S2 AQA Beginning of Year

Question 1

On writing exam question 1, how many words are you expected to write?

Accepted Answer

30-50

Question 2

How many syllables are in the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?"

Accepted Answer

14

Question 3

What does the prefix "pre" mean?

Accepted Answer

before

Question 4

Which word part can change a word's part of speech?

Accepted Answer

suffix

Question 5

How many syllables are in the word "elephants?"

Accepted Answer

3

Question 6

How can you learn irregular verb forms?

Accepted Answer

practice using them, memorize each one

Question 7

On which parts of the AQA exam will you need to thoroughly describe an image?

Accepted Answer

writing and speaking

Question 8

What do we call detailed language that helps us experience meaning with our 5 senses?

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 9

When are commas NOT used?

Accepted Answer

at the end of a sentence

Question 10

What is it called when you make an educated guess about meaning by using evidence?

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 11

What are parts of speech?

Accepted Answer

types of words with specific jobs

Question 12

How are the words "physical" and "astrophysicist" related?

Accepted Answer

same word family

Question 13

Which is the best example of imagery?

Accepted Answer

He sounded like a dying cat and smelled like a dead one.

Question 14

Where do we need conjunctions?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 15

On speaking exam question 1, how long should you speak?

Accepted Answer

3-4 minutes

Question 16

Which of the following do NOT need capital letters?

Accepted Answer

articles and prepositions

Question 17

Bonus Question: Many English words have roots in which older languages?

Accepted Answer

Latin and Greek

Question 18

Which words need "s" on the end?

Accepted Answer

plural nouns and 3rd person present verbs

Question 19

On speaking exam question 1, for how long can you prepare?

Accepted Answer

10 minutes

Question 20

What do prepositions do?

Accepted Answer

tell us time and location

Question 21

What do adverbs like "slowly" do?

Accepted Answer

describe verbs

Question 22

Last question: What's a correct spelling of my name?

Accepted Answer

Zach Peters

Question 23

What is a group of words like "thank you" called?

Accepted Answer

a phrase

Question 24

A woman is crying and smiling at the same time. Which would be the best inference?

Accepted Answer

Something meaningful has happened.

S2 AQA Beginning of Year

Questions 24

S2 AQA Beginning of Year

Questions 24