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Big Fat English Quiz of the Year KS3
Big Fat English Quiz of the Year KS3
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A quiz made to test the English skills and memory of KS3.
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1
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
Stanza
Ctanza
Tsana
Sansa
2
True or false: When writing a description, you don't need to focus on plot.
False
True
3
Which of these is useful for writing an effective description?
Imagery
Sentence variety
Ambitious vocabulary
Variety of punctuation
4
What is the acronym we use to remember key rhetorical devices?
RHETORIC
DASCHOOL
DAWOODS
DAFOREST
5
Which of these is the basic way we analyse a text?
What, How, Who
Who, What, Why
Who, How, Why
What, How, Why
6
What is the definition of onomatopoeia?
Repeating the same phrase in a paragraph.
A word that was made based on the sound it is associated with.
Comparing two things using like or as.
When the weather matches the mood/tone.
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True or false: We can analyse both language and structure.
False
True
8
What does the writer use to grab the reader's attention at the start of a story?
Hook
Inciting incident
Climax
Resolution
9
What is enjambment?
When multiple words in a line/section start with the same letter or sound.
When a sentence/phrase runs over on to the next line.
When two opposing ideas are next to each other.
When multiple lines start with the same phrase.
10
Does a poem need to rhyme?
Only if it's long
Only if it's short
Yes
No
11
Which of these is the best word to describe a mountain?
Big
Tall
Enormous
Gigantic
12
True or false: stories are always written in past tense.
True
False
13
What is a topic sentence?
The fina sentence of a paragraph, summarising what has been said.
The sentence analysing a specific quote.
The first sentence of an analysis paragraph, outlining what the argument.
The question you are answering when analysing.
14
We often persuade people in real life.
True
False
15
True or false: We most commonly analyse books, plays and poetry.
False
True
16
What does SPaG stand for?
Spelling, paragraphs & grammar
Spelling, punctuation & grammar
Spelling & grammar
Supporting points & grades
17
Which of these is a metaphor?
The wind pierced my skin.
Outside of the city, the wind had become more severe.
Angrily, the wind crashed open the doors.
The wind was as cold as ice.
18
What is inference?
When we use clues from a text and our own knowledge to make a conclusion.
When we write a story that makes people think.
When we include quotations in an argument.
When we analyse a writer's choices.
19
True or false: Ethos relates to logic.
False
True
20
True or false: poems can only be about love and romance.
True
False
21
True or false: Stories are only ever written in 3rd person.
False
True
22
If someone is red-faced and balling their fists up, we can infer that they are...
Confused
Angry
Sad
Happy
23
Which of these is an example of a statistic?
Without the NHS, we wouldn't survive as a country.
You need to listen
Cute cuddly creatures
75% of people think...
24
Which of these is an example of alliteration?
Cute cuddly creatures
In the UK, more than 11 million people are in absolute poverty.
How often do you think about mental health?
You need to listen
25
True or false: Grammar is the rules and guidance we all use to correctly put together words/speech.
True
False
26
Which of these do we
not
commonly include in an analysis paragraph?
Topic sentence
Quotation
Description
Inference
27
Which of these words is spelt correctly?
Whispy
Enormous
Dellicate
Terrifyng
28
What is the climax of a story?
It hooks the reader in.
Highest point of tension/drama, where the main conflict is resolved.
The end of a story, where everything has gone back to normal.
An incident that creates a conflict and changes the course of the story.
29
What type of techniques are common in poetry?
Similes
Onomatopoeia
Metaphors
Personification
30
When do we use a semicolon?
When joining two sentences or separating items in a list.
When directly quoting someone.
When ending a sentence dramatically or suggesting there's more to come.
To join an independent clause to a dependent clause.
31
What is the structure called that we use when writing a story?
Cicero's Structure of Persuasion
Freytag's Pyramid
Aristotlian Triad
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
32
True or false: we infer explicitly (surface) first, then implicitly (below the surface).
True
False
33
If someone is running for the bus, we can infer that they are most likely...
Fast
Trying to look cool
An Olympian
Late
34
What punctuation comes at the end of an exclamative sentence?
Exclamation mark
Full stop
Ellipsis
Question mark
35
True or false: We use inference a lot, such as to help us analyse texts.
True
False
