For this task, you will respond to a series of sub-questions about Text A. These sub-questions will test your understanding of both explicit and implicit meanings, and your ability to select and use information from the text (Assessment Objectives R1, R2 and R5). The sub-questions are worth 15 marks in total and are broken down as follows:
Question
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What you are asked to do
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Marks
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1(a)
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Identify two specific pieces of information from the text
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1
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1(b)(i)
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Explain, using your own words, what a word or phrase in the text means
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2
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The word or phrase will have a surface meaning for you to explain
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1(b)(ii)
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Explain, using your own words, what a word or phrase means
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2
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The word or phrase will have a more implicit meaning, which means you will have to consider its meaning a little more carefully
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1(c)
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Identify two specific pieces of information from the text
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2
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1(d)(i)
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Identify two specific pieces of information from the text
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2
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1(d)(ii)
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Explain something, making three separate points, based on the text
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3
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1(e)
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Explain something from the text using your own words, making three separate points
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3
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Use inference here to find the suggested or hidden meaning
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