A Review of Your Year 10 GCSE English

Question 1

Have you enjoyed your Year 10 GCSE English course?

Accepted Answer

YES

Question 2

Finish the quote from Blood Brothers: "That's why I take them so I can be .............."

Accepted Answer

invisible

Question 3

What is a mnemonic?

Accepted Answer

A technique to help you remember.

Question 4

How long are you supposed to spend on section A of each paper?

Accepted Answer

60 mins

Question 5

What is the technique we learnt in our narrative writing? Show don't ....

Accepted Answer

tell

Question 6

Which of these do you NOT get marks for in your GCSE English?

Accepted Answer

handwriting

Question 7

What's a noun?

Accepted Answer

A person, place or thing

Question 8

Which of these is a synonym for said?

Accepted Answer

muttered

Question 9

What is this an example of: The chair screamed out in pain as Helen sat on it.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 10

Which of these writing types is on your paper 1?

Accepted Answer

narrative

Question 11

What is this an example of: there, their, they're?

Accepted Answer

homophone

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a simile?

Accepted Answer

The diamonds glistened in the night sky.

Question 13

What is this an example of: Brilliant Blackpool

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 14

How many marks are your English GCSE papers each worth?

Accepted Answer

80 marks

Question 15

Which of these is spelt correctly?

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 16

Which of these punctuation marks can't end a sentence?

Accepted Answer

:

Question 17

What is a proper noun?

Accepted Answer

A noun that needs a capital letter.

Question 18

What word class is: eat

Accepted Answer

verb

Question 19

What percentage of your English GCSE is your narrative worth?

Accepted Answer

25%

Question 20

How many words should each of your written responses be on paper 2?

Accepted Answer

300-400

Question 21

Which of these is NOT in the story mountain?

Accepted Answer

climate

Question 22

What vocab should you choose for your written response?

Accepted Answer

ambitious

Question 23

How do you spell...?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 24

What is the split of marks in your paper 2 written responses?

Accepted Answer

12+8

Question 25

What was Scrooge's sister called in A Christmas Carol?

Accepted Answer

Fan

Question 26

Is quietly an adjective or an adverb?

Accepted Answer

adverb

Question 27

Which of these is an antonym of large?

Accepted Answer

compact

Question 28

What goes last in an address?

Accepted Answer

postcode

Question 29

Which of these words is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

shortened

Question 30

Which of these sentences has an error in it?

Accepted Answer

Its nice to be nice.

A Review of Your Year 10 GCSE English

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A Review of Your Year 10 GCSE English

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