Here is a very useful booklet from Morgan Academy which you could use to help develop your Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation skills:
Category Archives: Close Reading
National 5 Close Reading Revision
Use the following booklets to help you revise for National 5.
N5 Close Reading Booklet Answers
You should also attempt a full practise paper before the test. Here is an SQA National 5 paper: EnglishReadingforAnalysisandEvaluationSQPN5
If you complete it before next Thursday, bring it in for me to mark.
Filed under Close Reading, National 4, National 5/Higher, RUAE, S4 (4A), S4 (4B)
“The gr8 db8” Homework
Find 3 unknown words in the following article and explain how the context helped you to arrive at their meaning:
Filed under Close Reading, S5/6 (5B)
Int 2 Homework Booklet Answers
Filed under Close Reading, S5/6 (5B)
Close Reading Answers
Filed under Close Reading, Close Reading (5D), S5/6 (5D)
Close Reading Question Types
Download the following documents for specific question type practice:
Filed under Close Reading, Close Reading (5D), National 5/Higher, RUAE, S5/6 (5A), S5/6 (5B), S5/6 (5D)
Answers to Close Reading Booklet Homework (5D)
Filed under Close Reading, Close Reading (5D), S5/6 (5D)
Further Context and Linking Question Practise
If you did not get full marks in your context and linking homework, you need to do further practise to make sure you are getting these right every time. Please use the following document for extra revision:
Filed under Close Reading, Close Reading (5D), National 4, National 5/Higher, RUAE, S5/6 (5D)
Sentence Structure and Punctuation Help Sheets
The following two documents will be useful for revising sentence structure:
Filed under Close Reading, Close Reading (5D), National 4, National 5/Higher, RUAE, S5/6 (5A), S5/6 (5B), S5/6 (5D)
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