english

Question 1

what is skim reading?5

Answer 1

this when you read quickly through a text trying to grab a main point.

Question 2

if a question starts ‘according to the text ….’ should you give your opinion about the text.

Answer 2

no

Question 3

if a question asks you to find something from the first paragraph, should you use information from the other paragraph

Answer 3

no

Question 4

what is paraphrasing?

Answer 4

this means referring to text without using the exact words from the text.

Question 5

what is paraphrasing useful for?

Answer 5

summarizing.

Question 6

what is a quotation?

Answer 6

this is a word or phrase taken directly from the text.

Question 7

when you quote from the text what do you put at the start and the end of the text?

Answer 7

inverted commas or quotation marks.

Question 8

what is the full meaning of the acronym PEE?

Answer 8

point evidence and explanation.

Question 9

Name the two different ways of referring to the text.

Answer 9

paraphrasing and quotation

Question 10

what does it mean to infer?

Answer 10

To understand something that is not directly stated.

Question 11

what does it mean to imply?

Answer 11

this is when people want you to understand something beyond their actual words.

Question 12

what does it mean to deduce?

Answer 12

this is when you work something out from the information you are given.

Question 13

what does it mean to interpret something.

Answer 13

this means to explain the meaning of something.

Question 14

who implies something the writer or the reader?

Answer 14

the writer

Question 15

can there be more than one answer to a question?-

Answer 15

yes

Question 16

How can you show that your inference or interpretation6 is a reasonable one?

Answer 16

By supporting it with evidence from the text

Question 17

state fur ways in which we can learn about characters.

Answer 17

description by the writer
What the character does
how others react to him or her
what characters say and how they speak.

Question 18

if your asked why something happens in a text, can you guess the answer.

Answer 18

no

Question 19

how can you show your answer is based on the text?

Answer 19

by using a quotation based on the text

Question 20

should you give more than one interpretation of something?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

what is structure?

Answer 21

The order in which events are mentioned.
why the writer has chosen to arrange things in a certain way.

Question 22

what the does* opening do

Answer 22

this usually draws you in

Question 23

Can Non- fiction texts also start with dramatic statements?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

can endings of story’s vary

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

what are turning points.

Answer 25

this is when something to change direction of the story or attitude of the characters.

Question 26

why might a text start with a rhetorical question?

Answer 26

to make you think about the subject.

Question 27

what are chronological order?

Answer 27

this mentions events in the order which they happen.

Question 28

what is the most common way to start a story?

Answer 28

in chronological order

Question 29

what are the other ways of ordering information.

Answer 29

alphabetical order

Question 30

what are poems divided into?

Answer 30

stanzas

Question 31

in non-fiction what do paragraphs start with

Answer 31

topic sentence

Question 32

what do poems that look like their subject called?

Answer 32

shape or concrete poems

Question 33

name three presentaional features

Answer 33

headlines, subheadings, bullet points, text boxes, font style and size, color, illustration.

Question 34

what sort of text can be in a reverse chronological order?

Answer 34

blog or discussion forum

Question 35

how could a sub-heading save time for the reader?

Answer 35

to help find information easier.

Question 36

why might a text include diagrams or graphs?

Answer 36

to pass information in a different way.

Question 37

what is onomatopoeia

Answer 37

this is the use of words that sounds like their meaning

Question 38

what is alliteration

Answer 38

this is the use of the same sound at the beginning of a string of words.

Question 39

what is assonance

Answer 39

this is the repetition of vowel sounds in a string of words

Question 40

what are slang words often associated with

Answer 40

young people

Question 41

what can ryhme be used for

Answer 41

comic effect

Question 42

happy harry hates horses

Answer 42

alliteration

Question 43

youre an angel amara

Answer 43

metaphor

Question 44

it hit me like a ton of bricks

Answer 44

simile

Question 45

the fireworks popped and fizzed

Answer 45

onomatopoeia

Question 46

what are rhetorical questions

Answer 46

this are question who do not demand an awnser

Question 47

what does repetition mean?

Answer 47

this emphasizes an important point

Question 48

what is a hyberbole

Answer 48

emphasises emotion or feeling in either a positive or negative way.

Question 49

what is emotive language?

Answer 49

this is when writers use language to play on readers emotions

Question 50

what does the first person make the text feel

Answer 50

personal

Question 51

what does the second person makes the text feel

Answer 51

they address readers directly

Question 52

what does the third person makes the text feel

Answer 52

detached and neutral

Question 53

what do exclamation marks indicate?

Answer 53

shock, surprise and excitement

Question 54

what do ellipsis do

Answer 54

the show words can be missed out.

Question 55

he said it again. And again. And again.

Answer 55

Repititon

Question 56

I was so happy, happier than the happiest people ever lived!

Answer 56

hyperbole

Question 57

is it the sort of future you want for your children

Answer 57

rhetorical question

Question 58

they taunted the poor creature heartlessly.

Answer 58

emotive language

Question 59

a series of short sentences can be used to give a sense of

Answer 59

anxiety and depression

Question 60

how can you understand the purpose of a text

Answer 60

content its tone the kind of language used its presentation

Question 61

-------- and ---------- written to entertain, but may also want us to think about ideas and issues.

Answer 61

novels and stories

Question 62

both ---------- and ------------- describe people ,places and experiences.

Answer 62

fiction and non-fiction

Question 63

----------- and ------------- writing are often descriptive.

Answer 63

biographies and travel

Question 64

what does it mean to inform

Answer 64

to tell people about something

Question 65

things that include information

Answer 65

textbooks, advert, and magazine articles

Question 66

what does it mean to instruct

Answer 66

tell someone how to do something

Question 67

what does it mean when a text gives you advice?

Answer 67

it suggests a way of dealing with problems.

Question 68

name how text can give a point of view.

Answer 68

argue in support or arguing against it.

Question 69

what does it mean to persuade?

Answer 69

to support a point of view.

Question 70

name 7 purposes to do some thing.

Answer 70

entertain describe inform instruct advise argue persuade

Question 71

a leaflet advertising a pizza restaurant

Answer 71

inform

Question 72

a recipe for a birthday cake

Answer 72

instruct

Question 73

a letter to the newspaper disagreeing with something the council has done

Answer 73

argue

Question 74

a booklet telling you how to take care of a guinea pig

Answer 74

advise

Question 75

when you asked what is the effect on the reader

Answer 75

you are usually being asked how it made you feel and what it made you think.

Question 76

what is meant by a person's attiude?

Answer 76

his or her feelings or opinions

Question 77

what is meant by the effect of a text on readers

Answer 77

thier reaction

Question 78

if you are given three bullet points how many should you write about

Answer 78

three