Reading for UAE

Question Types and Answer Strategies:

HOW TO TACKLE EVERY TYPE OF ANALYSIS QUESTION

Higher UAE - The Comparison Question



Close Reading - The "Bible" of Understanding and Analysis

Close Reading Revision Tasks

Analysis Questions - response structures

Linking Questions - a guide

CR N5 Quick Guide

Types of CR Question

CR Supported Study


Preparing for the UAE Paper
Please use the attached guide when reading non-fiction articles at home. If you can carry out the activities regularly, you will be well prepared for the challenges of the UAE paper on an unseen text:
How to Read a Text

Articles for UAE Practise:
Read through the following articles, imagining that they were chosen as the text for the UAE exam. Consider the following questions or use the How to Read a Text document for more detailed study:

What words/images/sentence structure techniques might you be asked about?
How would you explain their use?
What is the tone of the piece?
How does the tone change?
What is the writer's purpose with the article?
What is their attitude to the information presented?
Do they meet their purpose with the piece? 

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