Unit 1: Analysing Texts
Topic 1.3: Sentences & rhetoric Questions
Practice 13 exam-style questions for IB English A: Lang & Lit SL Topic 1.3. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
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Quick check to start — how each device reaches for the reader
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A quick opener — what sentence choices do to pace and emphasis
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A quick starter — what setting opposites against each other does
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Warm up first — what repeating a word or a pattern does
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Let's build it up, one step at a time — reading sentence structure in a tense opening
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Read the short text, then answer. (Exam-style practice.)
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One step at a time — reading contrast in a short news line
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Work through it in small steps — reading rhetorical devices in a short speech
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Take it step by step — reading repetition and parallelism in a short speech
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Build a full analysis of the text below, one step at a time.
Guiding question: How does the writer use rhetorical devices to persuade the reader?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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Guiding question: How does the writer use sentence structure to shape the reader's experience?
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Guiding question: How does the writer use repetition and parallelism to shape the reader's response?
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Guiding question: How does the writer use contrast and juxtaposition to shape the reader's response?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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