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REVISION: Writers' Viewpoints & Perspectives
REVISION: Writers' Viewpoints & Perspectives
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A quiz to test knowledge of the skills assessed in English Language AQA Paper 2 #aqalanguage
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Choose the best fitting connective: There wasn't a reason for it ______ she had her suspicions.
rather
somewhat
and
although
2
Choose the best fitting connective in this sentence: Delays are inevitable ___ get used to it.
so
although
however
because
3
Identify the techniques used in this sentence: The time to start revising is now; leave it too late and you will suffer!
Interrogative, rhetorical question
Direct address, emotive language
Imperatives, exclamatory, direct address
Summary, emotive language
4
An opinion is...
What you think about something.
An argument.
A fact.
A religious belief.
5
Language which is used deliberately to make you feel a certain way is called...
emotional
feeling
emotive
sympathetic
6
Choose the correct rhetorical device: I got the bill for the boiler repair; it's going to cost me an arm and a leg!
Ethos
Sarcasm
Logos
Idiom
7
The kind of numbers we use to persuade people to our point of view?
statistics
numbers
figures
multiples
8
Choose the correct rhetorical device: The working week should only last four days.
Opinion
Expert opinion
9
I, you, he, she, it, we and they, are all examples of which kind of words?
verbs
pronouns
adverbs
nouns
10
What is alliteration?
Words which sound like their meaning.
A word to describe a noun.
Words close to one another which start with the same sound.
Repetition of the same word.
11
Questions that don't require an answer are called?
profound questions
empty questions
rhetorical questions
leading questions
12
What is an anecdote?
A word which joins two parts of a sentence together.
A short personal story.
A word which describes a verb.
A type of rhyme.
13
Name the technique: there are thousands of animals at the mercy of our selfishness.
emotive language
figures
alliteration
statistics
14
A word which describes a noun is called...
an adnoun
an alliteration
an adverb
an adjective
15
Choose the sentence which uses a semi-colon correctly:
The train was; late, dirty and smelled of stale cigarette smoke.
Rain was falling on the rooftop; the pitter-patter sounded like cat's paws.
To summarise; it really comes down to how often you revise.
She had a list of shopping to get; snacks for the football; toilet roll.
16
If you are writing in the first person, which pronouns do you use?
He, him, himself
They, their, themselves
I, me, myself, we, ourselves
You, yourself
17
Dr Joy Parker says "We spend too much time being insular. We need to reach out to others to feel connection."
Ethos
Statistics
Idiom
Expert opinion
18
We start a new paragraph when...
We introduce a new time period.
We introduce a new person.
We introduce a new place.
We introduce a new topic.
19
The opposite of explicit
Replicit
Implicit
Transplicit
Inplicit
20
What kind of text type would NOT be a source for Paper 2?
Short story
Diary entry
Letter
Speech
21
Speeches, articles, letters and diaries are all different ....
genres of writing
verbs
parts of speech
types of book
22
Discourse markers are the following:
'consequentially', 'additionally', 'also'
when you talk in a speech
'and', 'therefore', 'further'
'as I was saying', 'I already mentioned'
23
Choose the rhetorical devise used: We can have many more moments like these.
Complex sentence
Simile
Elliptical phrase
Alliteration
24
'Doing' words are called...
verbs
connectives
nouns
adjectives
25
Whereas, although, similarly and however are all examples of which kind of words?
connectives
prefixes
prepositions
pronouns
26
If you are writing to persuade, how many counter arguments do you need to show?
1 - you only need to acknowledge the other side
a minimum of 3
0 - you only show 1 side
2 - and no more
27
What's the effect of using superlatives?
describe the atmosphere
describe the action taking place
describe the statistics and facts
describe the extreme quality of 1 thing in a group of things
28
Name the technique: get on board and join us!
declarative sentence
inclusive pronoun
interrogative command
imperative command
29
What is meant by the 'register' of a piece of writing?
Whether it is formal or informal or somewhere in between.
How it sounds to the reader.
How much repetition it contains.
What tense it is written in.
30
Choose the correct rhetorical device used: I've been waiting forever for an appointment at my doctor's!
Superlative
Hyperbole
Simile
Idiom
31
Safer streets means security, reassurance and comfort for you, your family and friends.
All of the above!
Emotive language
Alliteration
List of 3
32
Choose the rhetorical device used: Summer is the absolute best time to write your novel; you are relaxed and focused.
Alliteration
Superlative
Logos
Pathos
33
Name the technique: A person of your intelligence deserves much better than this.
Superlative
Personal pronoun
Declarative sentence
Flattery
34
Why use a complex sentence?
to offer detail, description or explanation
to offer statistics
to offer a counter argument
to confuse your reader
35
In Paper 2, one source will be from the 20th/21st century, and the other will always be from the ___ century.
17th
Also 20th
19th
18th
