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Level 2 Reading exam Booster

A free revision session to recap all the important knowledge for your Reading Exam

Start

Contents

Click the boxes to navigate your way around the learning

Objectives

What are we learning in this session?

Organisational Features

The layout of texts

Language Techniques

What techniques has the author used?

Top Tips

Top tips for a successful reading exam

Quiz

practice what you have learnt

Comparing texts

How to answer the etxt comparison question

Objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to:
  • Recognise and name organisational features of a text
  • Recognise and name language techniques
  • Explain why the author may have chose to use those specific organsisational features & language techniques
  • Understand how to answer the text comparison question at the end of the session.

Organisational Features

What are they?
  • Sometimes called presentational features or layout features
  • Make texts easier to understand
  • Affect the way you read or interpret a text

Organisational Features

Headlines, Subtitles and Bullet Points

Headlines and Subheadings tell you what a text is about

  • They are normally at the top of a page in a bigger font
  • They try to grab the readers attention and get them to read the text
  • Subheadings tell you what a section of the text is about

Bullet points and numbered lists divide up text

  • Bullet points separate information into shorter snappier pieces of text so it is easier to read and understand.
  • Numbered lists can be used instead of bullet points.
  • This would normally be for things that are in a set order, for example instructions.

Quiz 1

More organisational features

Graphics and captions

Graphics are pictures, images, diagrams or charts. It shows you what a text is about.

Colour and fonts

Colour and fonts affect how you read a text and set the tone of the text.

Even more organisational features

Click the images to find out more information about each one

Quiz 2

Fill in the blanks to create a description of some organisational features. Use the words at the bottom to help

Practice questions

Language techniques

What are they?

The techniques that an author or writer uses to persuade, add emphasis and detail to the text. This creates different effects for the reader. They are to do with the way the text is written not how it looks.

The purpose of texts

Texts all have different purposes. Look below to see some different types.

The purpose of texts

Texts all have different purposes. Look below to see some different types.

Texts that argue

Texts that persuade

Texts that advise

Texts that entertain

Texts that discuss

Texts that advise

Remembering Language Techniques

Using the acronym DAFORREST is a great way to remember language techniques.

Watch the video to find out more!

DAFORREST techniques can be used for many types of writing but will be seen a lot in writing to persuade. Click below to read more information about DAFORREST.

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Language techniques

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Alliteration
Direct Address
Opinion
Facts

Language techniques

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Repetition
Rhetorical Question
Triplet
Statistics

Topic 2

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Use videos!

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Topic 2

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Videos

Topic 2

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Use videos!

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this will help you condense the content and entertain your audience.

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Topic 2

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A brilliant title

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Theme 3

Timelines and diagrams

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Communicate
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Design

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Communicate

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Surprises

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Communicate

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Surprises

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Interactivity
Animation
Magic
WOW Effect
Creativity

Awesome Interactivity

Design

Interactivity

Animation

Quiz

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Quiz 3/5

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Quiz 4/5

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Quiz 5/5

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Bibliography

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Pose a dramatic question; it is the essential ingredient to maintain the audience's attention. It is usually implicitly posed at the beginning of the story to intrigue the audience and is resolved at the end.

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Visual content is a universal, cross-cutting language, just like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Our brain is biologically wired to process visual content. Almost 50% of our brain is involved in the processing ofvisual stimuli.

Lesson Learned!

Can you spot the headline and subheadings?

The headline is eye-catching

The author has used a bold font and all capital letters to gain the readers attention

The subheading below the heading is also eye-catching

This gives a little more information about what the text is about. It is in a red colour to make it stand out and to help emphasise the danger.

The smaller subheadings tell you what each section is about

They also break up the text. Columns make it easier to read and show that it is a newspaper of magazine article.

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Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

20XX

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Provide context for your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add some awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to gather information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking in Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, just like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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Visual content is a transversal, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Contextualize your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add some great interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

20XX

The visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, just like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

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The visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Provide context for your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add some awesome interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs...even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to get information on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Provide context for your topic

Write a great headline

Use this space to add some cool interactivity. Include text, images, videos, tables, PDFs... even interactive questions! Premium tip: If you want to gather data on how your audience interacts, remember to activate user tracking from the Analytics preferences. Let the communication flow!

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

DAFORREST

tHIS IS A WAY TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THE LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

D- Direct AddressA- Alliteration F- Facts O- Opinions R-Rhetorical Question R- Repetition E- Emotive Language S- Statistics T- Triplet or Rule of three

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.

20XX

Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

¿Tienes una idea?

¡Que fluya la comunicación!

Con las plantillas de Genially podrás incluir recursos visuales para dejar a tu audiencia con la boca abierta. También destacar alguna frase o dato concreto que se quede grabado a fuego en la memoria de tu público e incluso embeber contenido externo que sorprenda: vídeos, fotos, audios... ¡Lo que tú quieras! ¿Necesitas más motivos para crear contenidos dinámicos? Bien: el 90% de la información que asimilamos nos llega a través de la vista y, además, retenemos un 42% más de información cuando el contenido se mueve.

  • Genera experiencias con tu contenido.
  • Tiene efecto WOW. Muy WOW.
  • Logra que tu público recuerde el mensaje.
  • Activa y sorprende a tu audiencia.
Texts that explain

For example a leaflet about a theme park. Text that explain have facts and statistics to inform the reader. Facts are statements that can be proven to be true.

Texts that describe

For example a review describing a hotel. Descriptive texts tend to use lots of adjectives (describing words) and also language techniques such as similies and metaphors to help the reader imagine what it is really like.

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For example a recipe. These texts tell you exactly what to do. They give the reader instructions to follow. They are often split into lists and can be identified from the use of the organisational feature of bullet points or numbered lists.

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

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Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Write an amazing headline

Did you know that 90% of the information we assimilate comes through our vision? Visual resources are of great help to reinforce your message: images, illustrations, gifs, videos... Not only because they stay in memory, but also because they are more attractive and easier to understand.

+ info

Texts that persuade

Persuasive texts often use emotive language in order to convince the reader to believe or feel something. For example: “Something needs to be done about the rise of traffic as it is causing distress“ = The word ‘distress‘ will make the reader feel the emotion.

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