Year 10 English Revision

1.

1 point

the expression "disgusted us like smile-buttons" is an example of

Colloquial language

a metaphor

Emotive language

a simile

2.

1 point

the line "the grass sway seconds" demonstrates

Metaphor

Sibilance

Assonance

Personification

3.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Perswasive

Persuassive

Persuasive

Perswaswivve

4.

1 point

Bias is

neutral

a one-sided opinion

most often used weighing bowls

evenly balanced

5.

1 point

After hearing the Traveller's story, his friends:

Still do not believe him

Demand to see proof

Are sworn to secrecy

none of the above

6.

1 point

The poetic form best suited to exploring the themes of love and metaphysical themes is the:

yodel

sonnet

elegy

lament

7.

1 point

The word prodigious in the sentence: "The dial marking the passage of years swept around showing the prodigious speed of the Time Traveller's machine" means

interesting

important

slow

phenomenal; amazing

8.

1 point

The theme of a poem is

an auditory technique

its central idea

the way a poet expresses ideas

none of the above

9.

1 point

Emotive language

most often heard in hip hop lyrics

includes words with only negative connotations

is an ancient Greek figure of speech

Includes words or phrases with strong positive or negative connotations

10.

1 point

The mood of the poem is

best felt in the opening stanza

how the poet felt when writing

Its atmosphere or feeling

none of the above

11.

1 point

Hyperbole is

a type of slang

A mild exaggeration

A striking and big exaggeration

both b and c

12.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Semiotics

Semiotects

Semotics

Semoticts

13.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Intertextuality

Intatextuality

Intertextality

entertextuality

14.

1 point

Circumlocution is a term which means

talking around the point

exaggeration

the writer uses concise expression

using an unnecessary number of words

15.

1 point

Weena befriends the Traveller after

she sees him looking for food

she sees him watching the sunset

he saves her from drowning

she finds out she loves flowers

16.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Tagik

Tradgic

Tragic

Tragedik

17.

1 point

The line "maybe the hills grew weary and leaned a little in the heat" is

Metaphor

Personification

Jargon

Emotive language

18.

1 point

The phrase "She seemed to shoot across the room like a rocket" is an example of:

Assonance

Alliteration

A smile

A metaphor

19.

1 point

To the Traveller, Weena seems like

a friend

an enemy

a charming child

a colleague

20.

1 point

A euphemism is

a key tone word

a mild exaggeration

a mild or pleasant way expression which replaces a blunt or unpleasant one

an aggressive exaggeration