RUAE prelim check-point

What steps should you follow to answer an "IN YOUR OWN WORDS" question?

Context questions ask you to

• figure out the meaning of a word from the clues in the words around it

• explain what the whole passage is about

• discuss sentence structure

• answer in sentences

Explain how you should approach a question on word choice.

What types of technique might you be looking for in an IMAGERY question?

• alliteration

• simile / metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Explain how to answer a LINK question.

Which of the following might you be looking for when answering a question on TONE?

• chatty / conversational

• Humorous / light-hearted

• Angry / accusing

• Sarcastic / mocking

Which of these would NOT be an answer on TONE?

• serious

• rhetorical question

• critical

• simile

What types of things should you look for when answering on SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

In the RUAE exam, you should

• Always answer in sentences

• Check over every question and keep reviewing / adding 'insurance' answers until the time is up

• Start answering straight away, only reading the bits of the passage needed for each question

• Read the questions first then the passage and only then, start to answer

What might an effective title or opening do?

• Use a pun (play on words) or involve a double meaning

• Bore the reader and make them uninterested in what is to come

• Use emotive language

• Use a literary technique such as alliteration, repetition, rhyme

• Use a command or rhetorical sentence