Lesson AO6-3
AO6-3 Balance content and technical accuracy in extended writing Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which assessment objective specifically covers technical accuracy in GCSE English Language writing tasks?
- Assessment Objective 5
- Assessment Objective 1
- Assessment Objective 6
- Assessment Objective 3
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What percentage of total GCSE English Language marks is allocated to AO6?
- 50 per cent
- 10 per cent
- 25 per cent
- 20 per cent
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How are the 40 marks for the Paper 1 extended writing question divided?
- 24 and 16
- 20 and 20
- 25 and 15
- 30 and 10
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What does the content strand of the GCSE writing mark scheme primarily reward?
- Paragraph word counts
- Handwriting neatness
- Spelling and punctuation
- Communication and organisation
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Which common homophone error involves confusing possession with place?
- To and too
- Your and you're
- Affect and effect
- Their and there
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What grammatical error occurs when a modifying phrase is attached to the wrong noun?
- Dangling modifier
- Comma splice
- Fragmented sentence
- Tense shift
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Which method best improves repetitive simple sentences in a descriptive essay?
- Adding exclamation marks
- Using bullet points
- Writing shorter words
- Sentence combining
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What is the most effective revision strategy for technical accuracy in a timed exam?
- Rewriting everything
- Proofreading
- Counting paragraphs
- Checking word counts
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Which type of vocabulary is most suitable for a formal report on a derelict park?
- Formal and precise
- Vague and general
- Overly emotional
- Slang and informal
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Which sentence structure best mirrors a slow, calm mood in descriptive writing?
- Exclamatory sentences
- Long flowing sentences
- Interrogative sentences
- Short choppy sentences
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Which punctuation mark is correctly used to show plural possession?
- Colon
- Trailing apostrophe
- Semicolon
- Leading apostrophe
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What error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma?
- Run-on sentence
- Comma splice
- Dangling modifier
- Split infinitive
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What does AO6 specifically reward regarding sentence construction?
- Range of structures
- Identical sentence lengths
- Absence of verbs
- Maximum word length
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In 'Despite the storm, the crew sailed', what grammatical term describes 'Despite the storm'?
- Main clause
- Relative clause
- Subordinate clause
- Prepositional phrase
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What word class is 'quickly' in the sentence 'She quickly closed the door'?
- Verb
- Adjective
- Noun
- Adverb
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What rhetorical device is created by repeating a word at the start of successive clauses?
- Polysyndeton
- Anaphora
- Epistrophe
- Asyndeton
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Which error type most directly reduces a technical accuracy mark?
- Spelling mistakes
- Formal tone
- Paragraph length
- Complex vocabulary
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What is the primary benefit of planning an extended response?
- Guaranteeing top marks
- Organising ideas
- Checking spelling
- Eliminating planning time
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Which punctuation mark correctly introduces an explanation after a complete main clause?
- Apostrophe
- Hyphen
- Comma
- Colon
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Which spelling of the word meaning to provide room for someone is correct?
- Accomodate
- Acommodate
- Acomodate
- Accommodate
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