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What is meant by syntax?
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'Hard- drive', 'USB' and 'keyboard' are all examples of
Imagery
Jargon
Hyperbole
Triplets
2
What is meant by
syntax?
The different types of words
The differences between words
The formation of words to create a sentence
The knowledge that words are all I have to take your heart away
3
What is meant by 'high modality'?
Where the words used reduce the amount of uncertainty
Talking with little confidence
Explaining what you mean
Having two different purposes
4
Why does Hamid decide to place Changez's epiphany about his role as janissary in Valpariso, Chile?
It's close to NYC
It's similar to Greece, where Changez and Erica met
It's a third world country
It is a place ruined by American capitalist ideals
5
What is a glittering generality?
A type of rhetorical question
Grouping people together
A concept that everyone is thought to agree on
Something that attracts attention
6
Why does Satrapi 'break the fourth wall' in terms of narrative perspective?
To highlight the significant and formative influences in her life
To use the versatility of narrative voice in an imaginative way
To get the reader engaged
So we pay attention more
7
What are the three
main
narrative methods used in Persepolis?
Having other characters 'take over' the narration
Breaking the fourth wall
Present, past and future
Retrospective voiceover, young Mari speech bubbles and images
8
Which of these terms gives human characteristics to animals?
Zoomorphism
Methaphor
Anthropomorphism
Personification
9
What is the subordinating conjunction?
But
Despite
So
And
10
What feature is evident here?
Hyperbole
Imagery
Embedded clause
Allusion
11
'When a word creates an additional meaning to its literal meaning' this is a..
Explanation
Connotation
Paradox
Collocation
12
Which of these persuasive methods uses
reason
?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Bathos
13
Which of these is NOT a reason for a narrative choice used by Hamid in RF?
Future tense: keeps us engaged
Dramatic monologue: shows the Eastern perspective
Frame Narrative: Joins the present and past stories of Changez together
Second person, unresponsive: we place ourselves as 'the American'
14
Which of the following SF category would NOT be suitable for this question?
How does the writer apologise?
Tone and synthetic personalisation
Rhetorical choices
Register
Colour
15
Which structural choice does Attwood make in HMT?
The character of Offred
Including the 'Historical Notes'
Motifs of flowers
Creating a dystopia
16
Why does Hamid ensure that Changez and Erica meet in Rhodes, Greece?
Another fallen empire, hinting that his relationship with USA will fail
It's full of ruins
He went there on holiday once
It's an exotic setting for the opening of a novel
17
What is the
conditional
sentence?
She nearly lost everything
When we were young, we were happy
If we act quickly, we'll be OK.
Although she was little, she was fierce
18
What is a
determiner
?
A word that is an action
An object, person or place
The subject of a sentence
A word that introduces a noun (the, every, those)
19
Which of these symbols and motives are NOT found in 'the Reluctant Fundamentalist'?
Focus on the fundamentals
The beard, the tea
Images of restriction
Erica's manuscript, predator and prey
20
Which of the following is
not
a theme found in Things Fall Apart?
Pride and varying interpretations of masculinity
The negative effects of Child poverty
Conformity vs Individuality
The struggle between change and tradition
21
What does the bread swan symbolise?
Peace
Uncle Anoosh's ability to be a hero
Art & people's capacity to make something beautiful out of something awful
It's not a swan, it's a dove
22
Which of the following categories for grouping a text is NOT about language?
Diction / lexis (vocabulary)
Semantics (connotation)
Register (formality)
Syntax (word order)
23
Which of the following
is not
a SF found in poetry?
Elegy
Stanza
Paragraph
Petrachan Sonnet
24
Paper 1: What is the
superlative
?
Hotter
Minute
Smallest
Tiny
25
What is it called when the panel spans the width of the page?
Storytime
Splash
Bleed
Long panel
26
What is 'Pathetic Fallacy'?
Using the weather to convey mood
Using verbs more than once
A series of metaphors
A really weak answer
27
Which of these words is about the
physical characteristics of writing
? (Shape, size, style of text)
Graphology
Morphology
Scientology
Phonology
28
In Graphic Novels, what is a signifier?
A symbol
Words
Irony
Something that can be seen, heard, touched etc
29
What would NOT be used to create synthetic personalistion?
Modal verbs
Gutter
Rhetorical question
Pronouns
30
What words are related to 'cartoonification'?
small, big, medium
teaser, heading, caption
ironic, satircal, funny
simple, iconic, abstract
31
Which features ARE not on the scale for 'comic style' and cartoonification?
realistic to iconic
detailed to plain
objective to subjective
complex to simple
32
What is satire?
Something that is funny
Dramatic Irony
Being mean
The use of humour to ridicule stupidity
33
What is the role of Okonkwo's relationship with Ezinma in TFA? Select the best answer
So we can see he likes her
To show Okonkwo's value of Masculine virtues & how this is problematic
To compare with Nwoye
To convey the theme of gender
34
Which of these is NOT a
motif or symbol
featured in Things Fall Apart? Stretch: why use these?
Locusts and Fire
Yams
The Golden Key
Chi: destiny
35
Why does CA use 3rd person narrative (w. dialogue and internal monologue), referring to a range of different characters?
He couldn't decide on a first person narrator
In an attempt to be objective and let us make our mind up about the issues
Okwonwko wouldn't have been a good narrator
He got bored of writing 'I' in his first draft
36
Why does Satrapi use a more simple - iconic - universal - subjective style in her drawings?
