Comparing Texts: Synthesis and Analysis
English
GCSE
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~18 mins
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A worksheet designed to develop skills in comparing texts through analysis and annotation, suitable for GCSE students focusing on synthesis of ideas and techniques.
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Comparing Texts: Synthesis and Analysis
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In the fading light of dusk, the old manor stood silent and brooding, its windows like vacant eyes watching the world. A cold wind whispered through the broken shutters, carrying with it the scent of moss and forgotten memories. Shadows stretched long across the overgrown gardens, as if retreating from some unseen menace lurking in the darkness. The air was thick with a sense of unspoken secrets, as if the house itself held its breath in anticipation of some long-awaited revelation. Each creak of the floorboards beneath the weight of history seemed to echo with the voices of those who once called it home, though now only silence remained, dense and impenetrable as the encroaching night.
1.
Identify one technique used to create the atmospheric mood in the passage.
[2 marks]2.
What is the dominant tone conveyed by the author?
[2 marks]3.
Highlight and explain one example of imagery from the passage.
[4 marks]4.
Compare the description of the house to another Gothic setting you have studied. What similarities do you find?
[6 marks]5.
Identify one example of personification in the extract.
[2 marks]6.
Which word best describes the atmosphere created in the passage? a) Cheerful b) Sinister c) Romantic d) Tranquil
[1 mark]Aa) Cheerful
Bb) Sinister
Cc) Romantic
Dd) Tranquil
7.
Explain how the author’s choice of words contributes to the mood.
[4 marks]8.
Describe one way you could adapt this passage to make it more suspenseful.
[2 marks]9.
Identify and explain the significance of the structural features used in the passage (e.g., sentence length, punctuation).
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