A statement that tries to state a general truth.

Which list has the correct contractions?

We’re, can’t, don’t, aren’t

Which of these Gatsby quotes include a compound sentence?

I’d had enough of all of them for one day and suddenly that included Jordan

What is verbal irony?

What is said is different than what is meant

Which sentence is ambiguous?

When the detective asks if the goods are stolen, the honest reply.

What is the definition of overlapping?

Speakers know each other so well that they continue to complete each speech

What is an example of a compound-complex sentence?

The man was on his sofa, while eating crisps, but then he dropped them.

Expressions we use when we don't want to be too direct.

What is circumlocution?

The words used to avoid something difficult or unpleasant.

Which is an example of a tag question?

“You know that, don’t you?”

Identify the dialogue in the following statements.

"You going shopping?" "Maybe." "Can I come?"

...an insincere ludicrous attempt at pathos.

Which is not an Diacope?

Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.

What is the definition of repair?

Someone repeating what they said with a correction.

Why are fillers used?

To show that the speaker is not finished speaking and may be thinking.

What is backtracking defined as?

Interrupting yourself to add details you previously missed out.

What is the definition of deictics/ deixis?

Using vague words to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context.

What is the definition of Anadiplosis?

A word/phrase at the end of one phrase is repeated at the start of the next

Which of these is not a simple sentence.

I don't like studying, but i’ll do it if I have to.

Colloquial language is...

...informal, everyday language.

What is the definition of juxtaposition?

Two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect.

Which is an example of subjunctive tense?

“If I were a millionaire, I would buy a house in East Egg.”

What is the function of pathos?

Appealing to an audience’s emotions.

Words that are no longer in everyday use.

Which sentence is not an example of Anaphora?

The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator...

Why might the author choose to include an aside in their play?

To confess their thoughts and feelings (to the audience).

What is the definition of assonance?

The recurrence of stressed vowels in nearby words.

What is the definition of Mesodiplosis?

The repetition of a word in the middle of a phrase or clause

What is the nature of logos?

appealing to an audience's reason.

What is meant by register?

The way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances.

a long speech delivered to another character during their conversation.

Identify dramatic irony in the play ‘Othello.’

Othello believes Cassio was gifted Desdemona’s handkerchief.

Which of the following is an example of vocative?

“Hector, stop groping the boys please.”

What are the minimum requirements for a complex sentence?

One independent and one dependent clause and a subordinating conjunction.

