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1. Thema: Language techniques

   1. "The wind whispered through the trees." Which technique is used?

   ASimileBPersonificationCAlliterationDHyperbole
   Lösung

   B. Personification

   • Whispering is a human action given to the wind.
   • Giving human qualities to something non-human is personification.

2. Thema: Sentence types

   2. Which of these is a complex sentence?

   AWe went out.BWe went out and it rained.CAlthough it was raining, we went out.DRain.
   Lösung

   C. Although it was raining, we went out.

   • A complex sentence has a main clause and at least one subordinate clause.
   • "Although it was raining" cannot stand alone, so it is a subordinate clause.

3. Thema: Word classes

   3. In "She ran quickly to the station", which word is an adverb?

   ASheBranCquicklyDstation
   Lösung

   C. quickly

   • An adverb describes a verb.
   • "Quickly" tells us how she ran.

4. Thema: Language techniques

   4. "Crash! The plate hit the floor." The word "Crash" is an example of

   AonomatopoeiaBa metaphorCa rhetorical questionDa triplet
   Lösung

   A. onomatopoeia

   • Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it describes.

5. Thema: Punctuation

   5. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

   AThe dog wagged it's tail.BThe dog wagged its tail.CThe dogs's tail wagged.DThe dog wag'ed its tail.
   Lösung

   B. The dog wagged its tail.

   • "Its" without an apostrophe shows possession.
   • "It's" always means "it is" or "it has".

6. Thema: Narrative voice

   6. A text written using "I" and "we" is written in the

   Afirst personBsecond personCthird personDpassive voice
   Lösung

   A. first person

   • First person uses I and we.
   • Second person uses you; third person uses he, she, they.

7. Thema: Persuasive techniques

   7. "Do we really want our children to grow up like this?" Which technique is this?

   AStatisticBRhetorical questionCAnecdoteDSimile
   Lösung

   B. Rhetorical question

   • A rhetorical question is asked for effect, not to get an answer.
   • It makes the reader think and agree with the writer.

8. Thema: Viewpoint

   8. In GCSE English Language Paper 2, the writer's viewpoint means

   Awhere the writer was standingBthe writer's opinion or attitude on the topicCthe number of paragraphsDthe date the text was written
   Lösung

   B. the writer's opinion or attitude on the topic

   • Viewpoint is what the writer thinks or feels about the subject.
   • Questions often ask you to compare the viewpoints of two writers.

9. Thema: Language techniques

   9. "The classroom was a zoo." This is an example of

   Aa simileBa metaphorCpersonificationDonomatopoeia
   Lösung

   B. a metaphor

   • The classroom is described as being a zoo, without like or as.
   • That makes it a metaphor; a simile would say "like a zoo".

10. Thema: Punctuation

    10. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

    AI love reading; books.BI love reading; my brother prefers films.CI love; reading and films.DI love reading my; brother prefers films.
    Lösung

    B. I love reading; my brother prefers films.

    • A semicolon joins two closely related main clauses.
    • Both "I love reading" and "my brother prefers films" could stand alone as sentences.