Which one of these is an example of chiasmus?

You cannot change the past, but the past can change you

Which of these conventions is most commonly seen in a discursive essay?

Communicating both sides of an issue

What is the definition of a 'metonym'?

A word used to substitute for something it is closely associated with.

What is 'epanalepsis'?

A sentence where the same word or phrase is used to start and end it

What is the difference between implicit and explicit meaning?

Implicit meaning is not directly stated

What is premodification?

When adjectives are put before a subject to accentuate its qualities

Which text-types would generally have briefer paragraphs?

News reports, brochures and leaflets

Which of these is a common convention of journals?

Parenthetical constructions to include important detail.

When you ask a question then proceed to give an answer

Which one of these correctly lists the conventional features of a blog?

Short paragraphs, informal register, generally short sentences

The definition of a minor sentence is:

A sentence that does not contain both a subject and a verb.

What is a 'left-branching sentence'?

A sentence that begins with a subordinate clause

What is the best way to write an analytical comment?

PEE (Point, Evidence, Explanation)... and be sensible! Not circular.

When analysing text, what structure should you follow when discussing individual features?

TEE: Textual comment / Evidence / Explanation

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

She ate the apple: it was tasty.

What is pathetic fallacy?

When inanimate objects are imbued with human emotion.

Which one of these phrases has the most fricative sounds?

Frau had not observed such folly

Describe the main phonological elements in the sentence: 'Fast and fickle was the brave boy.'

