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MCQ focus 4 — text to support precise evidence-led analysis. Which option best links textual method, meaning and significance for Use the unannotated text to support precise evidence-led analysis?.
- A.Use AO4 to connect literary texts directly and AO5 to explore different evidence-supported interpretations.
- B.Use AO4 for spelling and AO5 for personal preference.
- C.Write two separate mini-essays for AO4 and add opinion for AO5.
- D.Treat context, comparison and interpretation as the same evidence.
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What a good answer should say
- The correct answer is Use AO4 to connect literary texts directly and AO5 to explore different evidence-supported interpretations.
Explanation
Why this works
The marked option is strongest because it answers the specific Single set-text essay requirement through evidence-led literary reasoning. The distractors weaken the response by substituting summary, feature spotting, invented evidence, option mixing or unsupported opinion for analysis.
For Paper 2 response requirements in Paper 2 Texts in shared contexts, the principal focus is AO1-AO5 literary reasoning. To use the unannotated text to support precise evidence-led analysis, the student must keep the answer anchored to the approved text or supplied passage and make each analytical step explicit.
Paper 2 assesses one set text, an unseen prose extract and a comparison of two selected texts within the chosen shared context. Keep the Single set-text essay strand explicit so the reasoning cannot be transferred unchanged to another 7712 topic.
Keep the chosen Paper 2 option, response mode and assessment-year text list explicit.
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