What is the definition of a homophone?

A word which sounds the same but is spelt differently

What is the definition of a synonym?

A word which is different but has a similar meaning

When writing a letter where should the addresses go?

Your address on the right, their address on the left

Which of these are layout techniques?

Underlining, images and bold font

What are the only two times you use an apostrophe (') in English?

To show ownership and missing letters

Which of these techniques are used to build trust in a reader?

Anecdotes and direct address, Statistics and expert opinion

To imply something means...

To say it indirectly, To suggest it without explicitly saying it

Homophones! Which of these sentences is 100% correct?

No one knows whether the weather will be good tomorrow.

Homophones! Which of these sentences is 100% correct?

They're going over there to get their coats.

How can bias be identified in a text?

Personal opinion is presented as fact, Emotive adjectives and nouns are used

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What is the definition of a homophone?
A word which is the same in two languages
A word which is spelt differently but means the same thing
A word which sounds the same but is spelt differently
A word which is spelt the same but means something different
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What is the definition of a synonym?
A word that sounds the same but is spelt differently
A word which describes a noun
A word which is spelt the same but means something different
A word which is different but has a similar meaning
3
When writing a letter where should the addresses go?
Both addresses on the left
Your address on the left, their address on the right
Both addresses on the right
Your address on the right, their address on the left
4
Which of these are layout techniques?
Underlining, images and bold font
Personification, simile and metaphor
Hyperbole, statistics and expert opinion
Triples, rhetorical questions and emotive language
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How many English Functional Skills exams are there in total?
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What are the only two times you use an apostrophe (') in English?
To show ownership and missing letters
To show exaggeration and missing letters
To show speech and missing letters
To show ownership and emotion
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Which of these techniques are used to build trust in a reader?
Anecdotes and direct address
Hyperbole and alliteration
Statistics and expert opinion
Rhetorical questions and emotive language
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To imply something means...
To say it in a biased way
To say it indirectly
To suggest it without explicitly saying it
To get other people's opinion on it
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Homophones! Which of these sentences is 100% correct?
Know one nose whether the weather will be good tomorrow.
No one knows whether the weather will be good tomorrow.
No one knows whether thee weather will be good tommorow.
No one knows weather the whether will be good tomorrow.
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Homophones! Which of these sentences is 100% correct?
Their going over their to get their coats.
They're going over their to get they're coats.
They're going over their to get there coats.
They're going over there to get their coats.
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What is non-fiction?
Writing which is not true
Writing which is true
Writing which is persuasive
Writing which is emotional
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Discourse markers are used to...
Link ideas together
Make writing more persuasive
Engage readers early on in a text
Emphasise certain points
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Which of these discourse markers are synonyms for because?
As a result of, due to
Furthermore, moreover
Therefore, consequently
However, on the other hand
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How can bias be identified in a text?
Personal opinion is presented as fact
Both sides of an argument are presented
Lots of facts are used to convince a reader
Emotive adjectives and nouns are used

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