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- 1Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence. The dog licked its / it’s bowl.‘Its’ is the correct homophone
:
The dog licked its bowl. - 2Where should the apostrophe go in this sentence? The two cats owners went away for a week.The apostrophe should come
after the ‘s’ in ‘cats’, because
the owners belong to the cats
and cats is plural:
The two cats’ owners went
away for a week. - 3What type of sentence is this? Chloe went to town and bought a new bag.This is a compound sentence.
- 4What is a discourse marker?A discourse marker is a word
or phrase that connects
sentences and paragraphs,
e.g. However, Firstly - 5What tense is used in this sentence? He was singing beautifully.The past continuous tense is
used in the sentence. - 6What is meant by explicit information?Explicit information is
information that is openly
stated in a text. - 7What is meant by implicit information?Implicit information is
information that is not
openly stated in a text. The
information is implied so you
have to ‘read between the
lines’ to find it. - 8What is a summary?A summary is a shortened
version of something. A
summary contains the
main points but leaves out
unnecessary details. - 9What does PEE stand for?PEE stands for Point,
Evidence, Explain.
• Make a point.
• Give evidence (as
a quotation or by
paraphrasing).
• Explain the evidence. - 10What word classes do the underlined words in this sentence belong to? Harry went to work.The underlined words are a
noun and a verb
:
Harry (Proper noun) went (verb) to work. - 11What is onomatopoeia?Onomatopoeia is the use
of words that sound like
their meaning, e.g. ‘boom’,
‘squeak’. - 12What name is given to this example of figurative imagery? It was as cold and still as a statue.This example of figurative
imagery is a simile. - 13What is meant by reverse chronological order?Reverse chronological order
means starting with the most
recent event and working
backwards. - 14What is an inciting incident?An inciting incident in a story
is the event that really gets
the story going. - 15List three ways in which we can learn about characters in a text.We can learn about characters from:
• The narrator’s description of them.
• How the character behaves.
• How other characters react to them.
• What the character says and how
they say it.
• What other characters say
to them and about them. - 16What is a protagonist?A protagonist is the firstperson
voice of a character
in a narrative, e.g. Jane in
Jane Eyre. - 17What person is this sentence written in? She sang loudly, her fabulously powerful voice filling every corner of the room.This sentence is written in the
third person (he/she/it/they). - 18What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?A biography is the story of
someone’s life, written by
someone else.
An autobiography is the story
of someone’s life, written by
that person. - 19List three types of non-fiction texts.There are many types of nonfiction
texts, including:
• Reviews
• Newspaper and magazine
articles/reports/features
• Biographies/autobiographies
• Letters
• Diaries - 20What is meant by the purpose of writing?The purpose of the writing
is the reason why you are
writing, e.g. to entertain, to
inform or to advise. - 21List three organisational features you could use when writing an article for a newspaper, magazine or website.Three organisational features
you could use when writing
an article for a newspaper,
magazine or website are:
• Subheadings
• Headline
• Strapline - 22In what period did Shakespeare live? What was England like during this time?Shakespeare lived from 1564
to 1616, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. England was enjoying prosperity during this time. Explorers were discovering and colonizing new lands, and literature and theatre were
growing in popularity
. - 23List three themes that occur in many of Shakespeare’s plays.Themes that occur in many of
Shakespeare’s plays include:
• Ambition
• Kingship
• Fate
• Love
• Revenge
• Betrayal
• Jealousy - 24What is a soliloquy?A soliloquy is a speech by
one of the characters to the
audience. Usually, there are
no other characters on stage.
Soliloquies reveal a lot about
the character. - 25What poetic feature does Shakespeare often use to emphasise important thoughts?Shakespeare often uses
rhyming couplets to emphasise
important thoughts. - 26What was women’s position in society during the nineteenth century?During the nineteenth
century, women didn’t have
the vote, and their career
options were very limited.
Many writers and thinkers
supported women’s rights. - 27How are themes presented in nineteenth-century novels?Themes are presented in
nineteenth-century novels through:
• Events that take place in the novel
• Discussion by the narrators and/or characters
• Characters embodying themes
• Settings
• Motifs - 28Why is it important to consider the other characters in the novel, as well as the protagonist?It is important to consider the
other characters in the novel,
as well as the protagonist,
because they may portray
themes or issues, they may be
significant to the plot, and
they may reveal something
about the protagonist. - 29List three different tones that the narrative voice could use.Different tones that the narrative
voice could use include:
• Formal
• Informal
• Authoritative
• Friendly
• Sarcastic - 30Why is it important to consider the social and historical context of a text?It is important to consider the social
and historical context of a text
because the time when the text was
written may have influenced the
writer’s attitudes and the themes
and issues in the text. - 31How can motifs and symbols present themes in a text?Motifs and symbols present
themes by representing an
issue or idea. For example,
in The Lord of the Flies,
the conch is a symbol of
democracy. - 32What is an omniscient narrator?An omniscient narrator is
a narrative voice, which
shares the thoughts, feelings
and experiences of many
characters. - 33What is an act in a play? How many acts do most plays have?An act in a play is like a
chapter in a novel. Most plays
have two acts. - 34What was the Romantic Movement?The Romantic Movement was a period when ‘Romantics’ rebelled against the popularity of Greek and Latin poetry, and
valued more traditional forms of poetry such as ballads and wrote about love, politics and ordinary people. - 35What is a persona?A persona is a fictional voice
used by the poet. It is the
voice of the poem. - 36What is alliteration?Alliteration is the repetition
of a sound at the beginning
of two or more words that
are placed close together. - 37What feature is used in this line from ‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers? ‘but as we moved on through the afternoon light’The feature used in this line is
assonance (a series of similar
vowel sounds). - 38What is enjambment?Enjambment is when a poet
continues across lines or
stanzas without a pause. - 39How is rhythm created in a poem?Rhythm is created in a poem
from the pattern of stressed
and unstressed syllables.