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
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What is a recommended first step when comparing two texts?
- Memorising the endings
- Counting total words
- Identifying shared focus
- Ignoring the authors
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What does critical comparison of two texts primarily involve?
- Listing author biographies
- Summarising plots alone
- Judging printing quality
- Similarities and differences
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What primary element must students compare across two or more texts?
- Spelling and grammar
- Ideas and perspectives
- Font styles
- Paragraph lengths
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What does the term 'perspective' mean in literary comparison?
- Text length
- Page layout
- Publishing date
- Writer's viewpoint
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Which method contrast is most effective between two non-fiction texts?
- Title versus author
- Anecdote versus statistics
- Cover versus spine
- Chapter versus verse
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Which conjunction is best for highlighting a contrast between texts?
- Furthermore
- Similarly
- Additionally
- Whereas
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What is the best evidence to use when comparing text tone?
- Counting total words
- Quoting specific words
- Checking sentence count
- Naming the fonts
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What crucial factor must be considered when comparing texts from different eras?
- Paper quality
- Book binding
- Historical context
- Ink colour
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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
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What creates differing perspectives when two articles report the same event?
- Matching paragraph counts
- Shared punctuation
- Choosing different voices
- Using identical headings
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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
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What is the primary difference in purpose between persuasive and neutral texts?
- Influence versus inform
- Entertain versus confuse
- Edit versus publish
- Fictionalise versus narrate
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What literary feature creates a contrasting atmosphere in poems about the sea?
- Stanza count
- Rhyme scheme
- Imagery and vocabulary
- Line numbers
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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
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What distinguishes critical evaluation from simple description in text comparison?
- Listing word counts
- Copying quotations
- Identifying genres
- Judging effectiveness
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What effect does shifting from first-person to third-person narrative create?
- Increased dialogue
- Wider perspective
- Rhyming structure
- Faster pacing
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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
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What does a critical evaluation of two texts primarily require?
- Identifying publishing dates
- Ranking text lengths
- Counting total words
- Comparing methods
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Which factor should be considered first when comparing historical texts?
- Writer purpose
- Sentence length
- Page count
- Font style
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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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