My English Revision

Question 1

What is an ONOMATOPOEIA?

Accepted Answer

The use of words that imitate sounds

Question 2

When writing a letter to your boss you use....

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Formal writing

Question 3

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

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To change someone's mind on an issue

Question 4

Literary Devices are used to...

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Persuade reader/audience, produce a special effect

Question 5

Contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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oxymoron

Question 6

In formal writing you should NOT use ...

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abbreviations

Question 7

what are other figures of speech?

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hyperbole, personification, irony, allusion

Question 8

Imaginative writing is writing about true stories.

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False

Question 9

What is a SIMILE?

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A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Question 10

What is the compulsory task in the writing section of the exam?

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Essay writing

Question 11

In an imaginative text, you would expect to find...

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Descriptive language

Question 12

what are examples of lazy speech?

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wanna, gonna

Question 13

Writing for a newspaper or magazine

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Journalism

Question 14

What are figures of speech used for?

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To add rhetorical force to either a written/spoken passage

Question 15

What is "mood"?

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How the author wants the reader to feel towards the topic.

Question 16

Which of those used more than one poetry devices?

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Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are., Tick, tock, goes the clock.

Question 17

What do you need to do in this question?

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Evaluate how successfully the writer creates suspense, write about how well the writer creates suspense

Question 18

What is Imaginative Writing?

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Writing that arises from invented or imaginative situations.

Question 19

What part of speech is this

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Alliteration

Question 20

Where are you most likely to find persuasive writing?

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advert

Question 21

What happen in persuasive writing.

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an author tries to convince readers to agre with his/er work

Question 22

Discursive writing must include analysis.

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No

Question 23

Poetry Elements are...

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Rhythm, Sound, Imagery and Form

Question 24

What part of speech is this

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Adverb

Question 25

In English, we know to put adjectives before nouns because of

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syntax

Question 26

What should you provide in your speech?

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statistics, facts

Question 27

What is RHYME in poetry?

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The repetition of sounds at the END of words

Question 28

Which are the correct spellings in BRITISH English?

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labour, tyre, through.

Question 29

Reflective writing is writing that ________.

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shows the author's thoughts and feelings

Question 30

what are figures of speech?

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analogies, all the above, similes, metaphors

Question 31

What is "tone"?

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How the author feels towards their topic.

Question 32

Which of these poetry devices shows inanimate objects acting like people?

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 33

How do you finish/end a formal letter?

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Kind regards, Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely

Question 34

How do you write dates in a formal way in English?

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November 26, 2015, 26/11/2015, 26 November 2015

Question 35

In a persuasive essay, a concluding paragraph is not necessary.

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FALSE

Question 36

the formation of mental images or figures

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imagery

Question 37

How many bullet points must you address in your letter?

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3

Question 38

Discursive Writing is....

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A balanced discussion of all multiple perspectives

Question 39

How many paragraphs in a proper persuasive essay?

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4, 5

Question 40

Uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful

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Figurative Language

Question 41

A Persuasive speech requires a 'Call to action'

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

There are no narrators in imaginative writing EVER

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False, False

Question 43

What are literary devices?

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tools a writer uses to engage the reader

Question 44

Sound Devices in Poetry uses all but the following...

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Jingle

Question 45

The style of writing that explores ideas in order to provoke thought is:

Accepted Answer

Discursive

Question 46

When do you use a CAPITAL letter?

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Days of the week, I, Months, Names

Question 47

Imaginative writing is writing about true stories.

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False

Question 48

Why do we need figures of speech?

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Makes writing easier to understand and imagine, It makes writing so much better, Helps us use comparisons

Question 49

What should be included in the introduction to a piece of persuasive writing?

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A clear idea of what you would like the audience to agree to

Question 50

When planning persuasive writing...

Accepted Answer

list all the points you want to make

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