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Recap for Derived Grade Exams
Recap for Derived Grade Exams
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Recap for NCEA derived grade exams.
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"The price was astronomical!" is an example of:
sarcasm
jargon
irony
hyperbole
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Response to text: First steps?
Start cracking it out
Write your evidence down
Doodle
Read through question choices
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For an Excellence, what needs to be clear?
Provide an insightful response that is well structured
Your ability to use evidence
Your ability to create a cohesive argument
Your understanding of plot
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How many pieces of evidence per paragraph?
6
3
4
2
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"How clever of you. How will we fix it now?" How is "clever" used in this example?
as a synonym, for humour
as a verb, for clarity
as an adjective, for description
as an antonym, for sarcasm
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How many times should you read the text?
Once
Twice - second to skim for features
Don't bother just skim it
Thrice
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When can you leave?
never!
After first 45 and before last 15
after 45 minutes
in the last 15 minutes
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How long should you spend on each text?
45 minutes
30 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
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another example of personification is:
My eyeball watered.
The clouds wandered.
The chair scraped the floor.
The dog bit like a bear.
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What should you try to consider in your 'thoughts' part of your TWEET?
Links to modern society and the wider world
Context of the text
Personal response
author/director purpose
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"She kicks like wildfire!" implies that the woman:
is a pyromaniac
is a danger to the environment
is difficult to control
is hot
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What of the following will not be in the Unfamiliar Texts exam?
Poetry
Visual image
Non-fiction
Prose
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What is expected of an excellence response?
Explanation
Analysis
Appreciation
Insight
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A discussion of what is necessary to achieve Merit?
Discussing a language feature
Discussing an idea
Discussing multiple language features
Stating a point
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"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed..." is
personification
simile
figurative language
alliteration
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How many paragraphs altogether?
5
4
3
6
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"I literally blew his head off" technically means:
I actually shot his head off with a gun.
I yelled at him.
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What key words should you use to guide your paragraphs?
plot
make up your own
words from the text
key words from the question
19
How long do you have for this paper?
an hour and 15
2 hours
3 hours
and hour and a half
20
define irony:
when the intention is the opposite of the effect
when something is funny for no reason
when something seems awkward
when the effect is the opposite of the intention
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"We charged at each other like lambs on a spring day." is an example of:
slang
personification
metaphor
simile
22
an anecdote is:
a short, famous quote
a brief story included in a text about something related
when you correct yourself
23
What is the first thing you should do when you look at each text?
Highlight language features
Starting writing
Read the text
Read the question
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Second step?
Start intro
Write out plan and evidence
Go to the toilet
Turn around and see what question your mate is doing
25
"My iphone had a hissy fit today." is an example of:
simile
literal imagery
personification
jargon
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How many texts are to be discussed in the Unfamiliar Texts exam?
1
2
3
4
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How long do you have for this paper?
2 hours
1 hour and a half
3 hours
1 hour
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"The class took forever." is an example of:
exaggeration
figurative language
literal imagery
hyperbole
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"Ah Novus!" "Show us your crack!". The word 'crack' here is an example of:
pun
onomatopoeia
inappropriate language
colloquial language
30
"On the tip of my tongue" is an example of:
alliteration
cliche
metaphor
proverb
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"The slaves; who had been seared in the flames of injustice" is an example of?
imagery
metaphor
personification
simile
