RUAE

Question 1

What do parenthesis do?

Answer 1

Adds extra information
Adds an aside comment

Question 2

What does a list do?

Answer 2

Emphasises the number, variety and volume of

Question 3

What does a colon do?

Answer 3

Introduces a quotation, list or explanation

Question 4

What is a semi-colon for?

Answer 4

Connecting closely linked sentences
Creates balance
Seperates items in a list

Question 5

What does a short sentence show?

Answer 5

Mirrors the content, blunt, direct, abrupt, brief, shocked, impactful, unequivocal, angry, frustrated

Question 6

What is a long sentence for?

Answer 6

Mirrors the content, slow, detailed, complicated, complex

Question 7

What effect does a conjunction at the start of a sentence have?

Answer 7

Draws attention to the change in direction or the addition of another point.

Question 8

What is repetition used to do?

Answer 8

To emphasise/ for emphasis

Question 9

What does a climactic sentence do?

Answer 9

Builds up to a conclusion or main point.
Builds tension and drama

Question 10

What is a minor sentence for?

Answer 10

A sentence without a verb. Often shocking, dramatic or impactful

Question 11

How do you answer a word choice question?

Answer 11

Quote
Connote
Explain

Question 12

How do you answer the 5 marker?

Answer 12

• identify 3 areas of agreement/disagreement
• quote the information that tells you this
• explain how the writer uses language to put this across

Question 13

How do you answer imagery questions?

Answer 13

• quote
• explain what two things are being compared
• Identity how they are similar
• explain what the comparison helps you understand in the context of the question

Question 14

How do you answer a tone question?

Answer 14

• quote
• identify the tone
• explain how a specific aspect of language (word choice, imagery, sentence structure…) creates this tone

Question 15

How do you answer sentence structure questions?

Answer 15

• quote
• identify the aspect of sentence structure
• explain the specific effect of that aspect of sentence structure

Question 16

What is a rhetorical question used for?

Answer 16

A question where the answer is clear throughout the context. To make the reader consider the ideas involved.

Question 17

How would you answer a link question?

Answer 17

• Quote the part of the sentence which refers back to the previous idea and explain how it reflects that topic
• Quote the part of the sentence which links forwards to the next idea and explain how it reflects that topic