AQA_English_Language_Reading_Flashcards

Question 1

What is meant by explicit information in a text?

Answer 1

Facts or details that are directly stated in the text.

Question 2

What does implicit information mean?

Answer 2

Ideas and meanings suggested but not directly stated in the text.

Question 3

How do you make an inference from a text?

Answer 3

By reading between the lines and using clues from the text.

Question 4

What is a good strategy to summarise a text?

Answer 4

Identify key points without including detailed examples.

Question 5

How do you synthesise information from two texts?

Answer 5

Compare and combine ideas from both texts on the same theme.

Question 6

What does ‘synthesis’ mean in reading questions?

Answer 6

Bringing together information from two different texts.

Question 7

Name a question type linked to AO1.

Answer 7

‘List four things…’ or ‘What do you learn from…?’

Question 8

What should you avoid in a summary?

Answer 8

Personal opinions or copying.

Question 9

How can you find key details quickly in a text?

Answer 9

Skim for key words and scan for specific information.

Question 10

What is the purpose of a retrieval question?

Answer 10

To locate and state specific facts or ideas from the text.

Question 11

What does AO2 assess?

Answer 11

Your ability to analyse the language and structure used by a writer.

Question 12

What is a metaphor?

Answer 12

A comparison saying something is something else to create imagery.

Question 13

What is personification?

Answer 13

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

Question 14

Give an example of alliteration.

Answer 14

‘The cold, crisp, crackling crust.’

Question 15

What effect can similes create?

Answer 15

Help readers visualise or understand a concept by comparison.

Question 16

Why might a writer use short sentences?

Answer 16

To create tension or drama.

Question 17

What is a structural feature?

Answer 17

How the text is organised e.g., flashback, contrast.

Question 18

What is a narrative shift?

Answer 18

A change in time, place, or perspective in a story.

Question 19

How does sentence structure affect tone?

Answer 19

Varied length and type of sentences can create mood and pace.

Question 20

What is the effect of using repetition?

Answer 20

To emphasise an idea or feeling.

Question 21

Why might a writer use contrast?

Answer 21

To highlight differences between characters, settings or ideas.

Question 22

What is an anecdote?

Answer 22

A short personal story used to illustrate a point.

Question 23

What is the effect of a rhetorical question?

Answer 23

Engages the reader and encourages them to think.

Question 24

Define ‘semantic field’.

Answer 24

A group of words linked by theme or topic.

Question 25

What does the term 'tone' refer to?

Answer 25

The writer’s attitude towards the subject.

Question 26

What’s the difference between language and structure?

Answer 26

Language refers to word choices, structure refers to how the text is built.

Question 27

How do you write about structure effectively?

Answer 27

Comment on the writer’s decisions and their impact on the reader.

Question 28

What does AO3 assess?

Answer 28

Your ability to compare writers’ ideas and perspectives.

Question 29

What should you look for when comparing texts?

Answer 29

Attitudes, opinions, tone, and how these are expressed.

Question 30

How do writers show their viewpoint?

Answer 30

Through word choices, tone, and use of persuasive devices.

Question 31

What is bias?

Answer 31

When a writer presents a one-sided view.

Question 32

What’s a useful phrase for comparing viewpoints?

Answer 32

'Both writers present… but they do so differently.'

Question 33

What does the word ‘perspective’ mean?

Answer 33

A writer’s personal view or stance on a subject.

Question 34

How can tone show viewpoint?

Answer 34

A serious, humorous or sarcastic tone can reveal opinion.

Question 35

What’s the effect of emotional language?

Answer 35

It appeals to the reader’s feelings and shows strong viewpoint.

Question 36

How can sentence structure reveal viewpoint?

Answer 36

Short, sharp sentences can show urgency or frustration.

Question 37

What does AO4 assess?

Answer 37

Your ability to evaluate texts and support your opinions.

Question 38

What is meant by evaluation?

Answer 38

Judging how effective the writer’s methods are.

Question 39

What should you include in an evaluation answer?

Answer 39

Your opinion, writer’s methods, and evidence.

Question 40

What’s a useful starter phrase for AO4?

Answer 40

'The writer successfully creates… through the use of…'

Question 41

What’s the purpose of AO4 questions?

Answer 41

To explore how well the writer achieves a specific effect.

Question 42

What is meant by 'effect on the reader'?

Answer 42

How a reader might feel, think, or react to a writer’s choices.

Question 43

How should you support your evaluation?

Answer 43

By using quotes and explaining their impact.

Question 44

What’s a common mistake in AO4 responses?

Answer 44

Simply stating opinion without evidence or analysis.

Question 45

Why is it important to explain 'how and why' in AO4?

Answer 45

It shows you understand the writer’s intention and impact.

Question 46

How can your own interpretation improve AO4?

Answer 46

It adds depth and shows engagement with the text.