paper 2 cambridge general paper study guide

what does "pie" stand for?

• acronym that stands for Points, Ideas, or pieces of Evidence

• a nice food

• helps you look at an argument

• tells you about the prompt

using pie. How much marks, pie, and words for a 8 beside the question

• 8 marks, 8 pie, 40 words

• 8 marks, 3 pie, 80 words

• 8 marks, 4 pie, 80 words

• 4 marks, 4 pie, 80 words

what is section A about along with an example?

• given a scenario and you must answer questions using the information given, along with logic, reason, and evidence.

• You might be told you are a mayor of a city, and you must choose a project to fund.

• There are no 100% “wrong” answers, but there ARE “wrong-ER” (NOT a word!) answers compared to others. The point is, you MUST argue and support your points.

Section A example of a question.

• Considering the advantages and at least one disadvantage, explain why Jini might choose the University of Zandi course. Answer in continuous prose, using your own words as far as possible. (10 marks)

• (i) describe five things that went wrong as Gràcia and Mascaró headed for home. (5 marks)

• (ii) explain what their options were and why they were dangerous. (5 marks)

  Once alone in the chamber,

• (i) identify what Gràcia did to ensure he would survive for as long as possible. Answer in about 50 words. (5 marks)

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What is prose? Prose means ordinary writing, and is the topic of section _.

(a)  

Section B can be made up of

• 3 choices with some of them being worse than others

• nothing

• anything- a story, a set of emails, an article, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

common question 1, "Right There" questions. What are they?

• followed by to what "extent" and "elaborate"

• right there questions

• worth fewer marks- those that ask you to locate information that is explicitly stated in the text

• they have the command words "identify" or "give"

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

example of imply and infer questions

• What phrase in the text means the same as X?

• What did Mr. X say in paragraph 4 and what does that imply?

• Is child labor ever justified?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1