Paper 3 Section A: Extract-Based Questions

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What Section A asks

Paper 3 is 1 hour 30 minutes, 50 marks: one Section A (extract) and one Section B (essay) question, 25 marks each.
Section A prints an extract from your set text; you must re-read it before answering.
Typical questions:×"In what ways does Brecht make this conversation such a memorable moment in the play?"×,×"How does Dangarembga make this moment in the novel so powerful?"×,×"Explore how Ibsen makes this such a powerful ending to the play."×
For poetry, the extract is a whole poem:×"How does Szirtes make this such a striking poem?"×; for stories, often an opening:×"In what ways does Chaudhuri make this an interesting opening to the story?"×
You may answer Section A and Section B on the same text or on two different set texts.

Timing

About 45 minutes per section.
Spend 8–10 minutes re-reading and annotating the extract and planning.
Aim for 4–5 developed points that move through the extract.
Keep a few minutes to check the answer stays on the question's key words.

Locate the extract

Begin by placing the extract briefly: what has just happened, what follows — one or two sentences only.
This shows whole-text knowledge (AO1) and explains why the moment matters (AO2).
Example:×"Coming just after the orchard has been sold, this speech…"×.
Do not narrate the rest of the text; the focus is the printed passage.

Work through the extract

Move through the passage in order or by key idea — but cover the whole extract, especially the ending.
Quote short phrases from the extract and analyse them closely: word choice, imagery, dialogue, sentence shape.
For drama: stage directions, pauses, exits and entrances, what the audience sees and knows (dramatic irony), how tension builds.
For prose: narrative voice, description, dialogue, pacing, what the narrator reveals or hides.
For poetry: voice, imagery, form, structure, sound — as in unseen work.

The key words: memorable, powerful, striking

The question's adjective is your thesis: explain why the moment is memorable, powerful or striking.
Different reasons: tension, shock, humour mixed with sadness, a turning point, revelation of character, a symbol coming to a head.
Keep evaluating:×"What makes this especially powerful is…"×.
The adjective invites AO4: your judgement, supported by detail.

Context and wider text — lightly

Link to the wider text only where it illuminates the extract (an echo, a contrast, a consequence).
Context (historical, social, cultural) is useful when it explains characters' behaviour in the passage.
The mark scheme rewards integrated textual reference, not information about the author's life.
In a translated text, analyse images, dialogue and structure confidently; be careful with claims about single-word sounds.

The Paper 3 levels (out of 25)

Level 6 (22–25): skilfully integrated, well-selected reference; sustained critical understanding; detailed response to the writer's effects; perceptive, evaluative personal response.
Level 5 (18–21): much well-selected reference; clear understanding and some deeper meanings; developed response to effects.
Level 4 (13–17): supporting reference; overall understanding; some response to language, structure and form.
Level 3 (9–12): some reference, some understanding, straightforward comments on methods.

Pitfalls

Summarising the extract instead of analysing it.
Ignoring the ending of the passage.
Writing mostly about other parts of the text.
Feature-spotting without effect.
Forgetting the question's key adjective.

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1.What does Section A of Paper 3 print on the question paper?
Easy
- AAn extract from the set text
- BA poem you have not studied
- CA list of essay titles only
- DNothing — it is closed book
2.How many marks is the Section A answer worth?
Easy
- A15
- B50
- C30
- D25
3.Roughly how long should you spend on Section A?
Easy
- AAbout 75 minutes
- BAbout 5 minutes
- CAbout 45 minutes
- DAbout 15 minutes
4.What is the best way to begin a Section A answer?
Medium
- ACopy out the first lines of the extract
- BBriefly place the extract in the text and state why it matters
- CSummarise the whole text
- DWrite a biography of the author
5.In 'How does Dangarembga make this moment in the novel so powerful?', which word is your thesis?
Medium
- APowerful
- BNovel
- CMoment
- DDangarembga
6.Which part of the extract is often neglected but important?
Medium
- AThe line numbers
- BThe title of the book
- CThe copyright acknowledgement
- DThe ending
7.Which is a drama-specific method to analyse in an extract?
Medium
- AChapter titles
- BFootnotes
- CStage directions and pauses
- DThe narrator's commentary
8.What is dramatic irony?
Medium
- AThe set is ironic
- BThe audience knows something a character does not
- CA character tells a joke
- DA play has a sad ending

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## Section A - Printed **extract** from the set text; re-read it. **25 marks**, ~**45 min**. Same or different text from Section B. - Styles: *In what ways does [writer] make this… memorable/powerful?*; *Explore how…*; *How does [poet] make this such a striking poem?*; *…an interesting opening to the story?* ## Method 1. Re-read and annotate (8–10 min). Plan 4–5 points around the **key adjective**. 2. **Place** the extract in a sentence or two. 3. Work through the **whole** extract, including the **ending**; short quotations; method + effect. 4. Evaluative conclusion. ## Form-specific methods - **Drama**: stage directions, pauses, exits, **dramatic irony**, what the audience sees. - **Prose**: voice, description, dialogue, pacing. - **Poetry**: voice, imagery, form, sound. ## Levels (25) - L6 22–25 · L5 18–21 · L4 13–17 · L3 9–12 · L2 5–8.

Extract-based question: A Section A question on a printed passage from the set text.
Key adjective: The word in the question (memorable, powerful, striking) that your answer must prove.
Dramatic irony: The audience knows something a character does not.
Stage directions: The playwright's instructions about movement, sound, setting and delivery.
Placing the extract: Briefly locating the passage in the whole text and saying why it matters.
Pacing: The speed at which a narrative moves.
Integrated reference: Quotations woven smoothly into your own analysis.
Evaluative response: A judgement about how effective the writing is, with reasons.

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What is printed in Section A?

An extract from your set text (a whole poem for poetry).

Section A marks and time?

25 marks, about 45 minutes.

First step in the answer?

Place the extract briefly: what led to it, why it matters.

What is the key adjective for?

It is your thesis — explain and judge how the moment is memorable/powerful/striking.

Two drama methods for extracts?

Any two: stage directions, pauses, exits/entrances, dramatic irony, sound effects.

Two prose methods for extracts?

Any two: narrative voice, description, dialogue, pacing.

Most neglected part of an extract?

The ending.

Paper 3 Level 6?

22–25: skilful integrated reference, sustained understanding, detailed response, evaluative.

Paper 3 Level 4?

13–17: supporting reference, overall understanding, some response to methods.

Biggest Section A pitfall?

Summarising instead of analysing.

Can Sections A and B be on the same text?

Yes — or on two different set texts.

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