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Good writing should be structured by....
A range of sentences to suit the audience and purpose
Very short and very long sentences
Mostly short, clear sentences
Mostly long, complex sentences
2
Which of these is NOT a technique of descriptive writing?
using a variety of sentence lengths
fallacious prophesy
using the 5 senses
pathetic fallacy
3
When a writer creates their autobiography, they use their.....
memorys
memory's
memories
memries
4
personification means.....
your personal opinion
describing a thing as if it was alive
talking directly to the reader
describing an animal as a person
5
My skin ''peels back like a skin of boiled milk'' is an example of a ..
simile
metaphor
smiley
similly
6
In writing, words that describe things are called......
adjectives
ajectives
adverbs
descriptors
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Adverbs describe HOW something is done....which word is an adverb?
slowly
carefully
guiltily
quickly
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This is a question that writers use for effect.
closed question
retorical
reetorical
rhetorical
9
Juxtaposition means ...
Similarity
Pattern of 3
Repetition
Two contrasting ideas placed together
10
Which of these is NOT a Non- Fiction text?
A letter from the Principal of Sussex Downs College
'Dracula' by Bram Stoker
A copy of a speech made by Teresa May
'Between a Rock and a Hard Place', by Aron Ralston
