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Unfamiliar text · Part 1 of 3
6 exam-style questions with model answers, plus 8 quick multi-choice questions — every question on this part of the standard, grouped by the 2 pages of notes they come from.
Write a full answer before you reveal the model one. That comparison is where the learning happens.
Explain how AS91474 differs from the Level 2 unfamiliar text standard, and describe what a complete Level 3 paragraph contains that a Level 2 paragraph does not.
A strong student consistently writes accurate, well-evidenced answers and is consistently graded Achieved. Explain why this happens in this standard, and explain what the student should change.
Discuss whether a negative judgement about a supplied text can be a route to Excellence, and evaluate the risks of attempting one.
Explain what the Explanatory Notes mean by a significant aspect in AS91474, and describe two checks that identify one.
Explain why students who search for figurative language often underperform in this standard, and explain how to identify the aspects that are genuinely significant.
Discuss the claim that in a short supplied text, what a writer refuses to do is more revealing than what they do.