Revision Quiz

Which is an example of first-person narrative?

In Paper 1, you should analyse both language and structure in Q2.

You should avoid using advanced vocabulary if you’re not 100% sure of the meaning.

How many marks is Paper 2, Question 5 worth?

What does the examiner expect from your Paper 1, Q5 narrative?

Which punctuation mark can show suspense or unfinished thoughts?

What’s the effect of using second person (“you”) in a speech?

Which technique is used when the weather mirrors a character’s mood?

Which device is used here? "Her words were like knives."

What should you do first when you get the exam paper?

Descriptive writing means writing like a story, with a plot and dialogue.

Writing “This shows the writer is good” is an effective analytical comment.

What does a writer achieve by using a cyclical structure?

Which of these phrases best describes a metaphor?

A good descriptive piece includes the five senses.

You need to spend the same amount of time on every question.

You are allowed to make up statistics or quotes in persuasive writing.

You must compare the language of two texts in Paper 2, Question 2.

What does zooming in on detail in descriptive writing help achieve?

Which of the following is best for comparing two writers’ perspectives?

How many marks is Paper 2, Question 4 worth?

Paper 2 always includes a 19th-century text and a modern one

If you are asked to ‘evaluate’, what should you do?

Long paragraphs with no punctuation can lose you marks even if the ideas are good.

What does “explicit” mean in reading questions?

Which structural feature focuses on how a text shifts from one idea to another?

Which Paper asks you to compare two texts?

Which question in Paper 1 asks you to focus on structure?