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1
What is an axiom?
A statement that tries to state a general truth.
A pause in a play.
When a character says their thought aloud.
A purposeful lie.
2
Select the abstract noun from this phrase: Strength is being displayed now.
Being
Displayed
Strength
3
True or false? You would use parallel phrasing when a sentence contains a pair of connected ideas.
True
False
4
Which list has the correct contractions?
I’m, theyr’e, won’t, we’rnt
We’re, can’t, don’t, aren’t
Don’t, won’t, can’t, we’rnt
5
Which of the following is not a proverb?
Better late than never.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time to go.
6
Which of these Gatsby quotes include a compound sentence?
I can’t wait all day.
I’d had enough of all of them for one day and suddenly that included Jordan
7
What is verbal irony?
The audience knows something a character doesn't know.
What happens is the opposite of what is expected.
What is said is different than what is meant
8
Which sentence is ambiguous?
When the detective asks if the goods are stolen, the honest reply.
When the detective asks if the goods are stolen, honest people reply.
9
What is the definition of overlapping?
When 2 people use the same word in their sentence.
When 2 or more people stand on top of each other during speech.
Speakers know each other so well that they continue to complete each speech
10
What is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
The man was on his sofa, while eating crisps, but then he dropped them.
The man enjoys eating his crisps, which are salt and vinegar.
The man sat and ate crisps.
You must watch TV.
11
What is a euphemism?
Expressions we use when we don't want to be too direct.
Expressing uncertainty in speech.
Words or expressions we use for comedic effect.
12
True or false, the climax of a plot is at the end?
False
True
13
What is circumlocution?
The use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea.
The words used to avoid something difficult or unpleasant.
The use of listing words to describe an overwhelming emotion.
14
What is a soliloquy?
A longer version of an aside.
The protagonist’s dying (last) words.
A profession of true love.
15
Which is an example of a tag question?
“You know that, don’t you?”
“Who is your favourite character from The Great Gatsby? Not Tom”
“On a scale of 1-10 how much did you enjoy Gatsby's perfect party?”
“What time do you call this?”
16
True or false, hyperbaton is an inversion of the normal order of words?
False
True
17
Identify the dialogue in the following statements.
I was told by Freya that I smell bad.
"That isn’t what he said! He said, ‘No, I’m busy,’ –nothing about you!"
"You going shopping?" "Maybe." "Can I come?"
18
Which of the following is an example of phatic talk?
Barbary horse.
What a strange bloke.
Take my milk for gall.
How's it going?
19
Bathos is...
...an insincere ludicrous attempt at pathos.
...use of statistics to appeal to audience.
...appealing to audience through begging
20
Which is not an Diacope?
Run, Toto, run
I am dying, Egypt, dying
Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.
Happy families are all alike;every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way
21
What is the definition of repair?
Someone recognising an error in the speaker’s speech and correcting it.
Someone purposefully making an error in their speech for others to correct
Someone repeating what they said with a correction.
22
Why are fillers used?
The speaker is waiting for something to happen.
To show that the speaker is not finished speaking and may be thinking.
The speaker wants to elongate their speech.
23
What is backtracking defined as?
To list an order from the end backwards to the start.
To disagree with a statement or opinion you have previously given.
Interrupting yourself to add details you previously missed out.
24
What sound is created by sibilance?
A wet sound
A hissing sound
A calming sound
An exploding sound
25
What is the definition of deictics/ deixis?
The use of conjunctives to create a formal register.
Using vague words to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context.
A two part exchange in which the second utterance is dependent on the first
26
What is not an example of consonance?
He struck a streak of bad luck.
He loves green grapes.
Mike likes his new bike.
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
27
What is the definition of Anadiplosis?
A word/phrase at the end of one phrase is repeated at the start of the next
Changing the word order in a phrase for deliberate effect.
Repetition of a word/variant on the same word, but with a different meaning
he juxtaposition of opposing ideas in a pair of clauses or sentences.
28
Which of these is not a simple sentence.
I don't like studying, but i’ll do it if I have to.
Leave while you can.
They are going to the shops with me today.
29
Colloquial language is...
...regional language .
...informal, everyday language.
...heightened language
30
Select the correct suffix for ear.
-es
-s
-ies
31
What is the definition of juxtaposition?
Figure of speech where apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect.
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
An inversion of the normal order of words, especially for emphasis.
32
What is embedded in asyndetic lists?
Punctuation.
Conjunctions.
33
Which is an example of subjunctive tense?
“If I were a millionaire, I would buy a house in East Egg.”
“I am a millionaire, so I have brought a house in East Egg.”
34
What is the function of pathos?
