Unit 1 AICE English Language Exam
Questions and Answers
context, purpose, and audience - ANSWER-When you write a text, identifying what
three things is vital
context - ANSWER-the situation or background to a text or its writer. It might be the
writers childhood but it also might be more specific like a party in the Mexican
Revolution
audience - ANSWER-the readers of or listeners to a text, this can be an individual or a
group like middle aged women who like sports cars
purpose - ANSWER-the reason why a text has been written, and what the writer is
seeking to achieve. This might be a general intention like to entertain or more specific
like persuading an employer to give you a job interview
call to action - ANSWER-a key feature in persuasive texts that requests the reader or
audience to do something or change their behavior
helps the writer include relevant content
writer can write in the correct style
the writer will write for the right purpose - ANSWER-When you understand the context,
audience, and purpose of a text when you need to write, how does this help you
helps the reader understand the mood and tone
the reader can identify how the writer achieved their purpose
understand the views in the writing - ANSWER-When you understand the context,
audience, and purpose of a text when you need to read, how does this help you
mood - ANSWER-atmosphere or feeling created by a text or elements in a text
tone - ANSWER-Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.
The voice or level of feeling.
hybrids - ANSWER-something made by combining two different elements, texts can be
these when they have several purposes
skim - ANSWER-to cast your eyes quickly over a text to get the general gist or overall
sense of what it is about
, scan - ANSWER-to run your eyes over a text looking for a specific word or piece of
information
readers know where to look
order to read material
information is more important
also can create effects like making us reflect or read something more quickly -
ANSWER-Why are form and structure important in writing and reading text
form - ANSWER-another word for type, shape and overall presentation of the text
structure - ANSWER-way the text is organized and ordered. Can relate to the whole text
or features like how the sentences are ordered and patterns in a text.
lexical choice - ANSWER-vocabulary
chronological, importance of information - ANSWER-What are some ways that a text
could be structured in the order
chronological - ANSWER-sequenced according to time
prose - ANSWER-continuous text as you would find in a novel, not like a poem
easy: advertisements and brochures
hard: texts with prose - ANSWER-Where is form and structure easy and hard to identify
direct speech - ANSWER-A way of writing which quotes actual words spoken between
quotation marks.
complex sentences - ANSWER-A sentence that includes one independent clause and
at least one dependent clause.
prepositions, time markers, tenses like past perfect tense - ANSWER-ways you can find
how content is organized and sequenced in structure
prepositions - ANSWER-Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their
relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple
Street), down (the stairs)
past perfect tense - ANSWER-Expresses action which began in the past and was
completed in the past. Had + past participle
lexis, sentence variety and grammar, figurative language and other linguistic devices -
ANSWER-three key ingredients of language that is different in between writers
Questions and Answers
context, purpose, and audience - ANSWER-When you write a text, identifying what
three things is vital
context - ANSWER-the situation or background to a text or its writer. It might be the
writers childhood but it also might be more specific like a party in the Mexican
Revolution
audience - ANSWER-the readers of or listeners to a text, this can be an individual or a
group like middle aged women who like sports cars
purpose - ANSWER-the reason why a text has been written, and what the writer is
seeking to achieve. This might be a general intention like to entertain or more specific
like persuading an employer to give you a job interview
call to action - ANSWER-a key feature in persuasive texts that requests the reader or
audience to do something or change their behavior
helps the writer include relevant content
writer can write in the correct style
the writer will write for the right purpose - ANSWER-When you understand the context,
audience, and purpose of a text when you need to write, how does this help you
helps the reader understand the mood and tone
the reader can identify how the writer achieved their purpose
understand the views in the writing - ANSWER-When you understand the context,
audience, and purpose of a text when you need to read, how does this help you
mood - ANSWER-atmosphere or feeling created by a text or elements in a text
tone - ANSWER-Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.
The voice or level of feeling.
hybrids - ANSWER-something made by combining two different elements, texts can be
these when they have several purposes
skim - ANSWER-to cast your eyes quickly over a text to get the general gist or overall
sense of what it is about
, scan - ANSWER-to run your eyes over a text looking for a specific word or piece of
information
readers know where to look
order to read material
information is more important
also can create effects like making us reflect or read something more quickly -
ANSWER-Why are form and structure important in writing and reading text
form - ANSWER-another word for type, shape and overall presentation of the text
structure - ANSWER-way the text is organized and ordered. Can relate to the whole text
or features like how the sentences are ordered and patterns in a text.
lexical choice - ANSWER-vocabulary
chronological, importance of information - ANSWER-What are some ways that a text
could be structured in the order
chronological - ANSWER-sequenced according to time
prose - ANSWER-continuous text as you would find in a novel, not like a poem
easy: advertisements and brochures
hard: texts with prose - ANSWER-Where is form and structure easy and hard to identify
direct speech - ANSWER-A way of writing which quotes actual words spoken between
quotation marks.
complex sentences - ANSWER-A sentence that includes one independent clause and
at least one dependent clause.
prepositions, time markers, tenses like past perfect tense - ANSWER-ways you can find
how content is organized and sequenced in structure
prepositions - ANSWER-Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their
relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple
Street), down (the stairs)
past perfect tense - ANSWER-Expresses action which began in the past and was
completed in the past. Had + past participle
lexis, sentence variety and grammar, figurative language and other linguistic devices -
ANSWER-three key ingredients of language that is different in between writers
