Identify the key words

Question 1 of 5

1

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Choose from the drop-down menus to label this exam question with the correct interpretations of the key words.

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

1

When you see the word 'compare' in an exam question you are only being asked to write about the similarities bewteen the two texts.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

1

Which of the following words that appear in exam questions is telling you to focus on the writers' techniques in terms of language and structure?

Select one or more of the following:

How
Present
Compare
Ideas
Perspectives

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

1

In the exam question opposite, what aspect of the text are you being asked to focus on?

Select one of the following:

Success and failure
the ideas of the writer
the perspectives of the writer

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

1

Annotate this typical 7b question to show what the key words are telling you to write about.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Similarities and differences

Similarities only

Writers' techniques

The key points

Language and structure

How it looks

How they think

How they feel

Writer's attitudes and values

Writer's moral stance

Focus = racial discrimination

Focus = general discrimnation

Write in PEED paragraphs

Write a summary

Direct quotations

Paraphrase the text

Both texts equally

One text in more detail than other

	Created by Sarah Holmes about 8 years ago

A 5 question quiz helping learners develop their ability to identify and interpret the key words used in the comparative questions on Paper 2 of the new Edexcel GCSE English Language exams.

Identify the key words

Identify the key words

Question 1 of 5

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Choose from the drop-down menus to label this exam question with the correct interpretations of the key words.

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

When you see the word 'compare' in an exam question you are only being asked to write about the similarities bewteen the two texts.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following words that appear in exam questions is telling you to focus on the writers' techniques in terms of language and structure?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

In the exam question opposite, what aspect of the text are you being asked to focus on?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

Annotate this typical 7b question to show what the key words are telling you to write about.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation