Analysing Persuasive Discourse · CSEC English A

15 past-paper questions on Analysing Persuasive Discourse, part of Module 3: Persuasive Discourse, from every CSEC English A paper on Quelpr.

1. 3(a)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Identify two words in paragraph 1 used by the writer to show the effects of gold on people.
2. 3(b)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2State what the phrase 'flesh of the gods' refers to.
3. 3(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2State the most important qualities of gold according to the writer.
4. 3(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2State the example of gold's mythological power provided in paragraph 3.
5. 3(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain the writer's purpose in mentioning the Pharaohs, the forty-niners, and financiers.
6. 3(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of the expression 'bedrock of the global economy' as used in paragraph 2.
7. 3(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain what meaning, other than the 'natural glow of gold', the writer conveys by stating "But gold's luster not only endures...".
8. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2State two factors from paragraph 4 that could have caused the price of gold to rise.
9. 3(a)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2Quote the phrase in paragraph 1 that suggests the scientists changed the information for their own purpose.
10. 3(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2What is the relevance of the information from the CCCCC to a discussion of the effects of climate change?
11. 3(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2What conclusion can be drawn from the first sentence of paragraph 5?
12. 3(a)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2State the writer's purpose in this passage.
13. 3(b)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify ONE technique the writer uses to achieve this purpose.
14. 3(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Why does the writer give information from agencies such as the US Department of Labor and the Centers for Disease Control?
15. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What is the writer's purpose in the extract?