AO3-2 Compare how ideas and perspectives are conveyed Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What does AO3 'compare how ideas and perspectives are conveyed' require?

   • Listing the page numbers where each idea first appears in the text
   • Comparing the cost of printing each text in its original form
   • Comparing the methods writers use to put their views across
   • Counting the number of times each writer uses the word 'I'

2. Text A uses a metaphor to describe a city; Text B uses a list of statistics. What is the comparison of method?

   • Text A uses a question and Text B uses a full stop, so they do not compare
   • Text A is written in the past tense and Text B is written in the future tense only
   • Text A conveys feeling through imagery; Text B conveys a view through evidence
   • Text A is longer, and Text B is shorter, so they convey ideas the same way

3. Which is an effective way to compare methods across texts?

   • List the techniques in alphabetical order with no explanation of effect
   • Describe the first text in full and then describe the second text in full
   • Name a technique in each text, then explain how each achieves its effect
   • Give only the number of techniques used by each writer across the texts

4. One text uses a first-person narrator; the other uses a detached third-person voice. What is the difference in method?

   • The first is a poem written in verse and the third is a play with characters speaking aloud
   • The first is always true in its content while the third is always false in its claims
   • The first is written in colour and the third is written in black and white
   • The first creates intimacy and personal feeling; the third creates distance and objectivity

5. Which is the best comparison of structure across two texts?

   • Both texts have paragraphs, so they are structured in exactly the same way
   • One ends on a hopeful image, while the other ends with an unanswered question
   • One text has a title, and the other text does not have one at all
   • One text is printed on paper, and the other is published on a website

6. One writer uses a rhetorical question; another uses a direct command. What is a valid comparison?

   • The question invites reflection, while the command urges immediate action
   • The question is in the present tense and the command in the past tense
   • The question has a question mark and the command has an exclamation mark
   • The question is always polite and the command is always impolite to read

7. A student says Text A uses 'bright, sharp verbs' while Text B uses 'soft, flowing verbs'. What is being compared?

   • The number of syllables in each text's opening sentence only
   • The authors' ages and where they were born, which the texts show
   • Word choice and the effect it creates on the reader
   • The page layout and the size of the margins in each text

8. What is a 'method' in the context of AO3?

   • The official list of exam rules that candidates must follow in the examination hall
   • The step-by-step process a student uses to plan and write a conclusion
   • The technique a writer uses to convey an idea, such as imagery or structure
   • The order in which a reader moves from one text to the other across the page

9. Which pair of methods is a meaningful comparison?

   • A font size in one text and the paper colour of the other text
   • The author's middle name and the publisher's address in each
   • A list of facts in one text and an emotional anecdote in the other
   • The title of one text and the page number of the other text

10. Which is a sign of an effective comparison of conveyed perspectives?

    • Repeating the same quotation from both texts in every single paragraph
    • Describing the length of each text in words, without any comment on its effect
    • Linking a method in one text to a method in the other, and explaining the difference
    • Stating that both texts are interesting and well written without naming any method

11. One text uses a list of short, blunt sentences; the other uses long, flowing sentences. What effect is a likely comparison?

    • The first creates tension and urgency, while the second creates calm reflection
    • The first has more full stops and the second has more commas in total
    • The first is always a poem and the second is always a letter to a friend
    • The first is in bold type and the second is in italics on the page

12. A student compares a text's use of anecdote with another's use of statistics. What do they show?

    • The same method used twice with different wording and no difference
    • That both texts are about the same person and were written in the same year
    • Different ways of persuading the reader, one personal and one evidential
    • That one text is true and the other one is false in its claims about the subject

13. Which is an effective method comparison for a text on a school trip?

    • One is a school trip and the other is a trip to the shops in town
    • One uses a humorous tone to engage; the other uses a formal tone to inform
    • One uses a humorous tone and the other uses a humorous tone equally
    • One has a title in capital letters and the other has none at all

14. What is the difference between comparing what is conveyed and how it is conveyed?

    • There is no difference, because both mean the same thing in AO3
    • What is conveyed is the idea; how it is conveyed is the method used
    • What is conveyed is the author's name; how it is conveyed is the date
    • What is conveyed is the layout; how it is conveyed is the word count

15. Which method is a writer likely using when they describe a single leaf in detail to show a whole forest?

    • Simile, comparing the leaf to the forest with the word 'like'
    • Imperative, commanding the reader to look at the forest directly
    • Synecdoche, a part standing for the whole
    • Rhetorical question, asking the reader to imagine the whole forest

16. A student's comparison says 'both texts use imagery' with no more detail. Why is this weak?

    • It uses the word 'both', which is not allowed in an exam answer
    • It names a method but does not compare how each uses it or its effect
    • It is too short, and the examiner dislikes responses that are brief
    • It names a method, which is never allowed in an AO3 response at any point

17. Which pairing shows the methods of two writers conveying a view on nature?

    • One uses a title and the other uses a subtitle, with both printed on the page
    • One is a poem about nature and the other is a shopping list with no relevance to it
    • One uses a serif font for the headings and the other uses a sans-serif font for the body
    • One uses vivid colour imagery; the other uses scientific measurement and data

18. Which effect would a student link to a writer's choice of a rhetorical triple?

    • Rhythm and memorability that make the point more persuasive
    • A shift to a different time period in the narrative of the passage
    • A reduced word count that lets the examiner finish marking faster
    • A greater font size that makes the text easier to read on screen

19. When comparing how perspectives are conveyed, what should a student do with the methods identified?

    • Replace them with other methods that the student thinks would be better
    • List them only, without reference to either text in the response
    • Explain what each method achieves for the reader and how the two differ
    • Ignore the methods and describe only the theme of the two texts

20. A student compares two texts on the sea, noting one uses a question and the other a list. What is missing?

    • The publication details of both texts, which are always required
    • The title of each text, which must always be stated in the answer
    • An explanation of the effect each method creates on the reader
    • The word count of each text, which the examiner needs to see

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