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Extract-to-whole and passage-based questions · GCSE English Literature · Courselo

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Exam technique and board-specific tasks

Extract-to-whole and passage-based questions

Exam technique and board-specific tasks · Lesson 1 of 4

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Unit 6

Exam technique and board-specific tasks

4 lessons · 4 h 30 min of study

Extract-to-whole and passage-based questionsReading · 0%
Unseen prose and critical commentary1 h 15 min of study
Timed essays, planning and quotation revision1 h of study
Coursework and controlled assessment1 h of study

This unit is ≈10% of the GCSE English Lit, across 4 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 1 of 4 · Exam technique and board-specific tasks

Extract-to-whole and passage-based questions

3 quick checks≈3% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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Read the question focus first, then annotate the extract for 3–4 rich moments linked to that focus
Balance extract analysis with whole-text coverage as your board requires (e.g. AQA 30-mark extract-to-whole questions; Edexcel’s separate 20-mark extract and 20-mark whole-text parts)
Move from the extract to the rest of the text using remembered references from the beginning, middle and end

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Adaptive questions on extract-to-whole and passage-based questions.

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Answer Cambridge passage-based questions by tracking the passage in sequence and showing how it builds its effects

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