Read lines 31–42. By referring to both word choice and sentence structure, analyse how the writer creates a negative impression of adults. (4 marks) (Question taken from the 2016 Higher English past paper)

Passage"Of course, it would be naïve to suggest that all teenagers can be as accomplished as Malala. However, there is, in fact, considerable evidence that the “unfinished” brain can be pretty good at sport, music, creating computer software and raising thousands of pounds for charity. True, 16-year-olds can be rude, sulky, reckless and unreliable. But the adult world is scarcely exempt from these characteristics. Perhaps — as politicians must hope — most teenagers know too little about politics to make self-congratulatory comparisons between themselves and the at times limited brain power on show during parliamentary debates. The evidence of their own eyes confirms that, when considering normal behaviour, 16-year-olds barely compete in terms of incivility, tantrums, profanity, impulsivity, prejudice, time-wasting and an unedifying dependency on tabloid websites, when compared to millions of fully enfranchised grown-ups. If law-makers ever think of restricting voting by the inadequately brained, illiterate, non-taxpaying or ignorant, the consequences for some adults would be chilling."This question is worth 4 marks out of 30 in a Higher Close Reading Paper, so it needs to be well answered but efficiently answered. Close reading requires thorough reading of the passage, ideally twice before attempting to answer any questions. Ideally we would analyse 2 examples. As the question emphasise we bust analyse both sentence structure and word choice. Less able students can also pick up marks by answering with 4 less developed points. The most obvious example of sentence structure is the list used on line 41. A students answer to this should: identify the type of structure, refer to it and analyse how it used to "create a negative impression of adults" On line 41 the author lists an array of bad qualities associated with the adult electorate. The use of an extended list creates a huge emphasis on the lack of attributes that many adults have and how many adults are no more qualified to vote that teenagers. The list emphasises that by virtue of being an adult, does not make someone clever or politically minded, and in fact, create a larger negative impression by saying implying they are of less value than many young people. The list further creates a bad impression of adults by imply there is a large number of adults with these bad qualities.The student must also refer to one example of word choice that creates a negative impression of adults. The author uses the word "tantrums" when comparing teenagers to adults. By using this word the writer immediately bring the reader to think of children losing control of their emotions in fits of anger. By attributing this quality to adults, the writer suggests that many adults are no more emotionally evolved that children, creating a negative impression of adults attempts to deal with anger.