Lesson 5.2.4
5.2.4 AO4: explore connections across literary texts Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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Which assessment objective requires students to explore connections across literary texts?
- AO5
- AO3
- AO4
- AO2
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What is the overall weighting of AO4 in the AS and A-level English Literature A assessment?
- About 12 per cent
- About 6 per cent
- About 24 per cent
- About 28 per cent
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Which literary technique analysis most directly strengthens comparative coursework under AO4?
- Spell check
- Motif mapping
- Rote learning
- Plot summary
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What do connections across literary texts under AO4 primarily involve?
- Historical dates
- Meaning interpretations
- Biographical timelines
- Stylistic formatting
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Under AO4, even a single text should be viewed as framed by what?
- Rhyme schemes only
- Strict biographical limits
- Wider literary network
- An isolated vacuum
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Comparing how two texts use haunted house imagery to explore guilt addresses which AO?
- AO1
- AO4
- AO2
- AO3
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Which descriptor characterises Level 5 performance for AO4 in AQA A Level English Literature?
- Clear
- General
- Perceptive
- Sound
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What core skill does Assessment Objective 4 (AO4) assess in comparative essays?
- Exploring connections
- Evaluating criticism
- Contextualising history
- Analysing language
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What is the primary focus of AO4 in English Literature?
- Historical context
- Critical interpretations
- Cross-textual connections
- Language analysis
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What main flaw characterises a weak AO4 response in comparative writing?
- Excessive quotation
- Historical irrelevance
- Complex vocabulary
- Separate text descriptions
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What connects AO4 (literary connections) most directly to AO3 (contexts)?
- Authorial biographies
- Linguistic terminology
- Quantitative data
- Literary period context
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Framing texts within a wider network encourages students to recognise what?
- Authorial intentions
- Literary traditions
- Biographical facts
- Grammatical structures
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What forms the basis of a strong AO4 comparative analysis?
- Matching publication dates
- Identical word counts
- Same font choices
- Shared thematic concepts
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What type of connection produces the most effective AO4 analysis?
- Illuminating both texts
- Counting sentence lengths
- Listing publication dates
- Summarising plot lines
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Which pairing best illustrates an AO4 connection made across different genres?
- Two Shakespeare plays
- Two Victorian novels
- Two sonnets
- Poetry and prose
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Beyond identifying a connection, what does exploring a connection require?
- Analysing deeper meaning
- Memorising line numbers
- Listing character names
- Counting stanza lengths
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Which element is central to both AO4 and AO5?
- Metric scansion
- Statistical analysis
- Wider perspectives
- Phonetic transcription
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Why must AO4 be explicitly addressed in assessment tasks?
- Mandatory requirement
- Examiner discretion
- Optional extension
- Teacher preference
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Which comparison demonstrates an AO4 connection based on form?
- Identical historical settings
- Similar author biographies
- Shared dramatic structure
- Matching publication years
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When selecting texts for comparative study, what should be maximised?
- Similarities and differences
- Chronological distance
- Page count differences
- Author popularity
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