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Thirty revision questions for students about to sit the Unfamiliar Texts exams in New Zealand
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A great answer will answer the question in its own words, with quote-woven excerpts BEFORE attempting any analysis
True
False
2
Which is a metaphor?
Life is as crazy as a roller-coaster
Kisses are like the flowers of affection
The curtain of night fell upon us
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
3
What are closely grouped sentences that start with the same words called?
Epistrophe
Anacoluthon
Unimaginative
Anaphora
4
Two points, two quotes and two language aspects is an 'Achieved'
False
True
5
A triolet is a three line stanza
True
False
6
What is antithesis?
A sentence that is grammatically balanced, in opposition
A bad person
When I get the main argument in my essay wrong
A counter argument
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What is a tricolon?
A punctuation mark
A French line spacing
Listing in threes
Three facts presented in a row
8
What is syntax?
It's when you get if you fail this test
It's them grammar rules
It's what you pay if you're sinful
How sentences are grammatically constructed
9
"And I do love thee: therefore, go with me" is an example of iambic pentameter
True
False
10
What are the repeated words at the END of closely grouped sentences called?
Epistrophe
Epanalepsis
Epixeusis
Elemenope
11
Watch the clip on pathetic fallacy and choose what is true from the options below
Is a type of extended metaphor
Often attributes an emotion
Is commonly used in films
Originated in France
12
What is this the BEST example of: She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Sibilance
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
13
"I am as snug as/ a bug in a rug" is an example of
Simile
Rhyme
Enjambment
Internal rhyme
14
Which of these is an appropriate link out?
Saying how the writing style is like another author's
Discussing the context of the text
Explaining how the idea is relevant today
A well-chosen whakatauki
15
Pick the meaning of apostrophe
A punctuation mark to show ownership
A punctuation mark to show a plural
A full stop, but at the top of the line
addresses someone that is not present or cannot respond
16
Where should you look for tone change or another shift in a poem?
Three quarters of the way through the poem
If it's a good poem, there won't be one
In the first stanza
In the final stanza
17
Free verse poetry
Can have short lines
Doesn't have to rhyme
Uses line breaks
Breaks the rules
18
What is the definition of cyclical structure?
Where the beginning and end are side by side
Where the beginning foreshadows the end
Where the beginning and end are connected by repetition
When there is a twist in the tale
19
What are words that don't sound harmonic together called?
Euphonic
A train wreck
A cacophony
Dissonant
20
What is tone?
When my mum has to ask for me to do something more than once.
The author's attitude to the content
The feeling you get from reading a text
When my teacher sings off-key
21
Watch the youtube clip on tmesis then choose the correct example from the list below
all-star basketballer
fan-bloody-tastic
Letterbox
up-coming
22
Pick an example of onomatopoeia
Crystal
Miaow
Quack
Kerfuffle
23
Which is an example of synecdoche?
The cat's whiskers twitched in fear
I'll sell my wheels when I move to the U.K
I baked some bread last night
The crown slipped on the Queen's head when she tripped
24
Watch the Youtube clip, then pick the chiasmus
Bond, James Bond.
All for one, one for all
She sidled up sideways, smiling.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
25
Watch the youtube clip on anadiplosis and choose the correct example from below
Angry I am much
Patience leads to suffering, suffering leads to learning which is great!
Change your attitude to aspire to improve
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
26
What is mood?
The emotion evoked by the author
How the protagonist is feeling
Mood is how we are made to feel as readers
When the teacher doesn't get his or her own way
27
Spelling is great, but don't avoid a word just because you can't spell it
Aviod hard words like the plaque
Just do your best
Are you serious, this is English, right?
Great advice
28
How do you spell the word when words sound like their meaning?
onomatopoeia
onomatopiea
onomatopaya
onamatopoeia
29
A conclusion is great, but two sentences will be sufficient
False
True
30
What is a sentence with multiple conjunctions called?
It's a nope
An asyndetic list
A syndetic list
a polysyndetic list
