EDUQAS PAPER 1 READING EXAM Q1-Q5 ANSWER STRUCTURES & TIPS

What do you need to remember? CORRECT LINES E.G LINES 1-9 Question 1 How many marks? 5 MARKS What should you write? BULLET POINTS / LIST What do you need to remember? CORRECT LINES E.G LINES 1-9

QUESTION 1 - 4/5 MINS EXAMPLE ANSWER Things were bad in Botswana To find work His father told him to go They did not have much money He felt a duty to his family

Question 2 How many marks? 5 How many points/quotes should you make? 2-3 POINTS WITH QUOTES What are the marks given for? CLEAR POINTS RELATED TO QUOTE QUOTES TO SUPPORT POINTS What do you need to avoid? BIG PEES

QUESTION 2 – 4/5 MINS EXAMPLE ANSWER In the text, the writer describes what Obed went through by using the phrase ‘Run up and down’ which suggests Obed was physically tested and had to be in good shape to become a miner.

Question 3 IMPRESSIONS – 13/15 MINS How many marks? 10 MARKS How many points/quotes should you make? 6-8 QUOTES What are the marks given for? CLEAR POINTS RELATED TO QUOTE GIVING THE VIEW (IMPRESSION) THE WRITER GIVES YOU What do you need to avoid? BIG PARAGRAPHS

IMPRESSIONS means the kind of view YOU might have of the place or person when you read what is said about them.

EXAMPLE IMPRESSIONS: HAPPY BRAVE SCARED COMPETITIVE NEGATIVE SELFISH

QUESTION 3 - IMPRESSIONS EXAMPLE ANSWER The main impression I get of the mines is that it’s dangerous. The workers were told ‘rocks could fall and crush’ them. The word ‘crush’ suggests the mines are violent and powerful and it could destroy the men if they were ‘careless’ in the mines.

Question 4 How many marks? 10 MARKS How many points/quotes should you make? 6-8 POINTS WITH QUOTES What are the marks given for? CLEAR POINTS RELATED TO QUOTE QUOTES TO SUPPORT POINTS TERMINOLOGY What do you need to avoid? WAFFLING!

QUESTION 4 – 13/15 MINS EXAMPLE ANSWER In the text, the writer makes the lines tense and dramatic by using the phrase ‘blasted’. This word (verb) makes it sound like Obed is in an explosive and dangerous situation.

Question 5 – 13/15 MINS How many marks? 10 MARKS How many points should you make? 6-8 QUOTES How are each of the points evidenced? START WITH I THINK/ I FEEL… SAY WHAT & WHY WORDS/PHRASES MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY COMMENT ON HOW THE CHARACTER CHANGES IN THE EXTRACT What should you do? AGREE WITH THE QUESTION

Always agree – it’s easier to present an argument.

THIS MAKES YOUR INFERENCE REALLY CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. USE ONE-WORD QUOTATIONS WHERE POSSIBLE THIS MAKES YOUR INFERENCE REALLY CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

START SENTENCES WITH PHRASES SUCH AS ‘I THINK...’ OR ‘I FEEL...’ TEACHER TIP: START SENTENCES WITH PHRASES SUCH AS ‘I THINK...’ OR ‘I FEEL...’

QUESTION 5 – 13/15 MINS EXAMPLE ANSWER I agree that the writer encourages the reader to feel sympathy for Obed with the phrase ‘I would be killed’ meaning Obed is in fear of his life.