Progression Test Stage 8 English 2022 Paper 1 With Mark Scheme

1. Reading comprehension—film review analysis, language effect (connective, adverb, assonance, passive voice), emotional tone, critical opinion
2. Language devices—colon for elaboration, phrases for emphasis (“not even”), vocabulary interpretation (“clutches,” “beaten”), subheadings and tense variety
3. Text comparison—Text A (review structure), Text B (news report), sentence type analysis, clause identification, tone contrast
4. Highlighting significance—AlphaGo’s victory context, shock value, brevity for impact, summarization of technological achievement
5. Writing task—school newsletter review, evaluation criteria (positives, negatives), audience targeting, clear structure
6. Assessment focus—text structure awareness, critical reading, evidence-supported inference, review and summary writing with voice and tone