A B C D [4 marks] Q2 [AO2 - language] Look in detail at this extract from lines 11 to 18 of the source: A sudden chill came over me. There was a loud shriek from a woman behind. I half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. I saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. I heard inarticulate exclamations on all There was a general movement backwards. I found myself 15 alone, and saw the people on the other side of the pit running off, Stent among them. I looked again at the cylinder, and uncontrollable terror gripped me. I stood petrified and staring. How does the writer use language here to describe how the narrator feels? You could include the writer’s choice of: and phrases • language features and techniques • sentence forms. [8 marks] • Q3 You now need to think about the whole of the source. This text is from the opening of a novel. How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? You could write about: what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning • how and why the writer changes this focus as the extract develops • any other structural features that interest you. [8 marks] • Q4 [AO4 - evaluate with reference] Focus this part of your answer on the second half of the source, from line 19 to the end. A student, having read this section of the text said: writer brings the horror of the “The creature's appearance to life for the reader. It is as if you are there with the narrator.” To what extent do you agree? In your response, you should: write about your own impressions of the creature • evaluate how the writer has created these impressions • support your opinions with quotations from the text. [20 •
A B C D [4 marks] Q2 [AO2 - language] Look in detail at this extract from lines 11 to 18 of the source: A sudden chill came over me. There was a loud shriek from a woman behind. I half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. I saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. I heard inarticulate exclamations on all There was a general movement backwards. I found myself 15 alone, and saw the people on the other side of the pit running off, Stent among them. I looked again at the cylinder, and uncontrollable terror gripped me. I stood petrified and staring. How does the writer use language here to describe how the narrator feels? You could include the writer’s choice of: • and phrases • language features and techniques • sentence forms. [8 marks] Q3 You now need to think about the whole of the source. This text is from the opening of a novel. How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader? You could write about: • what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning • how and why the writer changes this focus as the extract develops • any other structural features that interest you. [8 marks] Q4 [AO4 - evaluate with reference] Focus this part of your answer on the second half of the source, from line 19 to the end. A student, having read this section of the text said: “The writer brings the horror of the creature's appearance to life for the reader. It is as if you are there with the narrator.” To what extent do you agree? In your response, you should: • write about your own impressions of the creature • evaluate how the writer has created these impressions • support your opinions with quotations from the text. [20
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