Language Paper 1 Question 4: How To Get Full Marks

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  • What is the focus of AQA English language paper 1 question 4?
    Evaluating a specific part of a text
  • What are students asked to do in question 4?
    Agree or disagree with a given opinion
  • How long should students spend on question 4?
    About 25 minutes
  • What is the assessment objective for question 4?
    Evaluate texts critically with references
  • What are the valid response options for question 4?
    • Agree with the statement
    • Disagree with the statement
    • Have a balanced view
  • What is the key skill tested in question 4?
    Evaluation of ideas and methods
  • What methods can students evaluate in their responses?
    Language, structure, tone, and imagery
  • What is a common issue students face in question 4?
    Evaluating methods used by the writer
  • How can students approach question 4 effectively?
    Break apart the statement and evaluate
  • What should students do with important parts of the text?
    Underline or circle them for analysis
  • What is the risk of just retelling the plot?
    It doesn't analyze any methods used
  • What should students ensure when identifying methods?
    Explain how they link to the question
  • What does the phrase "the Mist played tricks" illustrate?
    Personification creating a sense of fear
  • What does the verb "chilled" convey about the narrator's feelings?
    Intense fear and coldness
  • How does the writer use sound to convey fear?
    Describes threatening noises from the marsh
  • What does the use of the noun "Agony" indicate?
    Intense and prolonged fear
  • What does the rhetorical question "what use would that be?" imply?
    The narrator feels helpless to save others
  • What does the phrase "only thing" emphasize?
    No other viable alternatives available
  • What does the structural focus on the narrator's thoughts reveal?
    His selflessness in a dangerous situation
  • What is the conclusion of the narrator's evaluation?
    He disagrees with the student's opinion
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