Using evidence (Edexcel GCSE English Language): Quizzes
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What matters most about quotations in your GCSE English exam answers?
What matters most about quotations in your GCSE English exam answers?
How effectively you use them
How should you introduce a longer quotation in your answer?
How should you introduce a longer quotation in your answer?
With a colon
Where should a longer quotation be placed in your answer?
Where should a longer quotation be placed in your answer?
On a fresh line
How accurately must you copy quotations from the original text?
How accurately must you copy quotations from the original text?
Every word and punctuation exactly
Why can shorter quotations be more powerful than longer ones?
Why can shorter quotations be more powerful than longer ones?
They focus on specific language
How should shorter quotations be used in your sentences?
How should shorter quotations be used in your sentences?
Embedded smoothly into sentences
How many quotations can you use within a single sentence?
How many quotations can you use within a single sentence?
Multiple quotations
What does paraphrasing mean?
What does paraphrasing mean?
Expressing ideas in your own words
When is paraphrasing particularly useful?
When is paraphrasing particularly useful?
When the text is quite long
When should you use paraphrasing rather than short quotations?
When should you use paraphrasing rather than short quotations?
Evaluating whole texts
What does the P-E-E structure stand for?
What does the P-E-E structure stand for?
Point-Evidence-Explain
What is the correct order for using the P-E-E structure?
What is the correct order for using the P-E-E structure?
Point, evidence, explain