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Quick questions on Comparison of passages: the final 5 mark question - SQA Higher English
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What is refer to both passages in every point?Show answer
Make the point of comparison first, then prove it from each passage. State the shared or contrasting idea ("both writers value public space"), give a brief reference from Passage 1, then a brief reference from Passage 2. This keeps the comparison explicit and stops the answer drifting into two separate summaries.
What is lay it out so the comparison is visible?Show answer
A grid or a paired structure makes the comparison obvious to the marker. Plan three or four key areas of agreement or difference, then address each with both passages side by side. A quick planning grid (theme down the left, Passage 1 and Passage 2 as two columns) in your jotter turns directly into paragraphs and guarantees every point links both texts.
What is q1?Show answer
Is the comparison question about the writers' language or their ideas and attitudes? [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
Why must every developed point refer to both passages? [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Two passages discuss tourism. Write one paired point of comparison showing the writers differ, referring briefly to both. [3 marks]
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