Understanding Persuasive Discourse · CSEC English A

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

1. 3(b)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2Give TWO reasons offered for the development of doubts about the reality of climate change.
2. 3(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2What does the writer suggest by the term 'political football' in paragraph 1?
3. 3(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2State TWO specific ways mentioned in the passage in which the Caribbean is being affected by climate change.
4. 3(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2Identify any TWO ways in which the Caribbean is responding to the challenges of climate change.
5. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2To what does the expression 'this is not good news' (lines 25–26) refer?
6. 3(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Explain what the passage gains from the use of references to the "Framingham Heart Study", "Boston's Brigham & Women's Hospital" and the "Worldwatch Institute".
7. 3(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Explain why the writer repeats the expression "It's not me" (lines 7 and 9).
8. 3(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify TWO of the suggested benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.
9. 3(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Explain what the writer means by the expression "death is not an option" (line 12).
10. 3(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify ONE example of sarcasm in paragraph 3.
11. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Explain why the writer refers to the fact that "a huge acreage of Central and South American rainforest" (lines 16–17) has been razed and cleared.
12. 3(a)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2State TWO reasons why some foods are described as "fast foods".
13. 3(b)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What is the writer's intention in using the expression "Its official" (line 5)?
14. 3(c)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What is the writer's attitude to the effects of fast food consumption as expressed in lines 8–14?
15. 3(d)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What does the writer suggest should be done about fast foods?
16. 3(d)(ii)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Write the sentence which suggests the action stated in (i) above.
17. 3(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by the phrase "obesity epidemic" (line 8) as used in the extract.
18. 3(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What does the writer imply by indicating "that more than 40,000 Britons are dying unnecessarily" (line 18)?