Exam Answer

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There will be a choice of two questions on An Inspector Calls. You will have 45 MINUTES to answer ONE of these questions.

You answer will be assessed on AO1 (interpretation) and AO2 (analysis).

According to the mark-scheme, a top band answer will show:-

An insightful understanding of the task and the text

Does your answer actually answer the exam question?

Close analysis of detail to support opinions

Have you based your answer on specific examples from the text?

Analysis of the writer’s use of language and its effect on the audience

Have you written in PEE paragraphs?

Do you use literary terms?

Do you comment on Priestley’s intentions?

Do you comment on the effect on the audience?

A convincing interpretation of the ideas and themes in the play

Do you understand how the examples you’ve used fit in with the bigger themes and issues in the play.

Exam questions will test your knowledge of characters or their relationships, themes and issues in the text or will ask you to comment on a particular moment and comment on how it fits in the rest of the play.