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Question 1 is covered by AO1!
For AO1, you are required to:
Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas
Well, what does this mean?
Explicit information is the information which is directly stated in the source.
Implicit information is the message that the writer is meaning to convey, but it is not directly stated in the source.
The question will specify the line numbers of the extract which you need to look at specifically, so you know which information to focus on.
Do not provide any information from outside of these lines – you will not gain any marks!
The question will ask you to provide 4 bits of information on a specific topic.
Read the extract carefully and only select information that is relevant to what the question is asking you for.
Answers to question above:
Why is this a good answer?
The selected information is taken only from the lines specified in the question
The answers are short and concise, BUT they still answer the question sufficiently
4 bits of accurate information are identified in the answer