The 2006 Reading Paper

WordMeaning Comment To give reasons for your answer Explain Go into detail about the way something is done Support To read between the lines How To give your view about something What Solve the problem, work it out Deduce Identify the ideas you are reading about Infer To use evidence to back up your answer Match the words to their definitions!

WordMeaning Comment To give your view about something Explain To give reasons for your answer Support To use evidence to back up your answer How Go into detail about the way something is done What Identify the ideas you are reading about Deduce Solve the problem, work it out Infer To read between the lines

1. What is the main difference between people who were famous in the 19th century (paragraph 2) and celebrities in the 21st century (paragraph 4)? a) People in the 19th century were famous for …(1 mark) b) Celebrities in the 21st century are famous for …(1 mark) 2. How does the first sentence of paragraph 2, of paragraph 3 and of paragraph 4 help the reader to follow the ideas in the text? (2 marks) 3. the faces of actors were thrust directly into the family home. (paragraph 3) What does this quotation suggest about the way in which television made sure that actors became famous?(1 mark)

s q. 4 - In this extract the writer has a negative attitude towards celebrities and reality television programmes. Complete the table.

Q. 5 Paragraph 6 begins with the question So, has this obsession with fame gone too far? How does this question link back to paragraph 5? (1 mark)

Q. 6 Certainly we seem to be addicted to celebrity culture: people are practically trampled underfoot in the stampede to be in the spotlight and zillions have flocked to join endless queues to take part in shows like Big Brother – just to appear on TV. (paragraph 6) Explain how the use of language in the whole sentence shows just how interested people are in fame. Refer to specific words and phrases and comment on them.(3 marks)

From hoodies to goodies: today's teenagers have the makings of model citizens Good news, for those of you who had lost hope in modern society. According to a new report, today's teenagers – or youth, as certain newspapers prefer to dub them – far from being antisocial, hoody-clad rioters, are actually highly concerned with social issues, keen to volunteer, and take fewer drugs and drink less alcohol than previous generations. This had led to someone who clearly has no real-life experience of what teenagers actually like labelling them "Generation C" (C for citizen). Cool. Despite its cheesiness, Generation C makes a welcome change from the media labelI once saw attached to teenagers amid the pages of a paper – the “Sod-it generation”. Contrary to what the media might have you believe, teenagers aren't all about neknomination and bullying one another on Tumblr – some of them are actually quite nice. Even their teachers, in a study by Schoolzone, agreed that teenagers seemed more concerned about social issues. And yet 81% of teenagers felt they were negatively represented in the media and that this was having a bad effect on their lives. Based on this article, think of 3 ‘SATs-style’ questions you could ask on it.

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