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1
Which movie does this clip come from?
Skyfall
Band of Brothers
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2
What techniques are used when writing an article?
Quotes
Persuasive writing
Facts and figures
None of the above
3
where are you most likely to find persuasive writing?
Novel
Advert
Horror story
Poem
4
Who is this?
Michael Jackson
Bob Marley
Samuel l Jackson
Martin Luther King
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Blogs are ...
Formal
Online diaries
My favourite dinner
Informal
6
If your letter begins with 'Dear Sir / Madam' what should you end it with?
Cheers
Yours Faithfully
Yours Sincerely
Best wishes
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Who is this?
Little and Large
The Kray twins
My brothers
Ant and Dec
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What is direct address?
Telling the audience where you live
Using pronouns like 'you' to speak to the audience.
Asking the audience where you live
When you talk to the postman
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Effective speeches...
Use the English language skillfully
Usually full of lies
Have no relevance to the real world
10
Which of the following pairs is spelt correctly?
sincerely
laughible
laughable
sincerly
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Speeches often include...
Direct address
Characters
Rule of three
Statistics, quotations and examples
12
What are the two main uses of the apostrophe?
To make things sound good
To show possession
To form a contraction
To make me smile
13
"I have a dream" Who said this?
Boris Johnson
David Cameron
Martin Luther King
Donald Trump
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Life is like a box of chocolates, is ...
onomatopoeia
List
Alliteration
Simile
15
What is the 'Subject' box used for in an email?
To put my letters in
As a reminder
To copy someone else in
Overview of email
16
What is the minimum number of sentences in a paragraph?
1
4
3
2
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When are commas used?
Before a conjunction
In a list of two or more things
To give extra information
When I breathe
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Which techniques make speeches more memorable?
Repetition
Rhetorical questions
Adjectives
Nouns
19
Reports need to be ...
Informal
Persuasive
Formal
Informative
20
Identify the alliteration
The sausages sizzle on the saucepan
What are you waiting for?
Have a crack at it
Soft as a cloud
21
What do speeches have the power to do?
Inspire society
Waste time
Send us to sleep
Develop new thoughts and opinions
22
Which ones are homophones?
to, too and two
three, four and five
There, their and they're
mine, fine, wine
23
What is bias?
putting forward one side of an argument
Having an argument
Being unfair
24
When writing a formal letter, where do you put your address?
Left hand side
I don't need my address!
Bottom
Right hand side
25
Language is used to make the audience feel a certain way...
Emotive language
Tone
mood
Sad
26
What is a rhetorical question?
Makes the reader think
One I can give an answer too
One that doesn't need an answer
Nothing, Lucie made this up!
27
The layout of a leaflet can contain...
Subheadings
My opinion
Title
Bullet points
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What is the purpose of writing a review?
To advise
To describe
To analyse
To inform
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Which genre of writing doesn't have a structured layout?
Review
Blog
Letter
Article
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Who is this?
Brad Pitt
Simon Cowell
Johnny Depp
Tom Hardy
