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An English Quiz designed to test knowledge of literary devices and PEEL paragraphs.

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1
What does the 'P' stand for in PEEL?
Point
Purpose
Personification
Problem
2
"I am coughing, retching, choking." - What is the effect of the list in this sentence?
It emphasises the state of the character.
It makes the reader want to read on.
It restates the same idea to make it sound more impressive.
It makes the reader realise what's going on.
3
What would not be classed as evidence?
A quotation
A piece of dialogue
A sentence you wrote
A stage direction
4
What are these words examples of?
Inference
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Symbolism
5
What is a simile?
A contrast between two things using the words like or as.
A description of a person.
A connection between two things using the words like or as.
A comparison between two things using the words like or as.
6
Which is the correct spelling?
Onomatopeea
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopeia
Onomatopeoia
7
"Its deadly tendrils are searching ahead..." What literary device is being used?
Pathetic Fallacy
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
8
Which one is not an example of a connective?
Slowly
Although
Finally
Therefore
9
"For a moment we are frozen with panic." - What type of sentence is this?
Simple
Compound
Following Complex
Fronting Complex
10
What does it mean to analyse?
Write about the plot of the text.
Detailed examination of the structure or elements of a text
To think really hard about something.
Talk about characters.