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