Year 10 English Revision 2

1.

1 point

The classic end rhyme of a Shakespearean sonnet is:

ABAB CBBC EE EE

it has no rhyme scheme

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

ABCC CCDDEEGG

2.

1 point

The phrase "This place may be shabby, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart." expresses which tone?

Bitter

Sentimental

Angry

Jubilant

3.

1 point

What vision does the narrator have of the future?

That mankind will have destroyed themselves

He is unsure what awaits

That a leader will unite the world

That the future will be positive

4.

1 point

The classic sonnet end rhyme scheme is:

ABBA ABBA CDECDE

AABB AABB CCCC

AABB AABB AACC

AAAA BBBB CCCC

5.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Aproppiation

Apropriation

Appropriation

Appropriotion

6.

1 point

Verbosity means

exaggeration

the writer uses concise expression

talking about the point

using an unnecessary number of words

7.

1 point

The phrase "If only there were some decent jobs out there, I wouldn’t be reduced to living in this miserable dump" expresses which tone?

Bitter

Optimistic

Anger

Hope

8.

1 point

The phrase "This place does need some repairs, but I’m sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon" expresses which tone?

Jubilant

melancholy

optimistic

Bitter

9.

1 point

A cliche is

a type of simile

a stale and commonplace expression which has lost its originality through constant use

a French word for tone

a common technique found in sonnets

10.

1 point

Select the correct spelling

Judgeement

Judgment

Judgement

Judegement

11.

1 point

The closest meaning to the word 'phatasim' would be

A ghost

A fact

An illusion

A reality

12.

1 point

Which of the following is a complex sentence

the wall was reinforced but is falling down

The child caught two fine salmon but put them back into the water because of the park rules.

The writer had returned to the house where he has lived during his teens

none of the above

13.

1 point

In the world of the Eloi all shops, farms, and industry appear to have:

Disappeared

Use solar energy

To be run by robots

To be run by the Morlocks

14.

1 point

The Time Traveller decides that his Time Machine has been

Accidentally bumped into another world

Hidden by the Eloi to protect him

Stolen by the Morlocks

Destroyed by the Morlocks

15.

1 point

Select the correct spelling for the language technique used when referring to something else.

illusion

aludsion

alussion

allusion