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NZQA Language Features for Level 2
NZQA Language Features for Level 2
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Helpful terms and understanding for 2.3 Unfamiliar Written Text
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1
Which sentence is best for showing connotation?
The girl was as skinny as a rake.
The man left this world well loved.
The clown laughed hysterically at the ringmaster.
The dog whimpered in its kennel.
2
Ethos, pathos or logos? Drivers of vehicles texting, are 23 times more likely to have an accident.
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
3
What is an oxymoron?
two or more elements of a sentence have the same structure
seems to contradict itself, but which contains an element of truth
two contradictory terms or ideas are paired, to make a point
words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe
4
This IS a pun: "I'm having a bad hair day!"
True
False
5
Which one shows rhetorical question?
who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?
Can I finish your dessert?
When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do?
Can you please go to the back of the line?
6
Parallel structure: which sentence does NOT show it
We came, we saw, we conquered.
She likes cooking, jogging and to read.
Feed a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for life.
Mary likes hiking, biking and swimming.
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Third person point of view: the narrator is someone (or some entity) who is
not
a character in the story being told.
False
True
8
Caesura is a language term you would find in,
fiction
non fiction
all of these
poetry
9
This is NOT a pun: "You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish."
False
True
10
This is an example of enjambment...Night drips its silver tap/down the back/of my mind.
True
False
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Which is the example of first person narration?
As the coffee brewed in the kitchen, the TV blared from the lounge.
"You can see the kitchen, and the coffee beckoning, from the lounge."
The coffee cup sat on the kitchen bench, awaiting Sue to pick it up.
"I was desperate for a hot cup of coffee."
12
This is an example of pathetic fallacy: "The flowers on the grave drooped in sadness."
True
False
13
What is pathetic fallacy?
Popular with Shakespeare, it pokes fun at the reader.
Like personification, when the environment reflects the mood of the writer.
A language feature which overexaggerates
A false interpretation of the truth (lie).
14
Enjambment is a term belonging to which text type?
opinion writing
fiction
poetry
non fiction
15
What is a pun?
Plays on the sarcastic tone of the writer.
Plays on Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Plays on fun times and memorable moments.
Plays with words, or sounds of words, that have multiple meanings.
16
Second person narration; which one is correct?
She could smell fear in the room.
You can smell fear in the room.
I can smell fear in the room.
They can smell fear in the room.
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Which is the correct definition of enjambment?
the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break
the jamming of as many words into a line of poetry.
the stop/start reading of a poem, based on line breaks
reading without using any punctuation for continuous flow.
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Hyperbole is
when the writer says one thing, but means another
the clear meaning
the repetition of vowel sounds
when the writer exaggerates
19
What is an allusion?
A statement that appears contradictory, but may contain some truth.
A mention of something/someone known from mythology/literature/history.
A polite/indirect expression used to make better an unpleasant topic.
An obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
20
Which one is a good example of caesura?
Life is much too important to be taken seriously.
Stop! Find him!
Love is not love/that alters when its alteration finds /or bends.
To be, or not to be - that is the question.
21
This is an example of pathetic fallacy: "The wind played hide and seek."
False
True
22
The correct definition of caesura is...
The dots within a story to show thinking.
When one line of poetry should continue to be read into the next line.
A pause that occurs in a line of poetry.
The full stop at the end of a sentence.
23
Is this an example of enjambment? I wandered lonely as a cloud/that floats on high
False
True
24
Identify the oxymoron
You will need to make a readjustment of rations if we are to survive.
You eat like a piglet and smell like one too.
The tick, tick of the clock got on my nerves.
You are clearly confused by the question.
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A rhetorical question is a figure of speech that makes a persuasive point
True
False
26
Connotation: what is it?
the dictionary meaning of a word
a synonym or similar word meaning almost the same thing
a nicer way of saying something
the range of emotions and ideas suggested by a word. Words are loaded
27
Hyperbole example is...
I can resist everything, except temptation.
This box weighs a tonne!
Friendly fire was to blame.
Less is more!
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Third person example - which one is correct?
You walk into the store and keep your hand on the door to exit quickly.
You don't know about me without you having read my book.
The whole family – the six grown-ups and Charlie Bucket, lived together.
I am my father’s son. And when they came for him, I did as he asked.
29
Ethos, pathos or logos? "Smell happy!"
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
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Identify the ONE that is NOT an oxymoron
It's an open secret that I'm writing a book.
The deafening silence of her small hometown.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination!
The jacket was genuine imitation leather.
