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    11+ English Sample Paper Harry Potter

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    The document provides guidance on techniques for reading comprehension exams, including literature exams. It recommends reading the text multiple times, making summaries of each paragraph, highlighting key words, and reading questions before reading the text. It emphasizes answering in full sentences using evidence from the text, and avoiding generalizations. The techniques include circling keywords in questions and locating them in the text before answering. It also explains how to structure answers using Point-Evidence-Explanation and identifies common keywords that appear in questions about literary language and techniques.

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    11+ English Sample Paper Harry Potter

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    The document provides guidance on techniques for reading comprehension exams, including literature exams. It recommends reading the text multiple times, making summaries of each paragraph, highlighting key words, and reading questions before reading the text. It emphasizes answering in full sentences using evidence from the text, and avoiding generalizations. The techniques include circling keywords in questions and locating them in the text before answering. It also explains how to structure answers using Point-Evidence-Explanation and identifies common keywords that appear in questions about literary language and techniques.

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    The document provides guidance on techniques for reading comprehension exams, including literature exams. It recommends reading the text multiple times, making summaries of each paragraph, highlighting key words, and reading questions before reading the text. It emphasizes answering in full sentences using evidence from the text, and avoiding generalizations. The techniques include circling keywords in questions and locating them in the text before answering. It also explains how to structure answers using Point-Evidence-Explanation and identifies common keywords that appear in questions about literary language and techniques.

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    33 views53 pages

    11+ English Sample Paper Harry Potter

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    Hebii
    The document provides guidance on techniques for reading comprehension exams, including literature exams. It recommends reading the text multiple times, making summaries of each paragraph, highlighting key words, and reading questions before reading the text. It emphasizes answering in full sentences using evidence from the text, and avoiding generalizations. The techniques include circling keywords in questions and locating them in the text before answering. It also explains how to structure answers using Point-Evidence-Explanation and identifies common keywords that appear in questions about literary language and techniques.

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    Lesson 1

    Stig of the
    Dump
    Lesson 2
    Harry Potter
    Book Versions
    Author and Background

    Author and
    Background

    29
    J. K .
    Rowling
    (xxx-xxx)
    Key Questions and Techniques

    Key Questions

    31
    Key Reading Comprehension Question Types
    Literary criticism

    Summary

    Inference/deduction/Applied

    Literary language , techniques & Genre

    Close Reading, Vocabulary Knowledge

    32
    Reading comprehension exam is writing exam in the end!

    Writing /answering
    Reading/understanding
    questions
    spelling Word reading

    Grammar, punctuation Word meaning in context

    Features of genres Structure and purpose of text

    Planning and drafting Retrieving and summarising

    Writing with effect Inference and deduction

    Editing and evaluation Literary criticism


    33
    Key
    Techniques:
    How to read
    for EXAMS? 1
    • Note the time limit (e.g. 10 min)

    • Read 2-3 times, at least twice


    2 • 1st time overview, 2-3 time

    • Making short summaries for each paragraph


    3 • Highlight key words

    • Read questions: circle key words, marks


    4
    Bishop Challoner school
    Bishop Challoner chool
    Bishop Challoner chool

    Language
    techniques:

    Prefix ‘en/em’ :
    cause to…
    Key
    Techniques:
    How to
    answer for • Circle key words, think about question types
    EXAMS? 1

    • Look at marks: 1 mark for 1 point


    2

    • Write full sentences, no ‘And…./Because…’


    3

    • Don’t forget P. E. E. , avoid generalization


    4

    • Check grammar, punctuation.


    Key Techniques in 11+ Exam

    Read question and mark


    value(s) closely

    Circle key words

    Locate key words in text

    Answer questions include


    the key words
    Grammar and Vocabulary

    Grammar and
    Vocabulary

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    40
    Key
    Questions:
    Literary
    Language and
    techniques
    Key words in
    questions:

    • Effective, effects
    • Image, imagery,
    • Convey, portray
    Analysing • Mood, atmosphere
    literary • Feeling, tension, drama
    language and
    techniques
    Key
    Questions:
    Inferential
    Questions
    Key words in question:
    • infernece, infer, conclusion,
    Key concluded, determine
    Questions: • Implied, implication, not
    inferential stated, author’s message,
    questions • evidence, clues,
    background knowledge.
    • ‘Do you think…’,how/what
    do you think…
    • Clues, concludes, predict
    autho
    P. E. E. explained

    Point Evidence Explanation

    Your conclusion • use the text to • explain the meaning


    or judgement of back up your of the quote
    the situation. statement by
    quoting from • discuss the subtext
    the passage or your inferences
    • don’t forget • bring in some of the
    your quotation technical terms
    marks you’ve learned that
    will boost your score.

    If the question refers to the text, does not say ‘using your own words’, and is not a "simple evidence" question,
    then PEE usually is what you need to use. Other clues include instructions like "suggest reasons why...", "why do
    you think...", "how does the writer use language to..." or "how does the writer show..."
    Key
    Questions:
    Summary
    Key
    Questions:
    Inferential
    Literary Analysis &
    Ellipsis…
    Questions
    Criticism

    Short
    sentences

    Simile &
    Metaphor
    What helped building drama,
    Key tension, suspense….
    What made you want to read
    Questions: on..
    inferential
    Literary Analysis What made you wonder what
    questions
    and Criticism- would happen next…
    suspense Is it a good opening/ending to
    the story?
    Great Openings in Literature
    Great Openings in Literature
    Parts of Speech Top Tips:
    1. Make a sentence with the
    words in question:
    eg. Do you want to be there
    now?
    2 . Common combinations:
    • to+ verb: to be someone
    • adj+noun: a good book
    • verb+adv: walk slowly, run
    fast
    • adv.+adj: very beautiful
    • article+ noun ： the card, a
    tree
    WOW! Word of the Week

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