Making Mocks Matter

READ THE QUESTIONS FOR SECTION A

HIGHLIGHT key words (so you know what you’re looking for when reading the insert)

2 minutes

READ THE INSERT

THREE non-fiction texts (newspaper article, extract from a biography, travel writing, etc)HIGHLIGHT key words (that help you understand what the text is about and will help you answer the questions in Section A)

13 minutes

QUESTION 1 12 minutes

Technique: 8 marks = 4 ideas4 x Idea + Quotation + Impact on reader

We find out that the tribes live in remote areas. For example, the author describes how “it is peaceful and there is not another soul for miles around”. This suggests that the tribe have become used to living in isolation and would not welcome visitors or tourists.

- Read and understand non-fiction texts- Select quotations to support ideas

FLAP: Form, Language, Audience, Purpose – HIGHLIGHT these in the question

Brainstorm/Plan: 16 marks: 3–4 ideas/sections24 marks: 4–6 ideas/sections

24 minutes

Variety of: Vocabulary ParagraphsSentence Structures Punctuation

36 minutes

What skills do you need to do well in the Reading section of the exam?

Engaging, exciting writing

Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact

on the reader

Compare and cross-reference texts

Select quotations to support ideas

Comment on the use of language on its impact on

the reader

Read and understand non-fiction texts

Good punctuation

Good spelling

A wide range of sentence structures

Organise your work into effective paragraphs

Handwriting

What skills do you need to do well in the Reading section of the exam?

Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact

on the reader

Compare and cross-reference texts

Select quotations to support ideas

Comment on the use of language on its impact on

the reader

Read and understand non-fiction texts

Which skill do you think you are currently best at?Which do you think you need to develop?

Question Wording Skill(s) My Mark

1

What do you learn from Elisabeth Hyde’s article about where she has been and what she has been doing?

- Read and understand non-fiction texts- Select quotations to support ideas

/8

Question Marks Skilled... Excellent...

1 8

(1-4 marks)- identifies the main points about where Elisabeth Hyde has been and what she has been doingBUT- has no quotations or only for some of the points made

(5-8 marks)- explains a range of the things Elisabeth Hyde has been doing- has quotations from the text to support their ideas- make inferences and deductions about what kind of trip she had

Use the Success Criteria on the back of the sheet to decide what mark YOU think you got.

Skilled(1-4 marks)

- identifies the main points about where Elisabeth Hyde has been and what she has been doingBUT- has no quotations or only for some of the points made

Excellent(5-8 marks)

- explains a range of the things Elisabeth Hyde has been doing- has quotations from the text to support their ideas- make inferences and deductions about what kind of trip she had

Is this from a skilled or excellent answer?

Is this from a skilled or excellent answer?

When you get your marks, add them to your teacher feedback sheet so you have a single record of ALL your feedback and your marks.

My overall mark

Section A: /40

Mark Grade

31+ A*

27-30 A

24-26 B

21-23 C

17-20 D

16 or below N

Looking at your marks, which skill are you ACTUALLY best at?

Which skill to you need to develop?

1. Which questions in the mock exam that you have just taken does your target apply to?

2. Of those questions, which one could you have improved the most?3. Re-write your answer to that question, using your target to improve

your performance.

What skills do you need to do well in the Writing section of the exam?

Engaging, exciting writing

Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact

on the reader

Compare and cross-reference texts

Select quotations to support ideas

Comment on the use of language on its impact on

the reader

Read and understand non-fiction texts

Good punctuation

Good spelling

A wide range of sentence structures

Organise your work into effective paragraphs

Handwriting

When you get your marks, add them to your teacher feedback sheet so you have a single record of ALL your feedback and your marks.

My overall mark

Section A: /40

Section B: /40

TOTAL: /80

Mark Grade

0-27 U

28-32 N

33-42 D

43-49 C

50-56 B

57-63 A

64-80 A*

Looking at your marks, which skill are you ACTUALLY best at?

Which skill to you need to develop?

1. Which of the two questions in the Writing section could you improve the most?

2. Re-write your answer to that answer, using your target to improve your performance.

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