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English Language · Reading comprehension, Year 8: more practiceProfessor Quill
Answer in your head…A review says: 'Despite a few lively moments, the film dragged along its tired plot.' What is the reviewer's overall opinion?
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Mostly negative about the film

HintLook at the verb 'dragged' and the adjective 'tired'.

The whyThe praise is brief and hedged by 'despite', while the criticism is stronger and more detailed.

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Answer in your head…A text uses jokes, a chatty voice and cartoons to explain how volcanoes work. Who is the likely audience: young children or scientists?
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Young children

HintThink about who jokes and cartoons are meant to please.

The whyA text's style tells you who it was written for.

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Answer in your head…A charity advert reads: 'Every day, a child goes hungry. You can change that — donate today.' What is its main purpose?
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To persuade readers to give money

HintLook at the command at the end.

The whyThe emotional opening and direct 'you' lead to a call to action.

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Answer in your head…A newspaper article about a new road quotes five people who support it and none who oppose it. What is the problem?
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It is one-sided and leaves out opposing views

HintCount whose voices are missing.

The whyBias can come from what is left out, as well as from the words used.

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Answer in your head…Which wording is more biased: 'Protesters gathered outside the town hall' or 'A rabble of troublemakers swarmed outside the town hall'?
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The second

HintWhich one uses loaded words?

The why'Rabble', 'troublemakers' and 'swarmed' are chosen to make the crowd seem unpleasant.

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Answer in your head…'I tiptoed down the stairs, my heart pounding.' Is this written in the first person or the third person?
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First person

HintWhich pronoun is the narrator using?

The why'I' and 'my' show the narrator is a character in the story.

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Fill the gapAnswer in your head…A narrator who knows what every character thinks and feels is called ____.
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omniscient

HintIt begins with the same Latin word as 'omnibus'.

The whyAn omniscient narrator can move between characters' minds. A limited narrator sticks to one.

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Answer in your head…'Libraries should stay open. They give everyone free access to books.' Which is the reason: the first sentence or the second?
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The second

HintWhich sentence answers the question 'Why?'

The whyThe first sentence is the claim. The second supports it.

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Answer in your head…'I shall be home ere nightfall.' What does the old word 'ere' mean?
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Before

HintNightfall is something that happens later.

The why'Ere' appears in older poems and novels, so learning it helps with pre-1914 texts.

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Answer in your head…What is the term for a short, striking quotation from a magazine article that is printed again in large type to catch the eye?
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A pull quote

HintThe article's own words are lifted out and displayed.

The whyDesigners use these to draw readers into the article.

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