Appealing to an audience’s emotions.
Appealing to an audience's reason.
Appealing to an audience's political stance.
35
Which one is plosive?
Oasis
Nail
Pig
Snake
36
What is an archaism?
Religious lexis.
Words that are no longer in everyday use.
Fantasy style words.
37
Identify an example of a hamartia.
Othello’s jealousy.
Emilia and Desdemona’s friendship.
The stolen handkerchief.
38
Which sentence is not an example of Anaphora?
Give me liberty or give me death
I wish I may; I wish I might
‘I have a dream that one day…. I have a dream...
The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator...
39
Why might the author choose to include an aside in their play?
To confess their thoughts and feelings (to the audience).
To convey their mental instability.
To hide the character’s true intentions.
40
What is the definition of assonance?
The round fruit of a tree of the rose family.
The recurrence of stressed vowels in nearby words.
The same letter/sound at the start of adjacent or connected words.
The recurrence of similar-sounding consonants in close proximity.
41
What is the definition of Mesodiplosis?
Repetition of a word/phrase at the start of a string of sentences /clauses
The repetition of a word or phrase in quick succession
The repetition of a word in the middle of a phrase or clause
The repetition of words separated by a small number of intervening words
42
The word litotes came from the Greek word litos which means...
positive
opposite
negative
simple
43
What is the nature of logos?
appealing to an audience's reason.
appealing to a speaker's authority.
appealing to an audience's emotion.
44
What is meant by register?
The way a speaker uses language differently depending on the type of text.
The way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances.
The way a speaker uses language differently depending on where they're from
45
A monologue is…
a long speech delivered on an empty stage (excluding the speaker).
thoughts, feelings and intentions delivered through interpretive dance.
a long speech delivered to another character during their conversation.
46
Identify dramatic irony in the play ‘Othello.’
Othello is thought to be killed at sea.
Cassio and Desdemona’s friendship.
Othello believes Cassio was gifted Desdemona’s handkerchief.
47
Where are interjections used the most?
In a poem.
In a play.
In a novel.
48
What is not an example of an Interrogative?
Who
When
Yay
Why
49
Which one is not an onomatopoeia?
Bam
Crunch
Smash
Eat
50
Which of the following is an example of vocative?
“You are a barbary horse.”
“Hector, stop groping the boys please.”
“Stop groping the boys, please.”
51
What are the minimum requirements for a complex sentence?
A sentence that includes more than 4 clauses that all link together.
One independent and one dependent clause and a subordinating conjunction.
Two independent clauses and one dependent clause that links the two.
52
Which of the following sentences contains ellipsis?
I wish I could go to see the concert.
I would go with you but I can’t.
I will go see them soon.
53
Which term is resolution similar to?
Repetition
Conclusion
Parenthesis
Denouement
54
Which is the definition of idiolect?
The grammar which a group of speakers use.
The way that a singular person talks, making them distinct from others.
The way that a particular group of people talk, all similar to each other.
The accent that a group of speakers have.
55
The narrator is...
...the first character that dies in a story.
...the main character in a story.
...the person telling the story or giving an account.
56
What is a hypophora?
When a speaker poses a question and never answers it.
When a speaker poses a question and immediately backtracks.
When a speaker refuses to speak and stares at anyone who does .
When the speaker poses a questions and immediately answers it.
57
What is the definition of accent?
A localised way of pronouncing words.
If you spit when you talk.
How loud you speak.
Whether you say something or somethink.
58
What is the definition of Epistrophe?
Changing the word order in a phrase for deliberate effect.
Repetition of a word/phrase at the end of a string of sentences or clauses.
When a word or phrase in one clause is repeated at the start of the next.
Repeating a phrase in reverse order
59
What are hedges in spoken language?
Words or phrases to make a statement more forceful.
Words or phrases to make another person's statement more forceful.
Words of phrases to make a statement less forceful.
60
What is the definition of a rhetorical question?
A question asked in order to not make a statement. It expects an answer.
A question that demands an answer.
A question which implies its own answer, so doesn't need answering.
Just a casual little question .
61
Which of the following is not a type of past or present tense?
Imperfect
Perfect
Continuous
Broken
62
What is the purpose of a declarative sentence?
To open up a discussion.
To make a statement.
To prove a point.
To make someone feel inferior.
63
Which of the following examples is not a triad?
The dog leaped into the air, smiling with happiness.
His decision was guided by intelligence, logic and compassion.
The artists colour palette included shades of indigo, lilac and navy blue.
64
Which of the following is a flashback in The Great Gatsby?
Daisy and Gatsby reuniting
Myrtle's death
Gatsby meeting Dan Cody
65
What is the definition of simultaneous speech?
Multiple speeches are held simultaneously in one space.
2 or more people speak simultaneously.
2 or more people say the same thing and are simultaneous.
66
