Section A Comprehension and Use of Language (25 marks)
Question 1 Comprehension task
Candidates respond to a series of sub-questions based on Text A, a narrative text. These are short answers testing understanding of both explicit and implicit meanings.
Text A is approximately 900 words long and is from either the twentieth or the twenty-first century.
This question tests the following reading assessment objectives (16 marks):
- R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
- R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitude.
Question 2 Use of Language task
Candidates respond to a series of sub-questions based on Text A. These are short answers worth a total of
nine marks relating to the author’s use of language and the effect this has.
This question tests the following reading assessment objective (9 marks):
- R4 demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers.
Section B Summary and Short response (25 marks)
Question 3a Summary task
Candidates answer a summary task in response to Text B. Candidates write a summary as continuous writing of no more than 150 words.
Text B is approximately 550–600 words long.
This question tests the following reading assessment objectives (10 marks):
- R1 demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
- R5 select and use information for specific purposes.
This question also tests the following writing assessment objectives (10 marks):
- W2 organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
- W3 use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context.
Question 3b Short response task
Candidates give a short response to show understanding of implicit meanings and attitude in response to Text B.
This question tests the following reading assessment objective (5 marks):
- R2 demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes.