2016 Paper- Selected Questions Higher reading for uae 2016 Paper- Selected Questions

Question 2(b): By referring to at least two examples, analyse how language is used to suggest that young people are not capable of voting. This is a 4 mark question, asking for at least two examples. If you are going to focus on word choice, you will need 4 examples for 4 marks Sentence structure, well analysed could gain you 2marks

“undeveloped” (brain) Let’s look at the first example. Word choice- identify a word, explain its meaning / connotation and how this suggests… whatever the question is asking. You are looking for words which suggest that young people are not capable of voting: Here are some examples. “clueless” “obsession” “undeveloped” (brain) Let’s look at the first example.

A model answer Identify- The word “clueless” Explain -suggests that the writer thinks young people know nothing, or very little Relate to question-so will not have the ability to make an important decision about a serious matter like voting Put this together: The word “clueless” suggests that young people do not know anything or know very little so they do not have enough knowledge or ability to make important decisions on such a serious matter as voting.

Now you do the same The word “obsession” suggests that The word “undeveloped” suggests that

Possible answers The word “obsession” suggests that young people cannot think about anything except people in their own age group so this suggests that they would have no proper interest in politics, and should not vote. The word “undeveloped” suggests that the teenage brain is not fully ready, or fully functioning, so is not able to take on important decisions about voting.

Sentence Structure- Lists One of the most common features of sentence structure in a Close Reading paper is a list. A list is used by a writer to emphasise the range, number or variety of something. Can you firstly, identify the two lists in lines 6-23? Lines 9-11 Lines 21-22

Example 1- Lines 9-11 Identify: The writer uses a list of….. “ with an increased obsession with their peer group, a result of unpatrolled access to social media, greater affluence, and being subject to a constant barrage of entertainment. Identify: The writer uses a list of….. Explain- which emphasises Analyse- thus suggesting that

Model Answer The writer uses a list of all the features of a teenagers lifestyle in the modern world which emphasises the range of things on which they place greater emphasis than on politics, thus suggesting that they should not vote because politics is not really of interest to them.

Example 2: You try this one. “enables us to think in the abstract, weigh moral dilemmas and control our impulses” The writer uses a list of.. To emphasise the number of things that….. Which suggests that

Possible answer The writer uses a list of the mental processes an adult/ fully developed brain can engage in which emphasises the number of things that an undeveloped teenage brain will not be able to do, which suggests that they would not be able to fully engage in the voting process.