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Edexcel IGCSE quiz on On the non fiction texts taught for Paper 1, Section A, English Language
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1
What film was made of Aron Ralston's experiences?
A Rock and a Hard Place
127 Hours
Trapped
60 Hours
2
Levine compares the event to which sporting event?
The Derby
Formula One
Crufts
The Grand National
3
What country did the naval ship come from that saved Brooks and Smith?
Britain
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
4
Why is Yen Mah’s father pleased with her?
An important Hong Kong businessman has noticed her success
She has won £50 in an international writing competition
She has done well in her school exams
She is his favourite daughter and he is glad to see her
5
What drew Alagiah's attention to the "one" he will never forget?
The tears
The smile
The pleading eyes
6
What year did Alagiah visit Somalia?
1989-90
1991-2
1995-6
1999-2000
7
Why does Zephaniah think that being young and dyslexic should not be regarded as a problem?
Dyslexia is not a measure of intelligence
Dyslexia often makes people more creative
8
What doesn't Thimphu have that Zeppa finds interesting?
Traffic lights
Crime
Churches
Trains
9
Why was the important man smiling?
He was apologetic about the condition he was living in
He had received some food for his family
He thought he would get some help
He was pleased to see Alagiah, the journalist
10
What tragic event made Macdonald want to have a bird to take her mind off things?
She got divorced
Her father died suddenly of a heart attack
She had a car accident
Her house burned down
11
Macdonald writes that the bird is like a creature from an illuminated bestiary. What is this?
A lighted glass dome where stuffed animals are placed
An illustrated medieval book about mythical and real animals
A lit- up cage
A zoo where exotic animals are kept
12
What shape is the woman's injured leg in A Passage to Africa?
Boomerang
Spoon
Circle
Banana
13
How does Steven Morris feel about Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith?
He thinks they should pay for their rescue
He feels that they are role models
He is critical of their exploits, viewing them as unplanned
He admires their adventurous spirit
14
Which country does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie come from?
Rwanda
Nigeria
South Africa
Dominica
15
Why does Zephaniah get an actor to read his novels in public?
He becomes too stressed
He finds reading aloud saps his energy
It’s a crowd pleaser
16
How did Ralston manage to escape the canyon?
His girlfriend reported him missing
He had to cut his right arm off with traction and a penknife
He managed to phone for help
Some hikers found him and alerted the authorities
17
What is Adiche's "single story"?
The danger of interpreting the world from one point of view
The story of Fide, Adiche's house boy
An account of her visit to Mexico
18
Why is Adeline Yen Mah anxious at the start of the Chinese Cinderella extract?
There has been a death in the family
She thinks a dangerous typhoon is coming
She is losing at Monopoly
She does not want to leave school and go home
19
Which cartoon is mentioned in Levine's travelogue?
Tom and Jerry
Scooby Doo
Wacky Races
The Flintstones
20
Bhutan is known as The Land of ------?
The Thunder Dragon
Drumming Water
Silver Peaks
High Mountains
21
Where is Thule?
The High Arctic
The Antarctic
Greenland
22
Where was Zephaniah’s article originally published?
The Guardian
On his own webpage
The Times
On a website that focused upon learning difficulties
23
Where did Jamie Zeppa go when she was 24?
Belize
Beirut
Bulgaria
Bhutan
24
What kind of form of writing is H is for Hawk? Select the best answer.
A magazine article
A travelogue
A literary travelogue
25
What kind of animal is being raced in Emma Levine's travelogue?
Goats
Yaks
Horses
Kibla donkeys
26
What is a dzong?
A fortress
A animal like a cow
A Bhutanese priest
A form of martial art
27
What is the name given to a stone wedged between rocks?
Lodestone
Chockstone
Stonewall
Staystone
28
How many paragraphs should you write for Question 4 on the Language paper?
4
3
2
29
What was Steve Brooks chased by in the Congo?
An elephant
Armed guerilla fighters
A silver back gorilla
A lion
30
In the acronym SPAF, the "P" stands for?
Purpose
Presentational Form
Punctuation
Paragraphing
31
Which famous poet does Yen Mah quote to describe her happiness?
Browning
Wordsworth
Keats
Kipling
32
What indigenous people did Kari Herbert live with?
The Inughuit
The Pygmy People
The Aborigines
33
What do the Inughuit value the narwhal for?
The skin
The ivory tusk
The mattak or blubber
34
What music does Adiche prefer to "tribal music"?
Beyonce
Mariah Carey
Bruno Mars
Drake
35
Which of these writers does Adiche not mention?
Chinua Achebe
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Camara Laye
36
What country did George Alagiah visit?
Ethiopia
Namibia
Somalia
Botswana
37
What age was Quentin Smith when he allegedly began flying helicopters?
10
5
21
18
38
What part of Aron Ralston's body is trapped by the boulder?
His right arm and hand
His left arm and hand
His right foot
His left foot
39
What technique is used in the description of "the glittering kingdom "?
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Juxtaposition
40
What animal is hunted in 'The Explorer's Daughter '?
Salmon
Whales
Narwhal
Seals
41
How many marks is Q4 on the Language paper out of?
12
30
20
42
All of these texts are examples of ----?
Travel writing
Autobiographies
Memoirs
Non-fiction
43
What is climbing in narrow passages using hands, feet and back called?
Crevassing
Cramping
Chimneying
Stemming
44
What famous speech, given by Conservative MP, Enoch Powell, influenced Zephaniah’s childhood?
The Windrush Speech
Rivers of Babylon
Rivers of Blood Speech
River Thames Speech
45
What wedding present came in useful for Steve Brooks?
A compass
An inflatabl dinghy
A Swiss army pen-knife
A Breitling emergency watch
46
What was the name of Adiche's house boy?
Franco
Fred
Frodo
Fide
47
What does Yen Mah ask her father?
If she can go to university in England
If she can invite some friends to a party
For some more money to by clothes
48
At what age was Zephaniah expelled from his last school?
11
13
16
15
49
What description does Yen Mah give to her father’s Study?
The inner sanctum
The Holy of Hokies
The sacred place
The forbidden room
50
Why is everyone angry at the end of the race that Levine watches?
The police declare the race illegal
The favourite fell possibly because another donkey got close
The bookmakers will not pay out the winnings
Levine's car got in the way
51
How many texts are there in Section A?
8
10
15
52
What does Levine find out about Yaqoob at the end of the race?
He does not have a driving licence
He had been drinking
He had scratched the car
He had won money on the race
53
Which of the following descriptions describe the second bird that Macdonald does not want?
A fallen angel
She is a conjuring trick
Something blank and crazy in her stare
Like a Victorian melodrama
54
What does Zeppa imagine making the mountains?
A giant child
God
Millions of years of harsh weather
An enormous ogre
55
Where did Emma Levine’s donkey race take place?
Karachi, Pakistan
Penzance, England
Cancun, Mexico
Jaipur, India
