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For Section A Reading fiction, which option best applies writing for audience and purpose to this objective: Make inferences about characters, settings, events and relationships in a fiction source.

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Topic

Section A Reading fiction

Question

  1. A. Plan the audience, purpose, form, tone and viewpoint before choosing vocabulary and structure for Make inferences about characters, settings,
  2. B. Use the same register for every task in Understanding fiction sources
  3. C. Ignore form, paragraphing and argument for Make inferences about characters, settings,
  4. D. Add descriptive detail without controlling tone in Section A Reading fiction

Answer

Make inferences about characters, settings, answer: Plan the audience, purpose, form, tone and viewpoint before choosing vocabulary and structure for Make inferences about characters, settings,.

Explanation

Make inferences about characters, settings, uses Plan the audience, purpose, form, tone and viewpoint before choosing vocabulary and structure for Make inferences about characters, settings, because it matches the writing for audience and purpose focus for Understanding fiction sources. It separates the skill from weaker choices and keeps the response tied to the exact objective. Use AO5: choose audience, purpose, form, tone, viewpoint, content and paragraph structure before selecting vocabulary. Make inferences about characters, settings, events should use brief evidence and explain what that evidence implies, so the inference is not just explicit summary. Understanding fiction sources should plan audience, purpose, form, tone, viewpoint, content and structure before drafting.

Common mistake

fiction: summary instead of analysis

Students sometimes summarise Understanding fiction sources instead of explaining how the objective works in the answer.

Correct this by selecting a brief detail, explaining its effect, and linking the point back to "Make inferences about characters, settings, events and relationships in a fiction source."

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