RUAE

Question 1

Tone

Answer 1

1. Identify the tone/attitude - The writer uses a ____ tone/attitude.
2. Quote
3. Show how your quotation reveals the writer’s tone/attitiude (This suggest that the writer _____).
   (1 mark)

Question 2

Linking Question

Answer 2

The word/expression _____ links back to _______ which was explored in the previous paragraph/sentence.

The word/expression _____ introduces the idea of _____ which is explored in the next paragraph/sentence. (2 marks)

Question 3

In Your Own Words Question

Answer 3

summarise the key ideas (one point per mark)

rephase it in a different way without changing the meaning

Question 4

Context Question

Answer 4

1. give the meaning of the word you have decided on.
2. quote a word or phrase from the context(other words) which helped you decide on the meaning.
3. give another meaning of the word you have decided on
4. quote a word/phrase which helped you decide
5. explain as fully as possible, just how this word or phrase helped you understand the meaning of the intial word.

“X” means _____. I can work this out from the context because it says “________” “X” means ________. I can work this out from the context because it says ________. This shows that ______.

Question 5

Imagery Question

Answer 5

Just as “_______” so too does ____________. Therefore we can clearly tell that _________.

Question 6

Examples of imagery

Answer 6

metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, enjambment, onomateopoeia and alliteration.

Question 7

Word Choice

Answer 7

“example of word choice” has connotations of ________. This suggests that (link to question). (1 mark)

Question 8

Sentence Structure

Answer 8

1. (identify technique) is used “______”
2. Coment on the effect this has on the passage.
3. The ____ emphasises the writer’s point that ____.

Question 9

Examples of sentence structure

Answer 9

sentence length - long/short/varied

lists, colons (colon or semi-colon), brackets, dashes, exclamation marks

rhetorical questions, reptition, word order (inversion), parenthesises

Question 10

Effective Introduction

Answer 10

The writer (intorudces the main point/makes clear their point of view)

“quote”

This introduces the key arguement that ______.
(1 mark)

Question 11

Effective Conclusion

Answer 11

The writer (sums up a point made earlier/restates their point of view/links back to the introduction).

“quote”

This emphasises the point made earlier that ______.
(1 mark).

Question 12

Examples of language

Answer 12

Word choice, imagery, sentence structure and tone

Question 13

5 mark comparison question (on both passages)

Answer 13

Use sub-headings and bullet points to structure your answer

Both writers agree/disagree that ______.

Passage 1 states that “________” which clearly shows that they believe that ______. Passage 2 agrees/disagrees when it states “________” this shows that ________.

(x3) (5 marks)