AQA A LEVEL MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
MARK SCHEME BANK
⩥ Connotation. Answer: All the cultural and emotional associations a
word suggests
⩥ Denotation. Answer: the literal meaning of a word
⩥ Imagery. Answer: Description that appeals to the senses (visual,
auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile). Analyzed by determining what
emotions are evoke and how OR what it reveals about the authors
attitude towards what is being described.
⩥ Detail. Answer: Non-sensory information in a passage! Analyzed by
looking for interesting implications (X detail implies...)
⩥ Concrete. Answer: Literally or non-figurative; Able to be touched and
sensed directly. A way to describe language, imagery and detail.
⩥ Abstract. Answer: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a
physical or concrete existence. A way to describe language and detail.
Rarely applies to imagery.
, ⩥ Language. Answer: An author's choice of words throughout a passage
or entire text. Analyzed primarily through register.
⩥ Register. Answer: The formality of an author's language (formal,
neutral, informal).
⩥ Monosyllabic. Answer: Having only one syllable. Used to describe
language.
⩥ polysyllabic. Answer: Having many syllables. Used to describe
langauge.
⩥ Slang. Answer: an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in
place of standard words
⩥ Colloquial. Answer: Nonstandard, regional expressions. Informal and
conversational.
⩥ Dialect. Answer: A regional variety of a language used by a distinct
group of people (nationality, ethnicity, social/economic class)
⩥ Jargon. Answer: special words or expressions that are used by a
particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
MARK SCHEME BANK
⩥ Connotation. Answer: All the cultural and emotional associations a
word suggests
⩥ Denotation. Answer: the literal meaning of a word
⩥ Imagery. Answer: Description that appeals to the senses (visual,
auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile). Analyzed by determining what
emotions are evoke and how OR what it reveals about the authors
attitude towards what is being described.
⩥ Detail. Answer: Non-sensory information in a passage! Analyzed by
looking for interesting implications (X detail implies...)
⩥ Concrete. Answer: Literally or non-figurative; Able to be touched and
sensed directly. A way to describe language, imagery and detail.
⩥ Abstract. Answer: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a
physical or concrete existence. A way to describe language and detail.
Rarely applies to imagery.
, ⩥ Language. Answer: An author's choice of words throughout a passage
or entire text. Analyzed primarily through register.
⩥ Register. Answer: The formality of an author's language (formal,
neutral, informal).
⩥ Monosyllabic. Answer: Having only one syllable. Used to describe
language.
⩥ polysyllabic. Answer: Having many syllables. Used to describe
langauge.
⩥ Slang. Answer: an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in
place of standard words
⩥ Colloquial. Answer: Nonstandard, regional expressions. Informal and
conversational.
⩥ Dialect. Answer: A regional variety of a language used by a distinct
group of people (nationality, ethnicity, social/economic class)
⩥ Jargon. Answer: special words or expressions that are used by a
particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
