Paper 1 Question Types Flashcards

AO1: Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas. Worth 4 marks.

AO2: Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language to achieve effects and influence readers. Worth 8 marks.

AO2: Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use structure to achieve effects and influence readers. Worth 8 marks.

AO4: Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references. Worth 20 marks.

Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Worth 24 marks.

Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Worth 16 marks.

Focuses on identifying and interpreting explicit and implicit information and ideas, and selecting evidence from the text.

Focuses on explaining, commenting on, and analysing how language and structure achieve effects and influence readers.

Focuses on evaluating texts critically and supporting judgements with textual references.

Requires narrative or descriptive writing, marked on AO5 (24 marks) and AO6 (16 marks).