Effective Strategies for Text Comparison in Examinations
Utilize careful and methodical approaches when comparing texts in exams. Highlight key words, make reference to each text by name or author, and follow a structured process to ensure thorough analysis. Use words like "whereas" and "likewise" to introduce contrasts and comparisons. Annotate your answers according to a checklist for better performance.
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The January examiners report Refer to each text by name or author Use all (any) bullet points given Careful and methodical approaches were rewarded Make frequent reference to key words Look at one text at a time, select the relevant details to include in the answer and then move on to the second text to repeat the process
Approach Read the question make sure you highlight the key words for use in your answer Then read the texts Underline relevant points as you go Words to introduce contrast Whereas Alternatively Unlike Words to introduce comparisons Equally Likewise As with
Checklist Annotate your answer to show where you hit each of the points below Now use the checklist to give yourself a target for next time Refer to each text by name or author Use all (any) bullet points given Careful and methodical approaches were rewarded Make frequent reference to key words Look at one text at a time, select the relevant details to include in the answer and then move on to the second text to repeat the process
Answers from January Foundation In HelpingHands it mention a few jobs that children can do nowadays like setting the table and it also says that washingup and decorating are suitable. Most of the common things to do were in Mother goes on strike . She mentions the children having to clearing their own breakfasts and also they had to clean their own lunch boxes so I think that Mother goes on strike is a lot easier on children to do chores where in HelpingHands they are a lot stricter. But I did notice that in Mother goes on strike the children are a lot younger, aged about 10 12, where on the other they are teens, making the jobs different. In the second text it doesn t give many reasons for the children not doing the chores but it does say, they d push their dirty cereal bowl indicating that the children were too lazy to do chores but in HelpingHands there were some better reasons, like a child said that he had homework to do and that it is more important. I m expected to do homework so obviously he needs to finish his homework before he does chores. But I think overall the children didn t want to do their chores because they were lazy like they said in Mother goes on strike because it takes them daysix , six days to finally help.
Answers from January Foundation In the text HelpingHands it talks about household jobs that are now suitable for children like helping parents set the table for meals. Also doing the washing up to help parents. In the other text, Mother goes on strike , Jessica expected her children to do jobs like keeping their own belongings tidy. They also had to put their own plates and dishes in the dishwasher and clear up after themselves. She also said they were expected to clean their own lunch boxes they took their food to school in. Some reasons given for not doing housework in the first text, HelpfulHands are that teenagers are expected to do homework and study every night. One boy said that doing this took up all his time so he couldn't do jobs in the house. Another boy said that childhood is meant to be enjoyed and shouldn t be interrupted with household responsibilities but in the other text, the newspaper article, the girls say that kids have parents for a reason: to clean up after them. Jessica also says her children always have to tell her that they are too busy to help and that s what she says to them when they ask her to clean up.
Answers from January Higher James Kennedy s article and Andrew Baker s article both describe the queues as long . James Kennedy s article says that long queues only add to the tension whereas Barker s article describes the long queues as very much part of the fun . James Kennedy describes the queues as having videoclips telling you about safety whereas Andrew Baker doesn t show that when people queue up they have video clips. Andrew Baker says that when queuing it allows for endless opportunities to anticipate the thrills ahead whereas James Kennedy shows queuing to add to the tension . Baker also describes the queues for adults toomuch whereas Kennedy doesn t mention anything about how parents feel in the queues just the teenagers. Kennedy describes what the people can see when queuing shows us when it says artificial canyon with rivers of red water whereas Baker doesn t show any visual imagery in his article. Kennedy s article and Baker s article both showed how people felt in the queues and expressed how they would feel.
In this article Baker says that long queues are part of the fun for teenagers and allow them endless opportunities to anticipate the thrills ahead and dissect those already experienced . It seems that without the queues it wouldn t be the same. However, for adults it is advised that they book in advance and get FastTrack (queue jumper) tickets if the prospect of waiting for hours in queues is your idea of hell. Answers from January Higher James Kenny also states that if you book in advance there is no need to queue at the ticket office. The guys in the ticket booths at the turnstiles are very quick and he didn t have to wait long. However, with the queue for Oblivion, he says the long queue only adds to the tension , echoing Baker s idea that teenagers like the queues and find them exciting. Despite this, the queue for Nemesis was long and also seemed like an eternity . The red water was very scary and a woman had a panic attack in this queue.
