Lesson P1-Q4

P1-Q4 Question 4: extended reading question (20 marks) Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 1

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Lesson P1-Q4, Question 4: extended reading question (20 marks): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE English Language (8700), Unit 1: Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which AO does Paper 1 Question 4 mainly assess?

    • AO5, organising a designated piece of writing for a named audience and clear purpose
    • AO3, comparing two texts from different periods on a shared theme with evidence
    • AO4, evaluating texts critically with textual references
    • AO6, spelling and punctuation in extended writing across a long and carefully planned response

  2. What is the main skill a 20-mark Question 4 requires?

    • Writing a narrative from a given visual image, with a clear and developed plot throughout
    • Evaluating a statement about the text, weighing evidence for and against a view
    • Spelling and punctuating a letter to a designated audience correctly across its paragraphs
    • Listing four true statements from the opening lines of the extract in the answer booklet

  3. Which structure best suits an evaluative answer to Question 4?

    • An introduction with a clear view, developed paragraphs with evidence, and a conclusion
    • A single list of quotations without any explanation, set out in order down the page
    • A sequence of unrelated short statements with no link between any of the points made
    • A chronological retelling of the whole plot in order, from the first event to the last

  4. What does 'to what extent' ask a student to do?

    • Count how many times a word appears in the text
    • Summarise the author's biography in a single paragraph
    • Agree fully with the statement without considering any counter view
    • Judge how far a statement is true, giving a reasoned position

  5. Which is the best sign of a high-level evaluation?

    • Ignoring the text and writing general opinions about the topic that are not linked to it
    • Writing a long list of adjectives without any explanation of what they add to the text
    • Repeating the statement several times in the answer so that the examiner sees it clearly
    • Weighing the strength of evidence and explaining why a view is more or less convincing

  6. Which evidence would be most appropriate in a Question 4 answer?

    • A short, accurate quotation followed by analysis of its effect
    • A personal memory unrelated to the text, which shows the student's own experience clearly
    • A statistic from an unrelated survey about screen time among teenagers in the country
    • A full page of the extract copied without comment, so that the examiner can see the text

  7. Why should a Question 4 answer consider a counter-view?

    • It is required to make the answer longer than the mark scheme, so it counts towards the total
    • It means the answer must agree with the statement completely, leaving no room for doubt
    • It shows the answer has weighed both sides, which strengthens the evaluation
    • It proves the student does not know the text well enough to answer the question directly

  8. A Question 4 answer says 'the text is good' with no evidence. Which weakness is most significant?

    • It uses a formal register that is too polite for a reader of an exam answer in the paper
    • It refers to the text in the past tense only, which is a common mistake in answers
    • It makes an unsupported judgement rather than an evaluation based on the text
    • It contains too few adjectives to describe the setting in the extract clearly enough

  9. Which feature of a conclusion in Question 4 is most effective?

    • A brief repetition of the first sentence word for word, placed at the very end of the answer
    • A list of questions the student did not answer, placed at the close for the examiner
    • A new unrelated topic introduced at the very end, which the student has been reading about
    • A judgement that answers the question directly and reflects the evidence weighed

  10. What is a 'writer's intention' in evaluation?

    • The effect or purpose the writer seems to aim for, supported by the text
    • The page number on which the writer first appeared in the book's list of contributors
    • The total number of words the writer used across the whole of the published book
    • The writer's private wish about their publisher's sales figures during the first year

  11. A Question 4 statement claims a narrator is trustworthy. Which evidence would weaken this judgement?

    • Evidence that the narrator's account contradicts events or hides information
    • Evidence that the narrator is described in one paragraph only, near the start of the text
    • Evidence that the narrator uses the past tense in the story, which is typical of narratives
    • Evidence that the setting is a seaside village in summer, with boats and sunshine each day

  12. What does 'balanced' mean in an extended evaluation?

    • Giving an equal number of words to every paragraph, so that each point looks the same length
    • Considering the strengths and limits of a view before reaching a judgement
    • Agreeing with two different statements at once, so that the answer covers all options
    • Using both first and third person in the answer, so that the view is shown from two sides

  13. Which feature best shows a student is evaluating rather than describing?

    • The student judges the effect of evidence on the reader and explains the reasoning
    • The student lists every feature of the text in order, from the title to the final line
    • The student repeats facts from the introduction again in the body of the answer
    • The student avoids giving any judgement at all and simply describes the text in detail

  14. Harder: Which judgement about a statement that a text is 'entirely hopeful' is the most developed?

    • It disagrees because the text contains no adjectives at all in the whole passage
    • It agrees because the author is known for writing hopeful stories in other books
    • It agrees at once because the word hopeful appears in the title of the extract
    • It considers the hopeful images but weighs them against darker details that undercut the optimism

  15. Harder: Which approach to a 20-mark answer is most likely to reach the top band?

    • Copying the mark scheme wording into the answer so the examiner sees the criteria
    • Making general claims that never refer to the text, so the answer stays broad
    • Writing as many paragraphs as possible, each made up of only one sentence each time
    • Developing a precise argument with analysed quotations and explicit weighing of evidence

  16. Which element shows a student has used textual references appropriately?

    • Brief quotations integrated into the sentence, with comment on their effect
    • A page number given without any content from the text, to show where it appears
    • References to a different text unrelated to the question, to show wider reading
    • Long unbroken quotations with no comment or analysis of their effect on the reader

  17. Harder: A student argues a character is sympathetic. Which evidence supports the strongest version of this view?

    • A single adjective used in the title of the extract that sums up its mood for the reader
    • A statistic showing the number of pages in the story and how long each chapter runs
    • A moment where the character's kindness is shown and the narrator's language invites empathy
    • A general claim that people are sympathetic in real life and always show kindness

  18. What should an evaluative paragraph do first?

    • Quote the longest sentence in the extract at once
    • State a clear point that responds to the statement
    • Summarise the author's whole career and publications
    • List the mark scheme criteria for the examiner to see

  19. Harder: Which claim about evaluation is the most accurate?

    • Evaluation depends on a reasoned response supported by the text and open to alternatives
    • Evaluation means memorising a fixed list of correct opinions and repeating them
    • Evaluation is the same thing as copying the text's conclusion into the answer
    • Evaluation is only possible when a student knows the author personally in some way

  20. Harder: A student concludes a statement is only partly true. What is the key quality of this judgement?

    • It repeats the statement and adds an exclamation mark to show certainty about it
    • It avoids any judgement and simply describes the text again in different words
    • It is precise about which parts are supported and which are not, with reasons
    • It is correct because partly true answers always score full marks in the paper

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