English RUAE

all the question types.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

-Identify the answer in the text

-Write the answer in your own words

-One mark per point

LINKING

-Identify the linking section in the text

-Quote a phrase from text that links BACK or FORWARD.

-State how it links

-Explain how it links and what do IYOW

WORD CHOICE

-Quote the word

-Explain what the word means

-This effectively suggests…

IMAGERY

-Quote the image

-Identify the imagery (simile, metaphor, personification)

-Explain the meaning

-Explain the effect (This effectively suggests…)

IMAGERY DEFINITIONS

-Simile = a comparison using 'like' or 'as' EXAMPLE: It is like an oven in here! He was the size of a house.

-Metaphor = a comparison where one thing is another EXAMPLE: You are a star! The lake was a silver mirror.

-Personification = Giving a non-human thing human qualities (like thoughts and feelings). EXAMPLE: The page looked back at me accusingly.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

-Quote the sentence structure

-Identify the sentence structure

-Explain the effect

SENTENCE STRUCTURE DEFINITIONS

-List = A list emphasises the range, extent or amount or variety of a specific thing.

-Short Sentence = A short sentence is used for impact.

-Rhetorical Question = A rhetorical question engages the audience and makes them think about the issue.

-Repetition = Repetition is uses to emphasise a specific idea or to make a point.

-Contrast = Two opposing ideas are presented in the same sentence to emphasise the difference.

-Parenthesis = This is where a word or phrase which is extra information is inserted in a sentence which is complete without it.

TONE

-Identify the tone

-Quote the tone in the text

-State the language (Word choice, Imagery, Sentence structure)

-Explain how this demonstrates tone

CONTRAST

-Identify 2 quotes one for each side of contrast

-Explain how to two quotes contrast (using connotations for each quotation

EVALUATION

-Quote the effective work/phrase

-Identify the feature (what it does)

-Explain how it effectively hooks etc