Quiz – The 57 Bus Reading Comprehension & Language Techniques (Secondary English, KS3/GCSE Adaptable

A student-focused quiz resource based on the non-fiction book The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, created to support reading comprehension and GCSE method recognition and evidence accuracy.

This teacher PowerPoint resource provides a structured, low-stakes way for learners to retrieve knowledge, identify language methods, and build analytical confidence using real-life text study hooks while avoiding independent plot production.

Quiz Content Focus:

Word class and grammar starter retrieval, supporting sentence competence

Multiple-choice comprehension for key content recall

Language method and reader effect identification, supporting AO2 transferable skills

Quotation precision and evidence selection, supporting GCSE paragraph building

Focus areas include:

identity and community

empathy and perspective

consequences of actions

writer’s craft in presenting real events

Language & Literacy Techniques Reviewed:

Students identify and label techniques in extracts or question stems, including:

Direct address and first-person voice positioning

Alliteration for emphasis or emotional tone

Facts vs opinion distinctions

Rhetorical questions for reader engagement

Emotive and evaluative adjectives

Dialogue tagging using verbs of manner (e.g. said, muttered, shouted), supporting tone inference

Skills & Exam Transfer Supported:

Retrieving key information accurately

Spotting and naming language methods with confidence

Explaining effects on reader or audience

Judging writer intention, tone and atmosphere through structure of ideas

Building analytical paragraphs using TEE / PEEL / PEA

Embedding quotations precisely from memory or note banks

Comparing perspectives and recognising responsibility or consequence framing

Ideal For:

ks3/4 lessons

GCSE English Language methods transfer

Literacy intervention groups (inference, method spotting, evidence accuracy)

Homework, revision, or guided reading comprehension

English leadership curriculum planning

Classroom quizzes, discussion, and evidence bank development