Which two answers below is a definition of open/closed question?
Questions which do not deserve to be answered.
Questions which are answered with yes/no.
Questions which can never be answered. Ever.
Question which can't be answered with yes/no, but require developed answer.
67
Catharsis refers to the feelings of ____ while watching a tragedy.
Validation
Relief
Bitterness
68
What is an example of alliteration?
Her pot has a dot on it.
I brought oranges.
My sick silly seal is sad.
He has green lean beans.
69
Which of the following is an example of an isocolon?
Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict.
Food, folks and fun
70
Which of these sentences is not an example of antithesis?
This double chocolate ice cream is wonderfully evil.
You rise to play, and go to bed to work.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.
To be or not to be, that is the question
71
Is the following sentence an example of antimetabole?
False
True
72
Why do false starts occur in spoken language?
False starts are intended and happen to create confusion.
The person started speaking too early.
The speaker has misspoken or was interrupted.
73
What is the definition of address?
A term of address is used when greeting a person of higher status.
An address is where a person lives.
How you speak to someone.
74
What is an example of Epizeuxis?
Every happy person is happy in their own way
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Help, Help, Help!
Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering
75
What is an example of Antanaclasis?
To accept it without complaint, fear, or reluctance.
I have a dream!
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Put out the light, and then put out the light
76
Define Pragmatics
The study of language used in Shakespearean times
The study of sounds made by Hector.
The study of how language is affected by the context in which it occurs.
77
What are examples of a crisis in Othello?
When Othello strangles Desdemona.
When Roderigo tries to get Desdemona.
When Iago begins manipulating.
When Brabantio finds out about the marriage.
78
Which of the following statements is a comparative?
Hector is faster than the boys.
Hector is as tall as Posner.
Hector is the happiest.
Hector wants to touch
79
Theatre-in-the-round…
means the circular way the audience are seated around the stage.
is a term for a play that has no definitive ending.
refers to the cyclical structure of a play.
80
What are cooperative signals?
Written signs that you hang up to tell people what to do.
Hand signals.
Words/phrases/sounds to show you are listening.
81
What is stream-of-consciousness?
Where a writer didn't take any breaks whilst writing a piece of work.
Where a character's thoughts /emotions are depicted in a continuous flow.
Where a piece of writing has strings of long sentences.
82
True or false, the History Boys play has a cyclical structure?
True
False
83
What is an elision?
The omission of sounds, syllables or words in speech.
The changing of a word to make a pronunciation different.
Leaving out words rather than repeating them unnecessarily.
84
Which is not an example of a modal verb?
Should
Refuse
Will
Would
85
What is an example of an exclamatory?
Feed the cat.
Where is the cat?
I love cats!
We own a cat.
86
What is intertextuality?
The relationship between texts, especially literary texts
Waffle
The meaning of texts
87
What is the effect of an imperative?
To give the reader a purpose.
To give the reader a command or instruction.
To make the reader question their thoughts.
To make the reader feel good about themselves.
88
What is a frontal conjunction?
A conjunction at the beginning of a sentence. “But Iago said so.”
A conjunction at the end of a sentence. “Iago said so but…”
89
Which is not a paralinguistic feature?
Body language.
The pitch and tone of the speaker's voice.
Verbal interaction.
Facial expressions.
90
Which of the following are examples of parentheses?
Commas
Dashes
Exclamation marks
Brackets
91
Which of the following statements is a superlative?
Roderigo puts money in Iago's purse.
Desdemona is the happiest.
Iago is feeling sinister.
Othello is a bit sad.
92
Which is an example of hyperbole?
Sofia was so tanned.
Sofia was the most tanned girl in the world!
Sofia was a little tanned
93
What is jargon?
Jargon is an analysis technique.
Jargon is a group of specific words relating to the same topic.
Jargon is a list of random words.
94
What is the definition of euphony?
The quality of being pleasing to the ear.
A noise which is calm.
A noise which makes you angry and violent.
A disturbing noise
95
Choose the possible prefixes for the root word : understand.
pre
mis
able
dis
96
What is the definition of heightened language?
When a higher status character speaks.
Everyday lexis.
Texts that lift beyond everyday speech.
97
Which of the following sets includes a word which is not a discourse marker?
First, next, finally.
However, furthermore, on the other hand, in contrast to.
When, after, before, because.
An hour later, within a day, at three o'clock.
98
Which of the following are not included in someone's dialect?
Their body language
Their lexis
General vocabulary
Grammar they use
99
What is the correct definition of a premodifier?
Words that come before a noun and give information about it
When figurative language is used in a sentence
When the same word is repeated more than twice in a sentence
100
Which of these is passive voice?
Food is being cooked for everyone.
I am cooking food for everyone.

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