Duplicate of GCSE English Language Paper 1A Techniques

Question 1

'He pictured the roaring Pacific Ocean a few blocks from his house' (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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Personification and onomatopoeia

Question 2

'The tightly closed windows' (Specimen 1- Paper 1)

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Adverb

Question 3

The word 'roaring' might be closely associated with... (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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A monster

Question 4

The word 'plodded' implies...

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The horses were very tired and unwilling to move quickly

Question 5

'The new silver paint sparkled on the piers' (Specimen 2, Paper 1)

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Imagery

Question 6

'The man had a greyish-green coat speckled with rust' (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Imagery

Question 7

'A band playing, flower gardens in bloom, an aeroplane advertising' (Specimen 2, Paper 1)

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List

Question 8

'The dispirited horses plodded sullenly to his command' (Specimen 1 Paper 1)

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Verb

Question 9

The use of the word 'tangled' would imply... (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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The dream was hard to escape from

Question 10

'The whip that now and again cracked above their heads' (Specimen 1, Paper 1)

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Onomatopoeia

Question 11

'He heard nine chimes of the town hall clock.' (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Onomatopoeia

Question 12

'He was still tangled in the images of his bad dream' (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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Metaphor

Question 13

In the Paper 1A mark scheme, what does 'judicious' suggest about quote selection...

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You use concise and accurate quotes

Question 14

'Wind lashing the trees' (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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Personification

Question 15

'The coach was...rocking between the high wheels like a drunken man' (Specimen 1, Paper 1)

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Simile

Question 16

This suggests that... (Specimen 1, Paper 1)

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The coach was swaying from side to side

Question 17

The use of a string of verbs in a sentence would create... (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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A sense of continuous action

Question 18

The phrase 'speckled with rust' suggests... (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Rust in small spots

Question 19

Onomatopoeia is a useful device in descriptive writing as... (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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It broadens the senses, giving a fuller perspective

Question 20

The use of the word 'lashed' would indicate... (Mock Paper, Paper 1)

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Violent and quick

Question 21

'Making houses, balancing roofs on them, building towers’ (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Verbs

Question 22

'He tumbled fragments of old window in his hands like shattered marbles' (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Simile

Question 23

'The coach trembled and swayed' (Specimen 1- Paper 1)

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Personification

Question 24

'Stepped off (the trams) in bewildered multitudes' (Specimen 2, Paper 1)

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Adjective

Question 25

Which techniques can you guarantee will be present in a Paper 1A text?

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Adjectives and imagery

Question 26

The fact that the 'coach trembled' suggests... (Specimen 1, Paper 1)

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Answers 1 and 3

Question 27

The use the list helps to emphasise... (Specimen 2, Paper 1)

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The number of different things that form a collective image

Question 28

The pieces of the broken window are compared to 'shattered marbles' as... (Specimen 3, Paper 1)

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Windows are marbles are both made of glass

Question 29

The word 'bewildered' implies... (Specimen 2, Paper 1)

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Confusion

Question 30

In the Paper 1A exam, what can speed up the process of responding to question 2?

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Annotating the text for techniques in the reading time

Duplicate of GCSE English Language Paper 1A Techniques

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Duplicate of GCSE English Language Paper 1A Techniques

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