To make use think more about the key themes
So we see the character only as Marji and nothing else
So we care about Marji more
To allow us to relate to the emotions experienced by Marji more
37
Which of these is NOT a method for analysing
characterisation
Physical description and speech
Inner thoughts
Context
Actions and reactions
38
What do testimonials 'appeal to'?
Emotion (pathos)
Logic (logos)
Credibility (ethos)
Time pressure (kairos)
39
What is 'You COULD' an example of?
Proper Verb
Modal Verb
Imperative Verb
Unimportant Verb
40
Which character is employed to show what Changez, could have become due to class similaraties?
Wainwright
Erika
Jim
Chris
41
What is meant by 'semantic field'?
Where words go to graze
The figurative meaning of a word
A set of related words sharing a similar theme or idea
The construction of words
42
Which is NOT a structural feature?
Cyclical narrative
Freytag's tension pyramid
Any changes throughout a text
Metaphors
43
Which of the following is an
adjectival phrase
?
She wandered slowly...
He was the Queen's favourite son...
The dog was smelly...
The tidy room...
44
Which of these sentence types makes a statement of fact?
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Inperative
Delcarative
45
What is not a Neologism?
Chillax
Disgusting
Crowdsourcing
Metrosexual
46
"Bittersweet" is an example of...
Contrast
Antithesis
Oxymoron
Juxtapostion
47
In 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' what does Erica represent
America
The emotional side of America
Herself?
The capitalist side of America
48
What is this an example of... “Life is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get.”?
Allusion
Metaphor
Personification
Anaology
49
'Math's innit' (as opposed to Isn't it Maths) is an example of a...
Colloquialism
Dialogue
Slang
Dialect
50
Which of these characters is NOT a vehicle for conveying a theme in TFA? Consider what CA is saying.
Mr Smith and relationships
Nwoye and religion
Enzinma and gender roles
Ikemefuma and the rigidity of tradition
51
'A sequence of words repeated at the beginning of clauses' is ...
Anaphora
Repetition
Wizardora
Conotation
52
What feature IS NOT in use in this panel?
Rhetorical question
Symbolism
Emanata
Neologism
53
What does the allegory of 'the letter' reveal about class relations in the Iranian revolution?
Nothing much
WC & Middle Class work together, WC infighting then MC ignores WC
Middle Class are superior to the Working Class
The always hate each other
54
What is the definition of 'anthithesis'?
An argument that you don't like
Opposing ideas in the same word
Two contrasting ideas placed near each other
A word containing contrasting meanings
55
What was Achebe's primary motive for writing Things Fall Apart?
As a sequel to 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad
Gives an authentic African perspective on the colonial history of Nigeria
To show that Okonkwo was unable to cope with changes
Because colonialism was awful
56
Which of these is not a tone likely to be found in a paper 1 text?
Exciting
Condescending
Contemptuous
Tongue in cheek
57
Why does Satrapi sometimes decide to move from a more realistic art style to something more abstract?
To showcase the variety of her artistic talents
To include the icon of 'God'
To mix things up a little
Panel depending: to relay specific emotions, ideas and concepts
58
Where might you find a teaser?
A magazine front cover
A poem
A cartoon
A graphic novel
59
What narrative technique does Achebe NOT use in TFA?
Igbo oral folk tale style: referring to past events to pre-empt future ones
Third person, omniscient narrator
Entrances and exits
Reoccurring animal imagery and proverbs
60
What feature HAS NOT been used here?
Metaphor
Superlative
Declarative
Imagery
61
What do we call the orange box of text at the top?
text box
dialogue
voice over
narrative
62
Which of the following is NOT a
coordinating conjunction?
And
But
Although
Nor
63
Which
feature and evidence
will enable you to come up with the best analysis for Marji's
feeling of loss
in this panel?
The visual metaphor of Marji floating in space
The voiceover 'it was the begining of the war'
The graphic weight of the black background
The spiked voice bubble that says 'Marji, run. We're being bombed!'
64
What visual feature has been used here?
Cartoonification
Visual metaphor
Flashback
Montage
65
Which of these literary devices are NOT related to narrative perspective?
First person
Unrealiable
Setting
Self concious
66
What is an invective?
Abusive or highy critical language
Anti-advertising
A contrast
Exaggerated sentences
67
Which is the best analytical answer?
Gatlin is presented as an intruder
Verbs are used to present Gatlin as a destructive force to 'shatter' dreams
The verb 'shatter' suggests that Gatlin has broken Bolt's dreams
The semantic field of destruction presents Gatlin as someone who ruins.
68
What is the example of an imperative verb?
Speaking
Was
Discuss
Told
69
Which
character trait transformations
of Okonkwo is Achebe NOT highlighting as dangerous in TFA?
Masculinity into male dominance
Self confidence becoming arragonce
Physical strength turns into violence towards others
Anger transforms into reflection
70
What is this panel an extended metaphor for?
Iran's capacity to continuosly hurt itself
Betrayal and hatred
Whiplash
The effects of war
71
What is another stylistic feature for 'word choice'
Lexical Choice
Syntax
Graphology
Semantic Choice
72
Which of these is NOT a theme in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'?
Religion
Destructive nature of empires
The impact of power and status
Negative effects of Nostalgia
