EL1 Reading, inference and evidence personal learning checklist

AQA GCSE English Language 8700 · Paper 1 & 2

Short checks support knowledge; demonstrate extended reading, writing and spoken communication with actual work and teacher feedback.

Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________

Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.

I canRedAmberGreen
Reading strategies
Choose reading strategies for different purposes
Resolve unfamiliar vocabulary using context and a dictionary
Monitor understanding and repair confusion
Explain how an extract relates to its whole text
Inference and evidence
Support an inference with converging textual clues
Distinguish an inference from unsupported invention
Select and quote relevant evidence accurately
Embed evidence in a grammatical explanation
Explain a qualified inference using conflicting narrative clues
Summaries
Distinguish a main idea from a supporting detail
Summarise a viewpoint without distorting it
Combine relevant information from more than one passage
GCSE reading and evidence
Apply current Paper 1 and Paper 2 retrieval instructions within the stated range.
Distinguish a supported inference from an invented certainty.
Read challenging older prose using clause relationships and context.
Preserve qualification when paraphrasing information.

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