AO5-3 Organise ideas with structural and grammatical features for cohesion Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What does AO5 'organise information and ideas' require?

   • Structuring ideas so the response flows logically and coherently
   • Repeating the same idea in each paragraph to make the point stronger
   • Placing all ideas in one paragraph so that the examiner cannot skip any
   • Listing every idea in the order it first came to the student

2. What is a discourse marker?

   • A label that identifies which text and page a quotation has been taken from
   • A symbol that shows the paragraph is about a different topic altogether
   • A word or phrase that signals the relationship between ideas, such as 'however'
   • A mark placed at the end of a sentence to show that it is a direct question

3. Which connective best shows a contrast between two points?

   • Furthermore
   • Similarly
   • Therefore
   • However

4. Which connective best shows a consequence?

   • Although
   • Therefore
   • However
   • Meanwhile

5. What is a 'topic sentence'?

   • The sentence that ends a paragraph with a summary of the whole text
   • The sentence that gives the title of the piece to the reader
   • The sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
   • The sentence that asks the examiner a question about the topic

6. Which feature best supports cohesion across a whole response?

   • Paragraphs that each build on the previous one, linked by connectives
   • A list of short points with no connection between the points at all
   • Paragraphs that have no links and each start from scratch on a new idea
   • A single line of text with no paragraphs or punctuation to separate ideas

7. Which grammatical feature helps link two ideas in one sentence?

   • A proper noun, such as the name of a city or a person in the story
   • An exclamation mark placed at the end of the sentence to show feeling
   • A subordinating conjunction, such as 'because' or 'although'
   • A determiner, such as 'the' or 'a', placed before a noun

8. A paragraph jumps between unrelated ideas. What structural fix is best?

   • Group related ideas together and link them with a topic sentence
   • Put all of the ideas in one long sentence with no full stop at all
   • Add more exclamation marks so the reader notices the sudden jumps
   • Remove every idea except the first one, so the paragraph is short

9. What is the purpose of a conclusion in an extended response?

   • To draw the ideas together and state the overall judgement
   • To repeat the title word for word in capital letters at the end
   • To stop the reader thinking about the topic any further at all
   • To introduce a brand new argument that the rest of the piece lacks

10. Which is an example of a cohesive device that refers back to an earlier idea?

    • A capital letter at the start of a new sentence in the paragraph
    • A full stop placed at the end of a complete sentence in the text
    • A question mark placed at the end of an exclamatory sentence
    • Pronoun reference, such as 'this' or 'it' pointing back to a noun

11. Which sentence order best builds an argument?

    • State a claim, give a reason, then offer an example to support it
    • Give a conclusion first, then a claim, then a reason at the very end
    • List three unrelated examples and never state the claim they relate to
    • Give an example first, then the reason, and leave the claim unstated

12. What is the effect of using a list of three points in an argument?

    • It organises ideas into a memorable, clearly structured pattern
    • It means the argument has only three points and nothing more to say
    • It forces the examiner to mark the response more slowly and carefully
    • It removes the need for a conclusion at the end of the response

13. Which paragraph structure creates the strongest cohesion?

    • A single sentence per paragraph with no development or evidence at all
    • A paragraph that ends mid-sentence and starts the next idea at once
    • Topic sentence, development with evidence, and a link to the next idea
    • Evidence first, with no topic sentence to say what it proves

14. Which connective best introduces an additional point?

    • Furthermore
    • Consequently
    • Nevertheless
    • Otherwise

15. A writer uses 'Firstly, Secondly, Finally'. What is the effect?

    • It means the response is a list rather than an argument at all
    • It hides the structure of the response from the examiner entirely
    • It makes the organisation of the response clear to the reader
    • It shows the writer has not planned the response before writing it

16. Which choice is the most cohesive way to link two paragraphs?

    • Ending one paragraph with a question that is never answered in the text
    • Ending one paragraph with an idea that the next paragraph then develops
    • Leaving a blank line between paragraphs and changing the topic silently
    • Starting each paragraph with an unrelated quotation from another source

17. Which is a mistake in organising a response?

    • Using a connective to show how one point leads to another point
    • Using a topic sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph
    • Ending the response with a judgement that follows from the evidence
    • Placing the conclusion before the main argument it summarises

18. What is the best way to show a sequence of events in a narrative?

    • Use only present-tense verbs so that the events seem to be simultaneous
    • Mix the events up so the reader must work out the timing alone
    • Leave out any time references so the narrative feels more mysterious
    • Use time markers such as 'later that evening' to order the events

19. A student writes a response that moves logically from cause to effect. What is this an example of?

    • Alliteration, used to repeat the same consonant sound in each line
    • Cohesion through logical sequence of ideas
    • Rhetorical question, used to engage the reader in the effect
    • Imperative mood, used to command the reader to act on the cause

20. A writer uses 'This shows', 'This means', 'This suggests'. What is the purpose?

    • To change the tense of the response mid-sentence in every paragraph
    • To link evidence to the point being made, building cohesion
    • To repeat the same word for no reason and fill the response
    • To hide the evidence from the reader so that it is harder to find

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