AQA · English Language · 8700
GCSE English Language: Critical reading and comprehension
Scope of study · AQA GCSE English Language (8700), specification point 3.1.1. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Critical reading and comprehension", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.
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In GCSE English Language reading, what does 'synthesis' mean?
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Drawing together ideas and information from more than one text.
In GCSE English reading, summarising means condensing ideas and information from a ? text.
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single
How should an inference drawn from a text be justified?
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With evidence from the text itself.
When spotting misuse of evidence, which two kinds of statement must a reader distinguish?
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Statements that are supported by evidence and statements that are not.
Against what should the usefulness and relevance of a text's content be judged?
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The purpose for which it is being read — different purposes call for different ways of reading.
Which two sources of knowledge should inform critical reflection on a text?
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The context of the text, and knowledge and skills gained from wider reading.
Critical reading includes recognising the possibility of ? to a text.
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different responses
What kind of terminology should be used when explaining how vocabulary and grammar create impact?
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Accurate linguistic and literary terminology, with attention to detail.
Besides vocabulary, which three features of a writer's choices must GCSE English Language students evaluate?
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Form, grammatical features and structural features.
What does the 'comparing texts' skill in GCSE English Language require?
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Comparing two or more texts critically — their ideas, themes and the writers' choices of vocabulary, form and structure.
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