WorksheetsHow exam ready are you?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What would you expect to find in Component 1?
a)
An English exam focusing on fictional reading and writing
b)
An English exam focusing on non-fictional reading and writing
2.
What would you expect to find in Component 2?
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
3.
Which section of each component are the writing tasks given?
a)
A
b)
B
4.
You are in your first exam on June 6th, what do you expect to find in Section A?
a)
Two non-fiction extracts
b)
A writing task
c)
An extract from a narrative
5.
In Component 1, Section B, you will be asked to....
a)
stand on your head
b)
read through a text and answer the questions
c)
write a narrative piece
d)
write two non-fiction pieces
6.
How long will you be given in the Component 1 exam?
a)
Not long enough!
b)
An hour and a half
c)
Two hours
d)
1 hour 45 mins
7.
So, with 105 minutes, how long should you spend on each section in Component 1?
a)
(A) Reading 50 mins (B) Writing 55 mins
b)
(A) Reading 60 mins(B) Writing 45 mins
8.
How long will you be given in Component 2 exam?
a)
2 hours
b)
1.45 hours
9.
So....with 120 minutes, how should you spend your time?
a)
(A) Reading 50 mins(B) Writing 60 mins (30 mins for each non-fiction task)
b)
(A) Reading 60 mins(B) Writing 80 mins (40 mins for each non-fiction task)
c)
(A) Reading - one hour(B) Writing 20 mins
d)
(A) Reading 60 mins(B) Writing 60 mins (30 mins for each non-fiction writing task)
10.
How many questions will you be asked in Component 1, Section A?
a)
8
b)
5 or 6
c)
4
d)
9
11.
In the fiction reading paper you will be writing about how the writer creates tension. You should analyse...
a)
How it is structured to build tension
b)
The writer's use of language to build tension
c)
the effects on the reader
d)
all of these create tension
12.
When reading a text, we form opinions about about a person or place through the way the writer has...
a)
commented on how it/she behaves and acts
b)
demonstrated how other characters view it/her
c)
what is said by the character/narrator
d)
all these things
13.
Questions that ask, 'How does the writer...?' Need you to focus on which of these?
a)
language, tone and structure to achieve effects
b)
language and tone
c)
how it effects the reader
d)
writing as much as you can about how the writer does it
14.
In both reading sections, you will be tested on your evaluation skills. Questions that need you to evaluate could be
a)
To what extent do you agree with this view?
b)
What do you thnk about the writer's feelings of...?
c)
What impression ...?
d)
All of these require your evaluation skills
15.
In component 1, each question will tell you which lines of the text to focus on for your answer. Is this the same for Component 2?
a)
Yes
b)
No
16.
How important are the bullet points that sometimes accompany questions?
a)
Very - I should write about those topics specifically
b)
There are useful as guidance
17.
Insert the correct word into the exam response."The _____between Bruce and Pat shows us..."
a)
chat
b)
outcome
c)
bit
d)
dialogue
18.
Insert the correct word into the exam response."The _____of Bruce's thoughts suggest that..."
a)
style
b)
nature
c)
tone
d)
dialogue
19.
Insert the correct word into the exam response. "The _____implies that Bruce's character is one of..."
a)
word
b)
phrase
c)
sentence
d)
all of these
20.
How is your study timetable looking?
a)
What's a study timetable?
b)
I've planned the topics and time to be spent on a calendar.
c)
I was thinking I would look at this over half-term
d)
It's on my to-do list
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