Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2

Section A: Creative Reading - Question 2

In Section A of Paper 1, you will be given a 40-50 line extract from a modern piece of fiction. Unless you are very lucky and have already read the text, this extract will be unseen.

Question 2

Question 2 is worth eight marks. You should spend around two minutes reading and 8 minutes writing.
In this question, you will be asked to read a specific section of the text (e.g. lines 13 to 20) and explain how the writer uses language to describe a character, thing, place or event.

Use correct terminology

You need to show that you can identify the techniques used by the writer, such as:
- Personification, simile, metaphor.
- Irony, tone, emphasis, rhetorical question.
- Hyperbole, repetition, alliteration.
- Technical word classes (e.g. abstract noun, stative verb, noun phrase, semantic field).

Use varied information from the text

You must carefully select quotations because they are important to the point you have made. They should prove your ideas really well.
It should be clear that your point and evidence work perfectly together. You should not just choose any quotation at random and try to make a point around it – you should choose an excellent quotation to match your point perfectly.
You should explain how your quotation links to your point.

Analyse language

You should explain how the language used helps to describe whatever character, thing, place or event the question asks about.
You must consider:
- Connotations of words and alternative meanings of words.
- The effect of the language technique you have highlighted – Do NOT just label the techniques but explain their effect.

Example exam technique

Example question: How does the writer use language in this extract to create tension?
Example process:
- Consider what the question means - what is tension?
- Throughout your answer, stick to the question – you are looking at language which creates tension and nothing else.
- Find three quotations which add tension.
- Spend 30 seconds on each quotation, creating a brief mindmap of how the words create tension.
- Select one of your quotations and write a paragraph to answer the question.

The PETER Structure - Section A: Question 2

You don't have to stick to this structure, exactly, but it helps you to remember including everything you need to get the most marks.

Point

Write your idea or argument and link it to the question.
Here are some example sentence starters:
- In the text, the writer uses language to ____.
- The writer structures the text to ____.
- Throughout the text, the writer ____.

Evidence

Choose a quotation from the text which supports the point that you have made.
Here are some examples of using a quotation to support your point:
- In paragraph three, the author says, “____”.
- The author describes the sky as “____”.
- The description “____” is stated at the start of the text.

Technique and explanation

Identify a language technique in the quotation. These techniques could be similes, metaphors, adverbs, rule of three or another technique.
Then explain what the technique means, referring to the quotation or words used.
Here are some example sentences:
- Within the quote, the simile suggests that ____.
- The adjective “____” indicates that ____.
- The writer’s use of repetition here shows ____
- The metaphor “____” could mean ____. Alternatively, it could mean ____.

Refer to the question and the writer's intention

Answer why you think the writer used this language?
What do you think the writer is trying to show?
What effect does the quote have and how does this relate to the question?
Some examples of this are:
- In my opinion, the writer has done this to show ____.
- Therefore, the language here suggests that ____.
- Therefore, the author structured the extract in this way to highlight ____.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Nouns

1.1.2Verbs

1.1.3Sentence Types

1.1.4Words

1.1.5Sound

1.1.6Language

1.1.7Images & Symbols

1.1.8Phrases

1.1.9Mood

1.1.10Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.11End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Techniques

3Paper 1: Reading

3.1Paper 1: Reading - Section A

3.1.1Paper 1: Reading - Overview - Section A

3.1.2Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 1

3.1.3Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 2

3.1.4Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading

3.1.5Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 3

3.1.6Paper 1: Reading - Answering Question 4

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Section A

3.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading

3.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q1

3.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q2

3.1.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q3

3.1.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 1

3.1.13Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q4 2

4Paper 1: Writing

4.1Paper 1: Writing - Structuring Your Answer

4.1.1Paper 1: Writing - Overview - Section B

4.1.2Paper 1: Writing - Descriptive Writing

4.1.3Paper 1: Writing - Narrative Writing

4.1.4Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 1)

4.1.5Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B (option 2)

4.1.6Paper 1: Writing - Answering Section B - Checklist

4.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Section

4.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing

4.1.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 1

4.1.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P1 Q5 2

5Paper 2: Reading

5.1Paper 2: Reading - DAFORESTER

5.1.1Paper 2: Reading - Direct Address

5.1.2Paper 2: Reading - Alliteration

5.1.3Paper 2: Reading - Facts

5.1.4Paper 2: Reading - Opinions

5.1.5Paper 2: Reading - Repetition

5.1.6Paper 2: Reading - Exaggeration (Hyperbole)

5.1.7Paper 2: Reading - Statistics

5.1.8Paper 2: Reading - Triples (Rule of 3)

5.1.9Paper 2: Reading - Emotive Language

5.1.10Paper 2: Reading - Rhetorical Questions

5.1.11End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER

5.2Paper 2: Reading - Structuring Your Answer

5.2.1Paper 2: Reading - Overview - Section A

5.2.2Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 1

5.2.3Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 2

5.2.4Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 3

5.2.5Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading

5.2.6Paper 2: Reading - Answering Question 4

5.2.7End of Topic Test - Section A

5.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading

5.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q1

5.2.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 1

5.2.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q2 2

5.2.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q4

6Paper 2: Writing

6.1Paper 2: Writing - Structuring Your Answer

6.1.1Paper 2: Writing - Overview - Section B

6.1.2Paper 2: Writing - Answering Section B

6.1.3Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q5 1

6.1.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q5 2

6.1.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - P2 Q5 3

6.2Types of Writing

6.2.1Paper 2: Writing - Article

6.2.2Paper 2: Writing - Essay

6.2.3Paper 2: Writing - Leaflet

6.2.4Paper 2: Writing - Letter

6.2.5Paper 2: Writing - Speech

6.2.6Paper 2: Writing - Review

6.2.7Paper 2: Writing - Travel Writing

6.2.8Paper 2: Writing - Diaries & Journals

6.2.9End of Topic Test - Types of Writing

6.3Writing to...

6.3.1Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform

6.3.2Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Inform - Example

6.3.3Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain

6.3.4Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Explain - Example

6.3.5Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade

6.3.6Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade - Example

6.3.7Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue

6.3.8Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Argue - Example

6.3.9Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Persuade vs Writing

6.3.10Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise

6.3.11Paper 2: Writing - Writing to Advise - Example

6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...

6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing

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