English Language Structures

Includes: Comparison question, explain question, how question, impressions question, synthesise questions, summarise questions

What is the comparison question?

They are asking you to reduce or condense a passage of text into a shorter version while retaining key information and main ideas. They are testing your ability to identify and condense.

• Read question and passage

• Highlight key words/phrases

• Use own words

• Keep focus on question

What is the structure of the summarise question?

Use bullet points to list the main ideas from the text, in your own words and keep focus on the question asked.

What is the explain question?

The explain question is to test your ability to articulate and justify your understanding of a text.

What is the structure of the explain question?

Firstly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response, justify your understanding)

Secondly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response, justify your understanding)

Take as many points as there are marks.
(10 marks-10 points)

What is the impression/attitude question?

Impression questions are designed to test your ability to analyse and evaluate the impact of language and structure on the reader.

(This gives the reader the impression…)

What is the structure of the impression/attitude question?

Firstly, the text states (insert evidence) which gives the impression that..

Secondly, the text states (insert evidence) which gives the impression that..

Make as many points as there are marks.

(10 marks-10 points)

What is the how question?

How questions are designed to test your ability to analyse and evaluate HOW language and structure are used to create meaning and effect.

What is the structure of the how question?

Firstly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests (use words from the question in your response, say how language and structure is used to create meaning and effect)

Secondly, REPEAT

Take as many points as there are marks.
(10 marks-10 points)

What is the compare question?

The compare question is designed to test your ability to analyse and evaluate similarities and differences between two texts.

What is the structure of the compare question?

Firstly, Text A states (insert evidence). This suggests…

Similarly, Text B states (insert evidence). This suggests…

Secondly, whereas Text A states (insert evidence), which implies…, the writer in Text B states (insert evidence), which suggests…

Next, it says (insert evidence) in Text A. This suggests…

Conversely, it says (insert evidence) in Text B. This implies..

Additionally, Text A states (insert evidence). This suggests…

Also, it says (insert evidence) in Text B. This suggests…

YOU SHOULD REPEAT THIS STRUCTURE UNTIL YOU HAVE 5 POINTS OF COMPARISON

What is the synthesise question?

The synthesise question is designed to test your ability to draw connections between multiple sources and develop your own perspective on a topic.

What is the structure of the synthesise question?

Text A

Firstly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)

Secondly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)
Finally, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)

Text B

Firstly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)

Secondly, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)
Finally, the text states (insert evidence) which suggests.. (use words from the question in your response)

Take as many points as there are marks.
(10 marks-10 points)