GCSE English Language - Assessment Objectives

Which assessment objective assesses your ability to analyse the structure of a text?

• AO1

• AO2

• AO3

• AO4

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following words best describe Assessment Objective 4?

• Evaluation

• Analysis

• Understanding

• Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the best description of analysis?

• Re-capping what you have read and saying what the best parts are.

• Working out how a reader will feel when they read something.

• Identifying errors and making suggestions for improvements.

• Coming to a conclusion about part of a text with supporting arguments to prove your ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best describes evaluation?

• Identifying the writing techniques used in a text.

• Making a judgement about how effective certain aspects of a text are.

• Saying which parts you like best.

• Saying how something can be improved.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which Assessment Objectives assess writing skills?

• AO6

• AO4

• AO3

• AO2

• AO5

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which questions Paper 1 and Paper 2 ask you to use AO2 (analysis) skills?

• Question 3 on both papers

• Question 4 on Paper 1 and Question 3 on Paper 2

• Question 2 on Paper 1 and Question 1 on Paper 2

• Question 4 on both papers

What does Assessment Objective 6 assess your ability to do?

• Read and understand texts

• Generate ideas for stories

• Use high level vocabulary and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

• Spell words correctly

Which of the Assessment Objectives asks you to demonstrate that you understand the texts you read?

• AO4

• AO1

• AO2

• AO5

Which Assessment Objective asks you to compare two texts?

• AO1

• AO4

• AO2

• AO3

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following statements are correct about AO3? (Choose 3)

• It is the hardest AO

• It is the only AO that is assessed on Paper 2 only

• It assesses your ability to compare two texts

• You will always be asked to compare the viewpoints of writers.

• It is the only AO which sometimes does not appear on the exam at all.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7