Higher English RUAE: Link Questions

Vocabulary and key concept flashcards covering Higher English RUAE Link Questions, including question requirements, marking structure, response formulas, and vocabulary from worked examples.

Link (in writing)

A sentence or transitional device that connects two parts of a text together by linking back to an earlier point and forward to a subsequent point in the writer's argument.

Link Question

A Higher English RUAE question that tests both comprehension of a passage and appreciation of text structure by asking candidates to demonstrate how a sentence connects two stages of a writer's argument.

“Provides a function in the writer’s argument”

Key phrasing in an RUAE question prompt indicating that the student needs to identify and explain a linking sentence.

Link Question Mark Scheme

A two-mark scoring structure where one mark is awarded for identifying the parts of the sentence that point back and forward, and one mark is awarded for identifying the specific ideas or arguments being connected.

Four-Step Process for Link Questions

The standard procedure for answering linking questions: 1) Identify the linking sentence; 2) Identify one word/phrase pointing back and one pointing forward; 3) Link the backward-pointing part to the previous paragraph's idea; 4) Link the forward-pointing part to the next paragraph's idea.

Backward-Pointing Element

A quoted word or phrase from the linking sentence that refers back to and summarizes an idea, feature, or argument developed in the preceding paragraph.

Forward-Pointing Element

A distinct quoted word or phrase from the linking sentence that introduces or points forward to an idea, feature, or argument explored in the following paragraph.

Copy

Material for publication.

Leonine

Of or resembling a lion or lions.

Esoteric

Likely to be understood only by a small number of people with that specific knowledge or interest.