AO1-1 Identify and interpret explicit information and ideas Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What does AO1 require students to do with explicit information?

   • Count how many times each word appears in the passage
   • Create an invented narrative inspired by the reading texts
   • Judge the overall quality of the writing in the text
   • Identify and interpret ideas that the text states directly

2. A text states that a train left at 7.15 a.m. Which answer identifies this explicit information?

   • The train was probably late that morning
   • The train left at 7.15 a.m.
   • The writer is anxious about the journey
   • The station was busy and the platform crowded

3. Which is the best way to show that an explicit idea has been understood?

   • Give a long opinion about the writer that is not based on the text
   • Quote or paraphrase the point accurately and say what it means
   • Replace the idea with a completely new idea of the student's own
   • Ignore the point and focus on the layout of the page instead

4. A passage states that 'the library closes at six on weekdays'. Which is an accurate explicit answer?

   • The library is probably small and quiet in the evenings
   • The library staff are hoping to extend the opening hours soon
   • The library is an important place for the whole community
   • The library closes at six o'clock on weekdays

5. Which skill is 'interpreting' explicit information?

   • Repeating a stated fact in exactly the same words as the text
   • Counting the number of sentences that contain stated facts
   • Listing every stated fact in alphabetical order for the examiner
   • Explaining what a stated fact means in the context of the text

6. A text says the river 'rose by three metres overnight'. What does this explicit detail tell the reader?

   • The river was dry and had no water running through it
   • The river increased in depth sharply during the night
   • The river was cleaned and moved to a new location nearby
   • The river was shallow and calm for the whole of the week

7. Which answer best identifies explicit information about a character?

   • The character is probably lonely and wants to escape the village
   • The character says she is leaving the village tomorrow morning
   • The character's reasons are unclear but seem to involve a family matter
   • The character reminds the reader of a childhood friend from school

8. Which question tests explicit information most directly?

   • Why might the writer have chosen the title of the article?
   • How does the writer's tone change in the final paragraph?
   • What effect does the writer intend the imagery to have?
   • What does the writer say the bridge cost to build?

9. A text states that a school has 'four hundred pupils and twenty teachers'. What is the ratio of pupils to teachers?

   • 20 pupils for each teacher
   • 10 pupils for each teacher
   • 4 pupils for each teacher
   • 400 pupils for each teacher

10. Which answer correctly identifies an explicit idea about a sport?

    • The writer's language suggests the team lacked confidence on court
    • The writer says the team won its first match of the season
    • The writer hints that the team's new coach will be replaced soon
    • The writer implies that the fans were disappointed by the final result

11. Which is the most accurate paraphrase of 'the shop was closed for repairs'?

    • The shop was shut while it was being fixed
    • The shop was open but had very few customers
    • The shop had moved to a different street nearby
    • The shop was sold to a new owner last week

12. A text explicitly lists 'bread, milk and eggs' as the shopping. Which is a correct explicit answer?

    • The shopper forgot the main item on the list
    • The shopping was expensive and included luxury items
    • The shopping was carried home in a large bag
    • The shopping included bread, milk and eggs

13. What does 'explicit' mean in a reading question?

    • Stated clearly and directly in the text
    • Hidden in the text and needing a reader's guess
    • Repeated in every paragraph of the passage
    • Created by the examiner rather than the writer

14. Which response correctly interprets a stated detail?

    • The stated budget cut means the head teacher is leaving the school
    • The stated budget cut suggests the school had less money to spend
    • The stated budget cut proves the school was run very badly
    • The stated budget cut was caused by the local weather that year

15. A passage says a bus 'arrives every fifteen minutes'. How many buses arrive in one hour?

    • Sixty buses
    • Six buses
    • Fifteen buses
    • Four buses

16. Which of these is a fact rather than an opinion?

    • The museum has been open since 1950 and has three floors
    • The museum should be visited by everyone at least once
    • The museum is the most beautiful building in the whole city
    • The museum is boring and nobody ever goes there anymore

17. Which description identifies explicit information about a setting?

    • The story is set in a village beside a frozen lake
    • The story is set in a place that the reader will recognise
    • The story is probably set in a place far from the city
    • The story seems to take place in an unfamiliar, remote region

18. A passage states that a man 'had been a sailor for thirty years'. Which answer identifies this correctly?

    • The man misses the sea and wants to return to it
    • The man has been a fisherman for a very long time
    • The man is now too old to work and has retired
    • The man worked at sea for thirty years

19. Which is the best definition of 'interpreting' an idea in a text?

    • Guessing the idea's date of publication based on its page number
    • Copying the idea onto the answer paper word for word and stopping there
    • Disagreeing with the idea and rewriting the passage to match a view
    • Explaining what the idea means and why it matters in context

20. Which quotation best supports an explicit answer about a character's job?

    • 'She worked as a nurse on the night shift at the hospital.'
    • 'She seemed tired as she walked slowly down the quiet street.'
    • 'The hospital was quiet, and the lights in its corridors were dim.'
    • 'Her friends wondered why she had not called them that week.'

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