Silverdale GCSE English 2022 Quiz

Question 1

Mr Benn went to which University?

Accepted Answer

Glasgow

Question 2

A comma is used

Accepted Answer

to separate items in a list, to separate parts of a sentence

Question 3

"Macbeth" was first performed in...

Accepted Answer

1606

Question 4

Blood is often used in "Macbeth" to symbolise what?

Accepted Answer

Gullt

Question 5

To help planning Language Paper 2 use A FOREST. E stands for....

Accepted Answer

Expert

Question 6

To help planning Language Paper 2 use HEEES. H stands for....

Accepted Answer

Health

Question 7

In English Language Paper 1, the term "Structure" refers to...

Accepted Answer

the order and sequence of ideas and events

Question 8

The Inspector arrives when Mr. Birling is saying these words:

Accepted Answer

A man has to mind his own business...

Question 9

English is...

Accepted Answer

a school subject, a language, incredibly dull, constantly evolving

Question 10

Lady Macbeth worries that Macbeth is too full of what to kill the king.

Accepted Answer

Milk of human kindness

Question 11

The "jaws of death" is an example of...

Accepted Answer

personification, metaphor

Question 12

Lady Macbeth cries "out damned...

Accepted Answer

spot

Question 13

Why reason does Mr. Birling give for firing Eva Smith?

Accepted Answer

Because she had too much to say.

Question 14

Fire, blood and anguish are all...

Accepted Answer

nouns

Question 15

Who does not turn up to Macbeth's first banquet as king?

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 16

What was the name of the department store Eva Smith worked in?

Accepted Answer

Milwards

Question 17

"Dramatic irony" refers to...

Accepted Answer

When the reader knows more than a character in the story

Question 18

Which Scottish poet did Mr Benn celebrate with you in January 2022?

Accepted Answer

Robert Burns

Question 19

The play is set in the year...

Accepted Answer

1912

Question 20

English Paper 1 is called....

Accepted Answer

Exploration of Creative Reading and Writing

Question 21

English Paper 2 is called....

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Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives

Question 22

Mr Benn's first and middle name are...

Accepted Answer

Richard Adam

Question 23

"An Inspector Calls" ends....

Accepted Answer

on a cliff hanger, with uncertainty

Question 24

colons are used to...

Accepted Answer

introduce a quote, introduce a list

Question 25

In "The Charge of the Light Brigade", how many soldiers are said to die?

Accepted Answer

600

Question 26

Macbeth cannot kill Macduff because..

Accepted Answer

Macduff is born by Caesarean section

Question 27

The killing of a king is called...

Accepted Answer

regicide

Question 28

In English a "flashback" refers to...

Accepted Answer

an event which happens earlier than the main story

Question 29

Which of these historical figures are NOT mentioned in "Checking Out Me History"?

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela

Question 30

Literature is...

Accepted Answer

written work that is highly valued, poetry, drama and prose that is considered important.

Question 31

Macbeth is a Scottish soldier fighting which army?

Accepted Answer

The Norwegians, The French

Question 32

Macbeth's only reason to kill Duncan is...

Accepted Answer

Ambition

Question 33

The Inspector warns the Birlings if they do not remember what happened then...

Accepted Answer

They will be taught in fire and blood and anguish.

Question 34

On returning from killing Duncan, Macbeth believes he hears someone saying that...

Accepted Answer

he has murdered sleep

Question 35

To help planning Language Paper 2 use HEEES. S stands for....

Accepted Answer

Social

Question 36

In "The Charge of the Light Brigade", why did the soldiers ride into the "jaws of death"?

Accepted Answer

Because they were ordered to

Question 37

The word "worst", as in "worst quiz ever", is a

Accepted Answer

superlative adjective

Question 38

Shakespeare's message to his audience is...

Accepted Answer

Be loyal to the King, Stay away from witches

Question 39

Complete the quote: "I am in blood stepped in so far that were I wade no more...

Accepted Answer

returning were as tedious as to go o'er

Question 40

In English "Pathetic Fallacy" refers to...

Accepted Answer

the use of the weather to symbolise mood

Question 41

Macbeth orders the killing of whose entire family?

Accepted Answer

Macduff

Question 42

Priestley's message to the audience was...

Accepted Answer

that everyone has a responsibility for each other, that there is a chain of cause and effect

Question 43

Fiction is...

Accepted Answer

something that is made up or invented

Question 44

Who steals from Birling and Co.?

Accepted Answer

Eric Birling

Question 45

On hearing of his bravery, King Duncan names Macbeth...

Accepted Answer

The Thane of Cawdor

Question 46

Mr Benn grew up in which Scottish city?

Accepted Answer

Glasgow

Question 47

Tennyson's message in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is...

Accepted Answer

Soldiers are noble, War is stupid

Question 48

To help planning Language Paper 2 use A FOREST. F stands for....

Accepted Answer

Factual Language

Question 49

The play "Macbeth" begins where?

Accepted Answer

On a deserted moor

Question 50

"An Inspector Calls" is written by....

Accepted Answer

J B Priestley

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