Starter Quiz for Revising Skills and Assessment Objectives

What does AO3 (Assessment Objective 3) require you to do?

• Compare writers’ perspectives and attitudes.

• Identify explicit information from the texts.

• Analyse how language creates meaning.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the text.

Which of the following is a writer’s method?

• Tone

• Sentence structure

• Imagery

• All of the above

(a)   is essential for comparing perspectives and feelings.

• Summarising similarities and differ
• Analysing the writers’ language and
• Using evidence from both texts to s
• All of the above.

Which question should you ask yourself to identify a writer's perspective?

• What is the writer describing?

• How does the writer feel about the subject?

• Why did the writer write this?

• All of the above.

What is the purpose of linking methods to perspectives?

• To show how methods emphasise the writers’ feelings.

• To add depth to your analysis.

• To meet AO3 and AO2 requirements.

• All of the above.

What are you being asked to compare in this question?

• The writers’ perspectives, feelings, and methods for conveying their experiences at sea.

• The historical context of the writers' experiences.

• The geographical locations described by the writers.

• The literary styles used by the writers.

How does the writer of Source A feel about his experience at sea?

• Fearful and overwhelmed

• Calm and in control

• Excited and thrilled

• Indifferent

The writer of Source B feels (a)   about his experience at sea.

• Admiring the beauty of the sea
• Resigned to the danger but observan
• Angry at the crew for their careles
• Thrilled by the challenge

Match the method to the writer’s purpose.

• Personification: To depict the ship as a struggling living thing.

• Source B

• Tone: Fearful and frantic.

• Source A

• Imagery: To create a vivid picture of the chaos and danger at sea.

• Source B

• Structure: Describes events chronologically to build suspense.

• Source A

Match the following perspectives and methods of the writers regarding their experiences at sea.

• Source A's writer is accepting, Source B's writer is anxious, with similar narrative styles.

• Both writers feel resignation and use different methods to convey their experiences.

• Both writers are accepting of their fate, using varied narrative techniques.

• The writer of Source A feels resignation, while the writer of Source B feels fear, and they use similar methods to convey their perspectives.

• Source A's writer is anxious, Source B's writer is accepting, with distinct narrative styles.

• Both writers feel fear and use similar methods to convey their experiences.

• Both writers share a similar emotional response and narrative technique.

• The writer of Source A feels fear, while the writer of Source B feels resignation, and they use different methods to convey their perspectives.