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In the first section of the National 5 Critical Reading assessment, you will be asked to comment on examples of language, such as word choice and imagery. Revise how to identify and analyse some of the key language techniques in this guide.

In the first section of the National 5 Critical Reading assessment, you will be asked to comment on examples of language including sentence structure. Revise how to analyse sentence structure in this guide.

In the first section of the National 5 Critical Reading assessment, you should be able to comment on the tone the writer creates and the techniques they've used to create it. Revise how to analyse tone in this guide.

Reading for understanding involves identifying the main points, purpose and intended readership of the text. Inference is when the reader works things out using clues in the text.

Critical analysis is where you make an argument about a text you have read, providing points to support your case.