Things Kids SayREADING WRITTEN TEXTS – PROSE
TEXT A: Things Kids Say (a guidebook for teenagers) 1. In your own words, identify TWO threats the text states that parents make when a teenager says, “You can’t make me”. Threat (1): Threat (2): 2. (a) Identify ONE verbal language feature in lines 19–31. (“The battle lines are drawn … You can’t make me.”) Give ONE example of this feature. Verbal language feature: Example: (b) Explain how this verbal feature helps develop the ideas about how teenagers and their parents can act towards each other. 3. (a) The author uses a number of verbal language features in the last paragraph (lines 32–37) to sum up why teenagers should not say, “You can’t make me!” to their parents. Identify ONE of these verbal language features, and give an example. Verbal language feature: Example: (b) Explain how this verbal feature helps you take notice of the points the author is making in the text. ANSWERS (NCEA Level 1 English revision guide. 2007 edition, Really Useful Resources, pg. 30) (NCEA Level 1 English revision guide. 2009 edition, Really Useful Resources, pg. 36) (NCEA Level 1 English revision guide. 2011 edition, Really Useful Resources, pg. 18) |