Cambridge Progression Test Stage 5 English 2023 Paper 1

1. Persuasive writing analysis—Moon landing conspiracy argument, rhetorical structure, use of phrases (e.g. “strong evidence“), personal pronouns, noun classifications
2. Language devices—connectives, suffix/root word table completion, word substitution (e.g. “captured“), comparison of text references (Sun vs The Sun)
3. Text structure and comprehension—paragraph sequence identification, order of descriptive features in the newspaper hoax, linking opening and final paragraphs
4. Grammar understanding—relative clause identification, personal and demonstrative pronouns, countable/uncountable nouns, adjectival phrases
5. Author perspective and inference—recognizing writer’s opinion of hoax and of Locke’s fraud, tone assessment through specific word choices
6. Creative persuasive task—email encouraging space tourism, focus on emotion, visual imagery, educational appeal, in-flight experiences, clear email format