What does PAFT stand for?
Purpose - Audience - Format - Tone
Explain the meaning of the phrase: "mindlessly roaming"
Walking around with no purpose
Is this a proper greeting for an email to a friend? "Hey Axel, how have you been?"
Yes
In Question 3, Directed Writing, will you get more marks for writing or for reading?
Reading
Is this a proper greeting for an email? "Dear John, Hey, how are you?"
No.
To get a full mark for summary, try to write more than 120 words. True or False?
False
Explain the phrase: "She played with the minutely detailed brilliancy."
She demonstrated the highest level of technical skill, while paying close attention to every single note.
Explain the meaning of the phrase: "unparalleled bravery"
Unique/exemplary/ outstanding courage
Name at least one difference between the interview and the dialogue in Paper 1 Q3.
Dialogue is more informal / Dialogue is not meant to be published / Interviews are usually with someone interesting to the public etc.
It's okay to provide statistics in your speech. True or false?
True
How many texts are there in the insert?
3
Explain the meaning of the following phrase: "irreconcilable differences"
disputes that cannot be resolved
Only use formal language in your speech. True or false?
False.
In Question 3, which of these descriptors of comprehension is consistent with the highest band: competent, general, reasonable, thorough, very general
Thorough
You don't need to write a conclusion to your summary. True or false?
True
Are you allowed to invent details in Question 3?
Yes, as long as they help you create context.
In the Writer's Effect, will you get a higher mark for analysing imagery or explicit+implicit meaning?
Imagery
What happens to a relationship if it goes south?
It ceases to exist.
Explain the meaning of the following phrase: "this pales into insignificance"
This is less / almot not important
For question 2C, you need to choose one example to analyse. True or false?
True
What does P stand for in PERFECT?
Personal anecdote
In the Writer's Effect question, you will get a 0 if you don't write about the effect of the language used. True or False?
False
Explain the meaning of the following phrase: "no mean feat"
difficult
What do you do if you give someone the benefit of the doubt?
You believe something good about someone, rather than bad, when you can do either
Why do you need to start your writer's effect analysis with an overview?
To be able to choose better examples and make your analysis more well-rounded
In Question 3, there are 3 bullet points you have to cover. True or false?
True
You should provide your opinion on the text in the summary. True or false?
False
In the summary question, you will need to summarise the entire text. True or false?
False
In Q3, you should only state the purpose of writing in the introduction. You can introduce your opinion later on. True or False?
False
You must rephrase the rubric in your Q3 introduction. True or false?
True
Which of these is an example of emotive language: "sweltering", "hot", "very warm"
"she dashed"