Fricatives, plosives, alliteration

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1
Which of these words contains a diphthong?
'coin'
'monkey'
'base'
'male'
2
Which one of these is an example of chiasmus?
Shrek is love. Shrek is life
You cannot change the past, but the past can change you
Do you believe in life after love?
It's about time we stopped this. It's about time we changed the narrative.
3
Which of these conventions is most commonly seen in a discursive essay?
Glamourisation
Figurative language analysis
Avoidance of negatives
Communicating both sides of an issue
4
What is the definition of a 'metonym'?
A subject that represents a larger group.
A sentence that uses commas in place of conjunctions to link clauses.
A sentence where the head noun appears at the end.
A word used to substitute for something it is closely associated with.
5
What should go first in the text of a news report?
Imperative
Introduction to the event/happening
Lead
The Inverted Pyramid
6
What day and time is the AS Language holiday tutorial?
Tuesday 3:30pm
Wednesday 2pm
Friday 8:30am
Monday 7am
7
What is 'epanalepsis'?
A sentence where the same word or phrase is used to start and end it
The modification of a word in a sentence by an adverb
Clauses that are inversions of each other
An equine disease that can infect humans
8
Which term refers to a verb that forms tenses, negations or questions with other verbs?
Adverb
Modal verb
Imperative verb
Auxiliary verb
9
Asyndeton is produced when a sentence contains many clauses and no...
End in sight.
Punctuation.
Adjectives.
Conjunctions.
10
The word 'rhetoric' is most commonly associated with what textual purpose?
Writing to discuss
Writing to describe
Writing to inform
Writing to persuade
11
What is the difference between implicit and explicit meaning?
Implicit meaning is deferred meaning
Implicit meaning is an incorrect interpretation of text
Implicit meaning is not directly stated
Implicit meaning is meaning that is evident from the language used
12
What is premodification?
When a verb is put before a subject in a sentence
When adjectives are put before a subject to accentuate its qualities
When a sentence starts with a subordinate clause
When the object is put before the subject in a sentence
13
Pick the correct spelling.
antidisastablishmentarianism
antidisestablishmentarianism
antidissestablishmentarianism
antidisestablishmontarianism
14
The phoneme 'd' produces what kind of sound?
Unvoiced plosive
Voiced fricative
Voiced plosive
Unvoiced fricative
15
Which text-types would generally have briefer paragraphs?
Articles, brochures and descriptive writing
Blogs, articles and narrative writing
News reports, brochures and leaflets
News reports, investigative journalism and articles
16
Wall Street, the Golden Arches, the Crown and the White House are all examples of:
Syncopation
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Allegory
17
Which of these conventions is the least appropriate for memoirs?
Flexible register and formality
Reflective in tone/content
Vivid imagery is used in descriptions
Only gives facts
18
'He skipped blissfully down the garden path.' The word blissfully in this sentence is used as a(n):
Adjective
Preposition
Verb
Adverb
19
Which of these is a common convention of journals?
Compound-complex sentence structures to slow the pace down.
Parenthetical constructions to include important detail.
Third-person perspective to create narrative distance.
Glamourisation to sell the experience being recorded.
20
What is hypophora?
When you ask a question to an audience in a speech, expecting an answer
When you ask a question that is not intended to be answered
When you start a question with a preamble, giving context
When you ask a question then proceed to give an answer
21
Paper 1 in AS Language tests...
Reading
Writing
Poetry and Prose
Directed Writing and Composition
22
How many text types are listed on the AS Language syllabus?
6
22
18
15
23
Which device is this an example of: 'To err is human, to be human is normal, to be normal is boring'.
Extended metaphor
Listing
Anadiplosis
Anacoluthon
24
Which one of these correctly lists the conventional features of a blog?
Short paragraphs, informal register, generally short sentences
Short paragraphs, formal register, generally long sentences
Long paragraphs, formal register, generally long sentences
Long paragraphs, informal register, generally short sentences
25
The definition of a minor sentence is:
A sentence that has only one independent clause.
A sentence that is one semitone lower than a major sentence.
A sentence that does not contain both a subject and a verb.
A sentence that does not contain both a subject and an object.
26
Which of these consonants is NOT sibilant?
's' in 'pleasure'
's' in 'island'
'z' in 'zigzag'
's' in 'sizzle'
27
Which of these fallacies is also a name for a literary device that denotes information designed to mislead readers?
Appeal to ignorance
Straw man
Equivocation
Red herring
28
What is a 'left-branching sentence'?
A sentence that begins with an adverbial clause
A sentence written in passive voice
A sentence that begins with an object
A sentence that begins with a subordinate clause
29
What is the best way to write an analytical comment?
Use the words in the quote again and make something up
PEE (Point, Evidence, Explanation)... and be sensible! Not circular.
Just don't - and pray to God that your parents never find out
Write 'This quote shows' and go from there
30
Which of these text-types uses the 'Inverted Pyramid' structure? (clue: top is 5Ws and 1H)
News reports
Diary entries
Speeches
Reviews
31
'Neologism' means:
A meaning of a word that has fallen out of common usage
A newly invented word
A new meaning for a word
A piece of jargon
32
What is the part of speech that orients things in time and space?
Deposition
Proposition
Supposition
Preposition
33
The term used when a piece of narrative writing begins in the midst of a plot is:
Parallel structure
Epistolary structure
Linear narrative
In medias res
34
The two words 'slay' and 'sleigh' are...
Homophobes
Homographs
Homonyms
Homophones
35
When analysing text, what structure should you follow when discussing individual features?
TEE: Textual comment / Evidence / Explanation
S+E: State and Explain
AGPIT: Audience / Genre / Purpose / Impressions / Tone
EQT: Explanation / Quote / Technique
36
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
She ate the apple - it was tasty
She ate the apple: it was tasty.
She ate the apple, it was tasty.
She, ate the apple, it was tasty.
37
Pick the example that best shows assonance.
She climbed the tree like a monkey.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
He eats sweet treats.
The slithering, slimy snake retreated
38
What is pathetic fallacy?
When the mood of the characters is influenced by the weather.
When inanimate objects are imbued with human emotion.
When a person is dehumanised in literature, producing a negative reaction.
A type of logical fallacy that is so pathetic, you cry at the offender.
39
Which one of these phrases has the most fricative sounds?
She gently glided overhead
Frau had not observed such folly
People in the street
That was pure ignorance
40
Describe the main phonological elements in the sentence: 'Fast and fickle was the brave boy.'
Plosives, sibilance, assonance
Sibilance, fricatives, assonance
Gutturals, fricatives, alliteration
Fricatives, plosives, alliteration

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