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Module 5 Clear all answers

Evaluating the Text

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1. Evaluating Texts | ENG-153-005
2. Inference Skills | ENG-153-003

Module 5, Lesson 1

Evaluating Texts: The Basics

POD:

Evaluating Texts | ENG-153-005

Quiz Clear Quiz

Watch the pod and answer the questions below. Circle your chosen answers.

1. When evaluating a text, you need to weigh up the

a. pros and cons
b. facts and opinions
c. sources available
d. strengths and weaknesses

2. An evaluation question might invite you to

a. discuss the feelings involved
b. compare texts
c. respond to a statement
d. choose true or false

3. It’s really important to read the question and statement carefully so that you
a. can compare the texts
b. understand what you are being asked to evaluate
c. know the facts and opinions
d. can move on to the next question

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4. To help you, you should
a. highlight key words in the question
b. read it once and that’s it
c. start writing straightaway
d. do nothing

5. Once you have highlighted the key words in the question and statement you should
a. read over the extract again, highlighting any words or phrases that link to the
focus of the question
b. start writing your response immediately
c. move on to the next question
d. do nothing

6. You should spend some time

a. deciding what you want for lunch
b. deciding whether you agree or disagree with the statement
c. deciding whether to answer the question or not
d. deciding what colour pen to use

7. You should always agree with the statement:

a. True
b. False

8. You should write a short introduction stating whether you agree, disagree or
somewhat agree:
a. True
b. False

9. Which of the following words can you use to help you infer? (Choose two)
a. Suggests
b. Implies
c. Supports
d. Develops

10. When writing a PEE paragraph, you should use Explanation to

a. show what you understand from the evidence
b. introduce new evidence
c. make a point
d. move on to a new paragraph

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Practise Clear Practise

Your evaluation question will be worth a high number of marks, so it’s important that you
approach it in the right way from the start.

1. It’s vital that you know the focus of the question so that you’re answering it correctly.
Look at the annotations on the question below to help you, then for each evaluation
question below, highlight the focus of the question and any other important
information.

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a.

Reread the text from line 20 to line 31.

In this extract, we learn that the girls have many difficulties in life and are right to
be angry. To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could:

• consider your own impression of the girls’ lives

• evaluate how the writer presents the girls’ reactions
• support your opinions with quotations from the text

Other important information:

b.

Reread the text from line 17 to the end.

After reading this text, a student said, ‘Ahmed acts foolishly. He is taking risks and
could endanger his friends.’ To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could

• consider the reasons why Ahmed takes risks

• evaluate how the writer presents Ahmed’s actions
• support your opinions with quotations from the text

Other important information:

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c.

Reread the text from line 7 to line 15.

In this extract, we learn that the father attempts to create a happy atmosphere for
the children. To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could

• consider the ways in which the father tries to create a happy atmosphere
• evaluate how the writer presents the father’s attempts
• support your opinions with quotations from the text

Other important information:

2. In order to be successful when answering an evaluation question, you must know what
you need to include and what your examiner is looking for.

There are two parts to an evaluation question:

a. What the writer is presenting to us.

b. How the writer is presenting this information.

If you only write about one of these elements, you can’t secure all of the marks available.

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In some exams, the bullet-points will guide you to include both these elements:

Using the annotations above to support you, for each evaluation question below highlight the
what and the how elements of the question:

a. Reread the text from line 20 to line 31.

In this extract, we learn that the girls have many difficulties in life and are right
to be angry. To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could

consider your own impression of the girls’ lives

evaluate how the writer presents the girls’ reactions
support your opinions with quotations from the text

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b. Reread the text from line 17 to the end.

After reading this text, a student said, ‘Ahmed acts foolishly. He is taking risks
and could endanger his friends.’ To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could

consider the reasons why Ahmed takes risks

evaluate how the writer presents Ahmed’s actions

support your opinions with quotations from the text

c. Reread the text from line 7 to line 15.

In this extract, we learn that the father attempts to create a happy atmosphere
for the children. To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could

consider the ways in which the father tries to create a happy atmosphere

evaluate how the writer presents the father’s attempts

support your opinions with quotations from the text