Public, personal or private text?

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A multiple question quiz testing learners' understanding of the features of speeches, letters and diaries as public, personal a private texts.
Sarah Holmes
Quiz by Sarah Holmes, updated more than 1 year ago
Sarah Holmes
Created by Sarah Holmes about 8 years ago
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Question 1

Question
When trying to work out whether the text you are looking at is a speech, letter or diary entry where should you look for clues?
Answer
  • The start
  • The ending
  • The main body of the text
  • The opening paragraph

Question 2

Question
Look at these openings from various texts. They are all from either letters, speeches or diary entries. Drag and drop the correct label to identify each extract.
Answer
  • Speech
  • letter
  • a letter
  • diary entry
  • speech extract
  • diary extract
  • diary
  • letter extract

Question 3

Question
Look at this extract from a speech given by Tony Blair at the Labour party Conference. Choose the correct language feature from the drop-down menus to show the rhetorical devices being used here.
Answer
  • three-part list
  • repetition
  • alliteration
  • alliteration
  • emotive language
  • interesting adjectives
  • short sentence
  • varied sentence structures
  • identifying with the audience
  • repetition
  • three-part list
  • first-person singular pronoun
  • repetition
  • alliteration
  • short sentences
  • imagery through metaphor
  • imagery through simile
  • imagery through personification
  • three-part list
  • alliteration
  • emotive language
  • juxtaposition
  • repetition
  • alliteration
  • repetition of plural pronoun
  • repetition of singular pronoun
  • repetition of 3rd person pronoun
  • repetition
  • alliteration
  • emotive language

Question 4

Question
Which of the following are the most common purposes for speeches?
Answer
  • To persuade
  • To argue
  • To narrate
  • To describe
  • To explore

Question 5

Question
We refer to letters as being personal texts because they are always written from one person to just one other.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

Question
Read this letter from a soldier who served in the first World War and then drag and drop the annotations to show what we learn about the writer and recipient of this letter.
Answer
  • They are not well known to each other
  • They know one another very well
  • Kelly owes Clare a debt of gratitude
  • Kelly likes Clare
  • Kelly is an officer
  • Kelly is just one of the men
  • Clare is to be promoted to officer rank
  • Clare is to face disciplinary action
  • Kelly treats the men with respect
  • Kelly is aloof from the men
  • Kelly received a serious injury
  • Kelly's injury was not serious
  • Kelly is ashamed of the way he behaved
  • Kelly is criticising Clare
  • They understand the conditions
  • They are in different situations
  • Kelly adopts a friendly tone
  • Kelly remains formal

Question 7

Question
When should you end a letter with 'yours sincerely'
Answer
  • When you know the name of the person you are writing to
  • When you don't know the name of the person you are writing to
  • When you are writing to a company
  • When you are writing a love letter

Question 8

Question
Which of the following features would you expect to find in a diary?
Answer
  • Incomplete sentences
  • Slang terms
  • Technical jargon
  • Expressions of emotions
  • Lack of contextual information
  • A named reader
  • Rhetorical devices
  • Direct address

Question 9

Question
This extract comes from a diary written by Lt. Edwin Jones, an officer who saw action in Mesopotamia during the First World War. It provides a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a junior officer at the time. This extract was written on Christmas day 1915. Choose from the drop down menus to annotate the extract to show how the language features reflect the personality, attitude, values and emotions of the writer.
Answer
  • Maintains persepctive
  • Is an idealist
  • Trying to escape horrors of war
  • Feels hard-done by
  • Accepts the privations of war
  • Rebels against privations of war
  • Feels affectionate towards the men
  • Patronises the men
  • Dislikes the men
  • Excited about being abroad
  • Behaves badly abroad
  • Dislikes being abroad
  • Seems naive
  • Critical of the locals
  • Resentful
  • Self-mcoking
  • Defensive
  • In denial
  • Has found this all exciting
  • Is confused by the experience
  • Is very drunk!
  • Recognises injustice in the army
  • Accepts the military hierarchy
  • Is angry about this

Question 10

Question
Diaries are never intended to be read by anyone other than the writer.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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