GUARDIAN (LEAKS) QUESTIONSClose Reading Practice

1. Show how the writer’s sentence structure in lines 4-9 emphasises his views about what society gained from the Guardian’s decision to publish the leaked documents.

(2) A

2. How does the writer’s language in lines 12-17 make his feelings clear over the way Alan Rusbridger (editor of the Guardian) has been treated by MPs and the committee. Refer in your answer to at least two language features such as word choice, imagery, tone and sentence structure…

(4) A

3. Explain at least two of the “wider issues” the writer feels society should focus on (lines 28-30)

(2) U

4. What does the word “redacted” (line 36) mean and how does the context of the rest of the sentence help you understand its meaning?

(2) U

5. How does the writer’s use of sentence structure in lines 48-51 help support his ideas in this paragraph?

(2) A