For this task, you will respond to one question about Text B. The question will test you on your ability to understand explicit and implicit meanings and ideas in a text, and to select and use information for specific purposes. It will also assess your ability to organise and structure your ideas in writing, use a range of suitable vocabulary and sentence structures and write accurately, with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. The question is worth 15 marks in total and is broken down as follows:
Question
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Assessment Objective tested
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What this means
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Marks
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1(f) - reading objectives
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R1: demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
R2: demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
R5: select and use information for specific purposes
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Base your answer on both explicit and implied information in Text B
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10
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1(f) - writing objectives
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W2: organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
W3: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to context
W5: make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar
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Write an answer of no more than 120 words.
Summarise, in your own words and in continuous form (not note form), what you learn about the focus of the question in the text
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5
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The question, taken from the June 2022 exam paper, looks like this: