RUAE Flashcards
How do you answer in your own words questions?
You select the part of the passage that is relevant to the question and put it fully into your own words.
You must NOT quote.
What do you use to work out the meaning of the word in a context question?
The text around it can give you a hint.
How do you answer a summary question?
You pick out they key points and in your own words summarise the key points in bullet points.
What is a denotation?
What is a connotation?
Denotation - The dictionary definition
Connotation - What the word implies or suggests
For word choice questions do you use the connotation or denotation of the word?
You use the connotation
What are the different types of imagery?
Simile - Metaphor - Personification - Alliteration
What is the method for imagery questions?
Quote State the type of imagery Identify and explain the denotation of the root Connect it back and compare JUST AS--------IS-----SO-------
What are tone questions asking you about?
Tone questions are asking you about how something is said, which reflects the attitude of the writer
What is the method for answering tone questions?
Identify the tone (if it has not already been done)
Quote the words that create the tone
Analyse how the quotes create the tone
What is the three functions that a list could be used for?
Variety-Number-Volume
What is repetition used for?
To emphasise or highlight something
What are questions used for?
To make the reader think and reflect
To show uncertainty or doubt
Why are commands used by the writer?
To give the impression that the writer is speaking directly to the reader.
To instruct the reader to do something
What is the method for answering sentence structure questions?
Identify the type
Quote
Explain its effect
What is the type of questions that language questions will ask you about?
What are the different ones called?
Analysis
Word choice-Imagery-Tone-Sentence structure
What are link questions about?
How different parts of a passage link together
What is the method for link questions?
Quote the bit that links back
Explain how it does that
Quote the bit that links forward
Explain how it does that
What are conclusion questions asking you about?
How effective the conclusion is
What part of a conclusion should you quote?
The parts that link back to previous ideas
What is the method for answering a passage as a whole question?
Highlight the important parts of the passage in relation to the question
Summarise these in your own words putting them into bullet points
1 mark = 1 bullet point
What are evaluation questions for and what types do they include?
They are for you to examine how effective the author has been in creating a particular effect.
-conclusion-passage as a whole
What are understanding questions for and what types do they include?
They are too see how much you understand the text and that you understand most of the words
-in your own words-summarising-context
word choice
Identify the word/s in the passage
Quote
Give the connotations of the word
“………….” SUGGESTS…………..
How do you answer a word choice question?
Identify the word/s in the passage
Quote
Give the connotations of the word
“………….” SUGGESTS…………..
What is parenthesis used for?
To add in extra information
For this in a question you have to explain the function of the extra information in relation to the context
Types of parenthesis:
() - -
What is word order used for?
To give impact to the words and change tones
What is sentence length used for?
Shorter sentences give information quickly and directly. The length of sentences can be used to give a sentence a different effect and meaning.
