Answer Examples

Question 1

Effective Introduction

Answer 1

•”For almost 20 years now”
•Use of statistic (1)
•This is effective because this statistic suggests a long time. People would expect Nintendo games to be new and up-to- date, so using the same game for 20 years is surprising. (1)

Question 2

Effective Conclusion

Answer 2

The phrase “I’m a jogger” is an effective conclusion
(1) because it repeats the second paragraph “My name is Stuart Heritage, and I am a jogger” which sums up the key idea of the passage

Question 3

Summarise

Answer 3

In your own words bullet points

Question 4

Word choice

Answer 4

Technique: word choice
Evidence: “the best one of all”
Analysis: has connotations of being superior to all the others
Return to question: he believes every tourist wants to see NY because the park is so good.

Question 5

Sentence Structure

Answer 5

Technique: colon
Evidence: “in fragments: the flash”
Analysis: introduces the list of broken memories
Return to question: suggests that the memory is only coming back to her in parts

Question 6

List (Sentence Structure)

Answer 6

Technique: list
Evidence: “the Empire State Building…Central Park”
Analysis: stresses the range of different things to see
Return to question: he believes every tourist wants to see NY because there is so much to see

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

State the image type (simile/metaphor etc) and quote it.
• Use “Just as” and explain what the literal root (the actual thing/quality) is
• Then “So too” and explain how the thing being compared is similar
• Explain why this comparison works/why it is effective.

Question 8

Tone

Answer 8

• Identify the tone
• Follow word choice or sentence structure strategies to show how it is created

Question 9

Tone (Example)

Answer 9

The writer creates a disapproving tone (1) through repetition of “poorly” which drives home that she believes that the government has not made a good job of the plan and she doesn’t support it. (1)

Question 10

Link

Answer 10

Identify (by quoting) the expression that links back to what has already been said in the passage and state the direction. Never quote the whole link sentence. Always choose part of it.
Explain which ideas it links back to by stating them in your own words.
Identify (by quoting) the expression that links forward to what is discussed next in the passage and state the direction.
Explain which ideas it links forward to by stating them in your own words.

Question 11

Link (example)

Answer 11

•“These children” links back (1) to the parentless children discussed in the previous paragraph. (1)
• “an unenviable future” links forward (1) to the idea that no one wanted them (1)