Paper 1 Question 4: evaluation

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 19 to the end.

A student said, “It is hard to understand what has happened to all the vehicles and people that approached Midwich. The writer makes it clear that it is a very mysterious situation.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider what has happened to the vehicles and people that approached Midwich

• evaluate how the writer presents the situation

• support your response with references to the text.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 18 to the end.

A student said, “Being a nanny in London was obviously Rita’s dream, but the writer makes it clear that her experience is becoming a total nightmare.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could:

• consider your impressions of Rita’s feelings about being a nanny in London

• evaluate how the writer describes the change in Rita’s experience

• support your response with references to the text.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 18 to the end.

A student said, “Dick’s anger towards Mary is really unfair. The writer makes it clear that Mary is totally powerless in this relationship.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response you could:

consider whether Dick’s anger is unfair

evaluate how the writer presents Mary and Dick’s relationship

support your response with references to the text.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 18 to the end.

A student said, “It is clear that the letters Roland finds within the book must be something special. The writer shows us that it is not surprising that Roland steals them.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of the letters

evaluate how the writer describes Roland’s reactions to finding the letters

support your response with references to the text.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 20 to the end.

A student said, “This part of the story, where the hyena behaves wildly, is funny rather than frightening. The writer suggests that the hyena is actually no serious threat to Pi.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider your impressions of how the hyena behaves

• evaluate how the writer presents the threat of the hyena to Pi

• support your response with references to the text.

Focus this part of your answer on the second part of the source, from line 19 to the end.

A student said, “In this part of the story, Juana’s reaction to the danger facing their baby is different to Kino’s. The writer shows that Kino is unhelpful, and it is Juana who tries to save the baby’s life.”

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider Juana’s and Kino’s reactions to the danger facing their baby

evaluate how the writer presents Juana’s and Kino’s different reactions

support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘From the moment he arrives at Master’s compound, the writer portrays Ugwu’s feelings of pure excitement, but by the end it seems that he may be very disappointed.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider your own impressions of Ugwu’s feelings

• evaluate how the writer describes Ugwu’s feelings by the end

• support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘I wasn’t at all surprised by the disappearance of the stranger child at the end of the extract. The writer has left us in no doubt that she is just part of Rosie’s imagination.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

• consider the disappearance of the stranger child

• evaluate how the writer presents the stranger child

• support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘In this part of the story, where Zoe and Jake are caught in the avalanche, I can’t believe Zoe is so slow to react to the warning signs because, in the end, the situation sounds really dangerous.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider Zoe’s reactions in this part of the story

evaluate how the writer makes the situation sound dangerous

support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘This part of the story, where Alice is sent back along the road to find what has fallen from the roof and returns with the chrysanthemums, shows how hard and cruel Hartop is, so that all of our sympathy is with Alice.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider whether Alice is treated cruelly by her father

evaluate how the writer creates sympathy for Alice

support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘This part of the story, where the men encounter the Tyrannosaurus Rex, shows Eckels is right to panic. The Monster is terrifying!’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of Eckels’ reaction to the Tyrannosaurus Rex

evaluate how the writer describes the Monster

support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘This part of the story, where Mr Fisher is marking homework, shows Tibbet’s story is better than Mr Fisher expected, and his reaction is extreme.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of what Mr Fisher expected Tibbet’s homework to be like

evaluate how the writer conveys Mr Fisher’s reaction to what he discovers

support your response with references to the text.

A reader said, ‘This part of the story, where Alice decides to continue digging for the object, is very mysterious, and suggests her discovery may be life-changing.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider the reasons why Alice decides to continue digging

evaluate how the writer creates a sense of mystery

support your response with references to the text.

A student said, ‘This part of the story, set in the hat shop, shows that the red-haired girl has many advantages in life, and I think Rosabel is right to be angry.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of the red-haired girl

evaluate how the writer conveys Rosabel’s reactions to the red-haired girl

support your response with references to the text.