you so.
They give your view truth or credibility.
They paint a picture in your head.
They make you sound well clevs.
13
'Explain what you understand/learn about...' is the usual format for which question?
Question 5
Question 3
Question 1
Question 2
14
How many marks is Question 4 worth?
Too many for my liking.
12
16
8
15
How are the marks for content and SPaG split for Question 6?
16 marks SPaG, 8 marks content
8 marks SPaG, 16 marks content
12 marks SPaG, 12 marks content
5 marks SPaG, 21 marks content

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