TYS 2017 P2 Narrative Compre

1) Q5: "Explain how the language used in paragraph 1 emphasises their leanness." What do I need to give in my answer?

• Quote 1 descriptive phrase and state if the writer is using personification

• Quote 3 descriptive phrases since this is a 3-mark question

• Quote the descriptive phrases + explain the effect (do it 3 times)

• Paraphrase 3 descriptive phrases/ sentences in my own words

2) With reference to Question 7 (i), what must I do to explain "the effect" of using a short sentence?

• State the reason why the writer chooses to do that (in your own words)

• Consider the literary technique used

• Explain the choice of punctuation marks.

• All of the above.

3) What must you do for Question 8(a)?

• Lift the entire sentences from line 10 - 12

• Paraphrase my understanding of what a wolf can do to terrorise its prey

• State actions by the wolf & be concise in bringing out the meaning 'owned'

• Predict what could the wolf possibly do to own Henry

4) What is the question type for Question 8(b)?

• LU - Own Words

• LU - Inference

• Inference

• Language Use for Impact

5) How do I approach question 9? - "What was unusual about wolves' behaviour?"

• Explain the literary techniques used in paragraph 3.

• State what the wolves did this time round.

• Explain why the behaviour as exhibited was unusual + compare to the past

• Explain the word choice from the perspective of the writer.

6) How should I handle the Question 13 (the global question)?

• Identify key phrases in assigned paragraph that will match the helping word

• Do an inference for each assigned paragraph in terms of the key stages

• Identify key phrases + Do an inference for each assigned paragraph

• Summarise the main ideas of each paragraph