Questions 1 and 2 on paper 1 will always direct you to short sections towards the start of the text.
Look at the typical question 1 from paper 1 in the image.
What are you being asked to do?
Explain why Pip was afraid
Scan lines 1 - 6
Suggest a reason for Pip's fear in lines 1 -6
Find the only possible phrase which answers this question in lines 1 -6
Find the phrase which shows Pip was afraid
Quote the phrase directly without explaining or analysing
You will need to use scanning and information retrieval skills when answering the analysis question, question 3.
Look at the question 1 in the picture opposite and the section of text which a candidate has highlighted with possible quotes.
The problem is that the candidate has highlighted far too much of the text. Please choose the examples from the text which would be acceptable as answers to the question set.
She felt a sharp pang
Grew disturbed and uneasy
She tried to go away
With sham vivacity
her feet were treacherous
Look at the response to a question 2 from Paper 1 in which the candidate has provided 2 direct quotations. Although the response would have got the candidate the 2 marks on offer, the second example would have been better if it had been paraphrased using the candidates own words but retaining the meaning of the quote.
Which of the following sentence most effectively paraphrases the second quote in the picture?
Cathy explains to Nelly that she and Heathcliff share a soul.
Because Cathy loves Heathcliff.
Cathy believes that she and Heathcliff are soul-mates.
Because they are so alike.
Which questions on paper 1 will require scanning and information retrieval skills?
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