Lesson R4

R4 Comparing texts Quiz: WJEC Eduqas English Language, Unit 1

20 questions

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Lesson R4, Comparing texts: 20 multiple choice questions for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language (C700), Unit 1: Reading, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a recommended first step when comparing two texts?

    • Memorising the endings
    • Counting total words
    • Identifying shared focus
    • Ignoring the authors
  2. What does critical comparison of two texts primarily involve?

    • Listing author biographies
    • Summarising plots alone
    • Judging printing quality
    • Similarities and differences
  3. What primary element must students compare across two or more texts?

    • Spelling and grammar
    • Ideas and perspectives
    • Font styles
    • Paragraph lengths
  4. What does the term 'perspective' mean in literary comparison?

    • Text length
    • Page layout
    • Publishing date
    • Writer's viewpoint
  5. Which method contrast is most effective between two non-fiction texts?

    • Title versus author
    • Anecdote versus statistics
    • Cover versus spine
    • Chapter versus verse
  6. Which conjunction is best for highlighting a contrast between texts?

    • Furthermore
    • Similarly
    • Additionally
    • Whereas
  7. What is the best evidence to use when comparing text tone?

    • Counting total words
    • Quoting specific words
    • Checking sentence count
    • Naming the fonts
  8. What crucial factor must be considered when comparing texts from different eras?

    • Paper quality
    • Book binding
    • Historical context
    • Ink colour
  9. Text A mentions flourishing and Text B mentions weeds. What do they contrast?

    • Past and future
    • City and country
    • Care and neglect
    • Night and day
  10. What creates differing perspectives when two articles report the same event?

    • Matching paragraph counts
    • Shared punctuation
    • Choosing different voices
    • Using identical headings
  11. What key difference usually separates a 19th-century letter from a modern blog?

    • Fiction versus non-fiction
    • Script versus speech
    • Prose versus verse
    • Formal versus informal
  12. What is the primary difference in purpose between persuasive and neutral texts?

    • Influence versus inform
    • Entertain versus confuse
    • Edit versus publish
    • Fictionalise versus narrate
  13. What literary feature creates a contrasting atmosphere in poems about the sea?

    • Stanza count
    • Rhyme scheme
    • Imagery and vocabulary
    • Line numbers
  14. What must a student do after identifying a shared feature like sentence length?

    • Explain the effect
    • Change the topic
    • Ignore the difference
    • Count the punctuation
  15. What distinguishes critical evaluation from simple description in text comparison?

    • Listing word counts
    • Copying quotations
    • Identifying genres
    • Judging effectiveness
  16. What effect does shifting from first-person to third-person narrative create?

    • Increased dialogue
    • Wider perspective
    • Rhyming structure
    • Faster pacing
  17. What is the first step when answering how two texts present an issue differently?

    • Select focused aspect
    • Rewrite the texts
    • Summarise both plots
    • List every character
  18. What does a critical evaluation of two texts primarily require?

    • Identifying publishing dates
    • Ranking text lengths
    • Counting total words
    • Comparing methods
  19. Which factor should be considered first when comparing historical texts?

    • Writer purpose
    • Sentence length
    • Page count
    • Font style
  20. Why is a claim with cited studies more reliable?

    • Appears in italics
    • Backed by evidence
    • Written more formally
    • Uses shorter sentences

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