Year 8 Revision 2015

1.

1 point

Gothic settings normally include:

Ancient castles, graveyards and dungeons.

Schools and churches.

Churches and secret passages.

A castle, sunny weather and a madman.

2.

1 point

Which of the following has the correct punctuation? Remember: Commas, speech marks, full stops etc.

the teacher asked, "can you please stop talking?"

The teacher asked, "Can you please stop talking"?

The teacher asked, "can you please stop talking"?

The teacher asked, "Can you please stop talking?"

3.

1 point

The Gothic Genre mostly focuses on:

Fantasy.

The supernatural.

Villians, victims, romance and the unknown.

Fear, horror & desire.

4.

1 point

Which of the folliwng has correct punctuation?

Ma'am whispered, "This will be in your exam."

Ma'am whispered "this will be in your exam."

Ma'am whispered, 'This will be in your exam".

Ma'am whispered, "This will be in your exam!"

5.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Substantial

Substantual

Substantle

Substantail

6.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

exotic

exctioc

egzotik

exotick

7.

1 point

Which of the following is the correct use of a semi colon?

The car broke down; we walked home.

The; car broke down we walked home.

The car; broke down; we walked home.

The car broke down we; walked home.

8.

1 point

Which of the following is a correct sentence?

It is Ma'ams' pencil.

It is Ma'am's pencil.

It is Maam's pencil.

It is Ma'ams's pencil.

9.

1 point

Which of the following is an adverb?

Quickly.

Knowing.

Blue

Fast

10.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Intreging

Intriguing

Intreeging

Intreaging

11.

1 point

"When he ran, he was the wind" is an example of:

A simile

Alliteration

A metaphor

Personification

12.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Indigenouz

Indigenous

Indidgenous

Indiginous

13.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Hygiene

Hygeiene

Hijean

Higiene

14.

1 point

"Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Day" is a sonnet which compares the woman the persona loves to:

Rough Winds.

The Darling Buds of May.

A summer's day.

A sun.

15.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Superior

Superor

Supeiroer

Superiore

16.

1 point

Which of the following uses the comma correctly?

The girl, got out of her room, before the fire started, and survived.

The girl got, out of her room, before the fire started, and survived.

The girl got out of her room, before the fire started, and survived.

The girl got out of her room before the fire started and survived.

17.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Simile

Similie

Smilie

Smileye

18.

1 point

"When he ran, it was like he was the wind" is an example of:

Personification

A metaphor

A simile

Alliteration

19.

1 point

'Frankenstein', by Mary Shelley, describes:

Innocent children as victims.

An educated monster.

A scientist creating a monster.

An innocent victim and a madman.

20.

1 point

Which of the following uses the comma correctly?

Jimmy, a boy in, Year 9, attends, Knox Grammar School.

Jimmy, a boy in Year 9, attends Knox Grammar School.

Jimmy, a boy, in Year 9, attends Knox Grammar School.

Jimmy a boy, in year 9, attends Knox Grammar School.

21.

1 point

Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?

The man whose' likely to die is silly.

The man who's likely to die is silly.

The man whose likely to die is silly.

The man whos likely to die is silly.

22.

1 point

What is the 'volta' in a sonnet?

A synonym for 'sonnet.'

The line in which the tone changes from either positive or negative or vice versa.

The subject of the sonnet.

A figuarative language technique.

23.

1 point

Gothic Fiction usually includes which following atmosphere:

Beautiful and mysterious.

Gloomy and frightening.

Calm and quiet.

Optimistic and thoughtful.

24.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Hygiene

Hijean

Hygeiene

Higiene

25.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Community

Comunity

Communitey

Commity

26.

1 point

Select the correctrly spelt word:

Hygiene

Hygeiene

Hijean

Higiene

27.

1 point

Which of the following is the correct use of a semi colon?

The; coach praised him he had played well.

The coach praised him he; had played well.

The coach praised him; he had played well.

The coach; praised him; he had played well.

28.

1 point

Which of the following is the correct use of a colon?

She: had the following qualities loyalty, compassion and kindness.

She had: the following qualities loyalty, compassion, kindness.

She had the following: qualities loyalty, compassion and kindness.

She had the following qualities: loyalty, compassion and kindness.

29.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Acheevement

Acheivement

Acheavement

Achievement

30.

1 point

Select the correctly spelt word:

Silhouette

Solouete

Silhouete

Silhoette