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A little practice. A clearer way forward.

Practise reading skills, revise your set text and plan your own writing. Clear guidance for National 5 and Higher English, alongside what you learn in class.

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RUAE practiceWord Choice

How does the writer’s word choice make their attitude clear?

“determined” suggests they will keep going despite difficulty.
Clear evidence and explanation

You selected a relevant word and explained what it suggests.

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How Tutor Scotland helps

Clear support that helps you improve.

Get useful feedback on your answers, understand what to improve and practise the skills that matter for your course.

Practise RUAE

Work through exam-style questions, get feedback on your answers and find out what to improve next.

Revise Scottish Set Texts

Explore key ideas, characters, themes and techniques from the texts you are studying.

Understand your feedback

See what you did well, what needs more work and how to improve your next answer.

See your progress

See the activities you’ve completed and choose what you’d like to practise next.

How it works

Choose a skill, have a go and use the feedback.

  1. 1

    Choose what to practise

    Pick one RUAE skill, or try mixed practice when you want to combine different skills.

  2. 2

    Have a go

    Read the short passage and write your answer.

  3. 3

    See how to improve

    Check what you did well, use a hint if you need one and then have another go or move on.

Your English course

Choose the level you’re working towards.

Each course has its own practice and guidance. Your National 5 and Higher progress stays separate.

Higher English

Higher RUAE practice, Scottish Text revision, Critical Essay planning and Folio preparation, with guidance for the demands of Higher.

Higher English practice

RUAE means Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. You’ll practise skills such as own words, word choice, imagery and sentence structure.

For pupils

Get unstuck and keep improving.

Choose the part of English you want to work on. Use the guidance and feedback to work out your next step. Your thinking and writing stay your own.

For parents

Support your child’s learning at home.

Tutor Scotland gives pupils purposeful practice and clear feedback alongside their classwork, homework and teacher’s guidance.

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Your next step

Ready to have a go?

Choose your English level, then open the part of the course you want to practise.

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