Lesson WS-5

WS-5 Using information provided by others to write in different forms Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3

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Lesson WS-5, Using information provided by others to write in different forms: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE English Language (8700), Unit 3: Assessment objectives, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What does 'using information provided by others' mean in a writing task?

    • Changing only the title of the source material and presenting the rest unchanged to the examiner
    • Copying out a source word for word and presenting it as the student's own original work throughout
    • Drawing on given source material, such as notes, figures or a leaflet, and adapting it into a new form
    • Ignoring the source material completely and writing from memory alone, as this is always more creative

  2. A task gives a set of statistics and asks for a newspaper article. Which is the best approach?

    • Replace all the statistics with personal anecdotes so that the article reads like a diary entry
    • Select the most relevant statistics and present them in an engaging article form with a headline
    • Write the article in the form of a set of bullet points with no headline and no connected prose
    • Copy every statistic into the article in the order given, without any explanation or any headline

  3. Which form change best shows the student is writing in a different form from the source?

    • Turning a formal report into a personal letter that uses a suitable greeting and an informal register
    • Copying the report's sentences but changing their order so that the wording appears to be new
    • Using the report as it is and adding a sentence at the end that says it has been rewritten
    • Keeping the report's headings and tables exactly as they are, and only adding a new title at the top

  4. A leaflet gives details of a new bus route. The task asks for a speech. What must the student do?

    • Ignore the leaflet and speak about buses in general, since the speech must be entirely personal
    • Read out the leaflet word for word, including its headings, footers and the printed contact details
    • Change the route details to make the speech more exciting, even if they no longer match the leaflet
    • Use the route details accurately and reshape them for listening, with direct address and clear sequencing

  5. Which is the best way to use provided information in a formal letter?

    • Select the relevant facts from the source and express them in the writer's own formal sentences
    • Write the letter entirely in capital letters, so that the source facts stand out for the reader
    • Insert the source's table of contents as the body of the letter so that the reader can navigate it
    • Quote the whole source document in a block at the start of the letter, with no comment at all

  6. Why must accuracy be maintained when adapting information for a different form?

    • Because misrepresenting the source's facts would make the new text misleading to its audience
    • Because examiners only check the first sentence of any text, so the rest may be inaccurate
    • Because accuracy is optional in a new form, as the reader will not compare it to the source
    • Because accuracy is only needed in the title and headings, not in the body of the new text

  7. A source gives a set of opening times for a museum. The task asks for a poster. What is the best approach?

    • Replace the opening times with the times of a different museum, to make the poster more interesting
    • Present the opening times clearly and concisely, using layout and a short heading for the audience
    • Leave the opening times out, since posters should never include practical information for the public
    • Write the opening times in a long paragraph of prose so that the poster looks like a novel to readers

  8. Which of these shows the student has adapted information for a new audience?

    • Explaining a technical term in simpler language because the new reader is a young child
    • Keeping every technical term unchanged because the young reader should learn the full terminology now
    • Adding a glossary of advanced terms at the end, without explaining any of them in the main text
    • Removing all information about the topic and writing a poem instead about the feelings it creates

  9. What does 'write in different forms' mean for a student working with a source text?

    • Producing the same text in a different font size, so that it can be read more easily by readers
    • Producing a copy of the source text in a different colour, to make the source stand out on the page
    • Producing a second copy of the source text in the same form, to check it is spelled correctly
    • Producing a new text in a different genre or format, such as a speech, letter or article

  10. A source report has three conclusions. The task asks for an article for teenagers. What is the best approach?

    • Replace the conclusions with a set of rules for teenagers to obey, without any reference to the report
    • Select the conclusions that matter to teenagers and express them in an accessible, engaging style
    • Leave out the conclusions and write about the writer's favourite television programme instead of them
    • Include all three conclusions in technical language, since teenagers should be expected to read reports

  11. Which feature is most important when using information from a leaflet in a letter of complaint?

    • Ignoring the details in the leaflet entirely and inventing a new story about what went wrong for the writer
    • Changing the price and date in the leaflet to make the complaint stronger when it is sent to the company
    • Referring accurately to the details given in the leaflet, such as the stated price or the promised date
    • Copying the leaflet's slogan into every paragraph of the letter so that the company knows the source

  12. What is a common error when using information provided by others?

    • Using headings and bullet points where the new form requires them to organise the information clearly
    • Selecting only the most relevant details from the source to suit the new form and purpose of writing
    • Adapting the tone and register of the source so that it suits the audience of the new text
    • Copying the source's wording without adapting it or acknowledging that the material came from elsewhere

  13. Which of these best describes an effective transformation of source information into an article?

    • Presenting the source's raw data in a table, with no prose and no headline to guide the reader
    • Repeating the source's headings as the article's headings, with the same text beneath each one
    • Writing a list of unlinked sentences, each copied from a different part of the source document
    • Summarising key facts in engaging prose with a headline, a clear opening and an appropriate tone

  14. A source gives instructions for a board game. The task asks for a speech to a club. What should change?

    • The instructions should be reshaped for listening, with clear sequencing and direct address to the club
    • The instructions should be replaced by a story about a game that the club never played or heard of
    • The instructions should be shortened to a single word, so the speech is as brief as possible for listeners
    • The instructions should be read exactly as printed, including the page numbers and the printed footer

  15. A student uses a source to write a diary entry. Which feature shows the student has adapted the material?

    • Facts from the source are retold through the first-person voice of a character who was present
    • The source is copied into the diary with its title and footnotes, so that the reader can verify it
    • The diary entry uses the source's third-person objective voice throughout, with no personal feeling
    • The source's statistics are written in a table inside the diary, to keep them separate from the text

  16. Which statement about 'using information provided by others' is correct?

    • The student should use the information exactly as given, since changing any part of it is always wrong
    • The student should add false details to the information, so that the new text is more interesting overall
    • The student should avoid the information, because only the student's own ideas can be assessed for credit
    • The student should use the information accurately and make clear decisions about how to adapt it

  17. What is the main skill being tested when a student writes in a new form from source material?

    • Judging the source's quality and deciding whether the source is worth reading in the first place
    • Selecting, adapting and reshaping information accurately for a new purpose, audience and form
    • Copying the source's layout exactly so that the examiner can see that the student has read it
    • Memorising the source material so that it can be reproduced word for word in the final exam

  18. A task gives a set of school survey results and asks for a leaflet. Which adaptation is most appropriate?

    • Replace the survey results with an invented set of results, so that the leaflet looks more positive overall
    • Copy the whole survey, including every question and every answer, into the leaflet in its original order
    • Present the key results as short, clear points with a headline and an eye-catching layout for readers
    • Write the leaflet as a continuous essay with no headings, so that it reads like the original survey

  19. A source describes a ceremony. The task asks for a formal report. What must the student keep in mind?

    • Report the key facts objectively, using a formal register and a clear structure with headings
    • Write the report as a set of questions to the reader, so that they can decide what happened for themselves
    • Describe the ceremony in an emotional tone, using first-person feelings to make the report lively
    • Include only the decorations and the music, since a formal report should never include any facts at all

  20. Which statement shows the most effective use of a source in a new form?

    • The student rewrites the source as an exact duplicate, but changes the font so that it looks original
    • The student lists every heading in the source and adds a full stop after each one to finish the task
    • The student selects two important findings and recasts them as quotations from an imagined interview
    • The student copies the source's first paragraph exactly and then ends the new text with a new sentence

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