Unit 1: Analysing Texts
Topic 1.4: Imagery & comparison Questions
Practice 16 exam-style questions for IB English A: Lang & Lit SL Topic 1.4. Review the question stems below, then unlock the full Question Bank to access markschemes, model answers, and AI grading.
1Identify4 marks
2026• Aimnova warm-up — 1.4.4
Ease in — telling a symbol from a motif and reading their meaning
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2026• Aimnova warm-up — 1.4.2
A quick starter — telling personification from pathetic fallacy and reading their effect
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2026• Aimnova warm-up — 1.4.1
Warm up first — telling metaphor from simile and reading their effect
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2026• Aimnova warm-up — 1.4.3
Quick check to start — naming the sense an image appeals to and its effect
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.1
Read the short text, then answer. (Exam-style practice.)
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2026• Aimnova guided — 1.4.3
Work through it in small steps — reading sensory imagery in a short description
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2026• Aimnova guided — 1.4.1
Take it step by step — reading metaphor and simile in a short description
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One step at a time — reading personification and pathetic fallacy in a tense scene
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.3
Read the short text, then answer. (Exam-style practice.)
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2026• Aimnova guided — 1.4.4
Piece it together, step by step — reading a symbol and a motif in a short story
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.2
Read the short text, then answer. (Exam-style practice.)
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.4
Read the short text, then answer. (Exam-style practice.)
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.4
Build a full analysis of the text below, one step at a time.
Guiding question: How does the writer use symbolism and a motif to shape the reader's understanding?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.1
Build a full analysis of the text below, one step at a time.
Guiding question: How does the writer use metaphor and simile to shape the reader's experience?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.3
Build a full analysis of the text below, one step at a time.
Guiding question: How does the writer use sensory imagery to shape the reader's experience?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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2026• Aimnova practice — 1.4.2
Build a full analysis of the text below, one step at a time.
Guiding question: How does the writer use personification and pathetic fallacy to shape the reader's experience?
Work through the parts — together they add up to a complete answer.
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