NCEA Vocabulary - English

Question 1

what are you doing if you are commenting on something?

Accepted Answer

expressing an opinion or reaction

Question 2

what does humour mean?

Accepted Answer

being amusing or comic

Question 3

what does capture mean?

Accepted Answer

to take into one's possession or control by force

Question 4

What is imagination?

Accepted Answer

forming new ideas, or images or concepts in the mind, being creative

Question 5

what does reveal mean?

Accepted Answer

To make something that was unknown / secret known to others

Question 6

What does highlight mean?

Accepted Answer

To draw special attention to something

Question 7

What word means this: something too small or unimportant to be worth consideration

Accepted Answer

insignificant

Question 8

What is the definition of influence?

Accepted Answer

To have an effect on someone or something

Question 9

What is human nature?

Accepted Answer

Shared characteristics, feelings, and behavioural traits

Question 10

what is happening if you are reinforcing something?

Accepted Answer

strengthening it, adding to it

Question 11

What is the definition of aspect?

Accepted Answer

Aspect is a particular part or feature of something

Question 12

What is the definition of development?

Accepted Answer

To grow or advance, An event that marks the beginning of a new phase

Question 13

What word means this: sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

Accepted Answer

significant

Question 14

What does vivid mean when used as an adjective?

Accepted Answer

Producing powerful feelings, Producing strong, clear images in the mind

Question 15

What does setting refer to?

Accepted Answer

physical places, and social / historical contexts

Question 16

What counts as ideas in literature?

Accepted Answer

setting, theme, character

Question 17

What is the definition of analyse?

Accepted Answer

To explain or interpret something in specific detail, To examine something closely and in detail

Question 18

What is point of view?

Accepted Answer

A particular attitude or way of considering something

Question 19

What is a turning point?

Accepted Answer

when a character makes a difficult decision, a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs

Question 20

What are language features?

Accepted Answer

Techniques used to help communicate the writer's message, Figures of speech, tone, sentence structure, and word choice

Question 21

What is a minor character?

Accepted Answer

a character with a name who contributes to the plot a little

Question 22

What is the definition of interpret?

Accepted Answer

To understand something as having a particular meaning., To convey one's understanding of the creator's ideas., To explain the meaning of something.

Question 23

what is purpose?

Accepted Answer

The reason for which something is done/created or exists, A person's sense of resolve or determination

NCEA Vocabulary - English

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