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Reading fiction: evaluating a text critically and supporting with textual references
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

When a fiction reading question asks you to EVALUATE an extract, it is asking you to:

  1. Judge how successfully the writer achieves an effect, and support that judgement
  2. Retell the events of the extract in your own words
  3. Compare the extract with a novel you have studied in class
  4. Correct any errors of grammar you can find in the extract
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✓ Answer: AJudge how successfully the writer achieves an effect, and support that judgement
Award 1 mark. Evaluation asks for a considered opinion built on evidence, which is why retelling the plot scores nothing however accurate it is.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

An evaluation question that begins "To what extent do you agree?" expects an answer that:

  1. Avoids taking any position at all
  2. Takes a clear position and shows why the text supports it
  3. Lists every technique the writer uses in order
  4. Agrees fully, since disagreeing with the examiner loses marks
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✓ Answer: BTakes a clear position and shows why the text supports it
Award 1 mark. Agreement, partial agreement and disagreement are all creditable; what is assessed is the quality of the reasoning and the evidence behind the stance.
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