Starter quiz
- Which is the best definition of summarising?
- organising new material into easy to manage sections
- writing a brief account of all the main points ✓
- analysing language in great detail
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- When we say our analysis is precise, what do we mean?
- We mean that it is focused. ✓
- We mean that it is wide ranging.
- We mean that it is profound.
- We mean that it is interesting.
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- What do we mean by the context of a text?
- the tone and mood it evokes
- the language in which it is written
- the time and place in which it was written ✓
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- When you compare texts, what are you doing?
- considering similarities and differences ✓
- considering the language used
- considering the effect on the reader
- considering the context in which they were written
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- What word beginning with 'A' refers to a short story used to illustrate a point?
- 'anecdote' ✓
- What is the best definition of a boarding school?
- a school where you have to pass an exam to attend
- a school where you live as well as study ✓
- a school in a different town to yours
- a school where pupils are taught in mixed age classes
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