English Yr08 Sum1

Question 1

4.1 prejudice

Answer 1

any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favourable or unfavourable but especially of a hostile nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group. The word traces back to the Latin prae meaning in advance and judicium meaning judgement.

Question 2

4.2 inequality

Answer 2

the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than other people
The word traces back to the latin aequalitatem meaning likeness or similarity

Question 3

4.3 racism

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the belief in the natural superiority of one race over another
In the play society is turned on its head. A powerful black wealthy class discriminates against the whites.

Question 4

4.4 identity

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the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

The word traces back to the Latin idem and identitas, meaning the quality of being identical.

Question 5

4.5 protest

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when a lot of people come together to show others that they strongly like or are against an idea or event

Question 6

5.1 Persephone Hadley (Sephy) – [SEF-EE]

Answer 6

bright, warm-hearted, thinks noughts are treated unfairly

Question 7

5.2 Jasmine Hadley [JAZ-MIN]

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Sephy’s mother - lonely, alcoholic, sympathetic to the McGregor family

Question 8

5.3 Kamal Hadley [CAM-AL]

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Sephy’s father- arrogant, xenophobic., hates Noughts

Question 9

5.4 Minerva Hadley [MIN-ER-VAH]

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Sephy’s sister - dull and conventional, accepts things without question

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5.5 Sarah Pike [SER-AH]

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personal secretary, quiet, shy

Question 11

5.6 Callum McGregor – [CAL-UM]

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clever, brave and sensitive

hates the unfairness of life

Question 12

5.6 Callum McGregor – [CAL-UM]

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Callum’s mother - loves her family, hates Crosses but doesn’t think violence is the answer

Question 13

5.7 Meggie McGregor – [MEH-GEE]

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Callum’s sister - kind and gentle. Her Cross boyfriend was killed by another Cross. She thinks she’s a Cross.

Question 14

5.8 Ryan McGregor – [RY-ANN]

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Callum’s father - quiet and laid back. After his wife dies he joins the Liberation Militia.

Question 15

5.8 Ryan McGregor – [RY-ANN]

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Callum’s brother - rude and difficult, full of rage against the Crosses

Question 16

6.1 act

Answer 16

a section of a play

Question 17

6.2 scene

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a division of an act in a play presenting continuous action in one place, or a single situation, or unit of dialogue

Question 18

6.3 stage directions

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the instructions that tell actors how to speak and behave on stage

Question 19

6.4 monologue

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a long speech by one character

Question 20

6.5 dialogue

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two or more characters talking

Question 21

6.6 stagecraft

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the art of putting plays on: scenery / props / sound effects / choice and movements of actors

Question 22

6.7 literary foil

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a contrasting character used to highlight the qualities in another character

Question 23

6.8 character arc

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the transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story

Question 24

6.9 protagonist

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the main character

Question 25

7.1 beginning

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Engage your reader, absorb them into your ‘story world’. Establish the time, place and general situation. Develop a suitable mood.

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7.2 rising action

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Introduce an incident or character that will spark your climax. Build the tension.

Question 27

7.3 climax

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The key event in your story: the problem reaches a head. When you plan your story think of this first.

Question 28

7.4 ending

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This must leave your reader with a sense of satisfaction. All loose ends must be tied up. Use a cyclical structure (refer back to something you said at the very beginning)

Question 29

8.1 continuity

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This is the way in which paragraphs are joined together so that writing happens without any pause or change

Question 30

8.2 topic sentence

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This opening sentence will alert the reader to what the rest of the paragraph will be about.

Question 31

8.3 transition sentence

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The first sentence of a following paragraph should link with the final sentence of the last paragraph. This acts like a signpost to create a sense of continuity.

Question 32

8.4 discourse markers

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These are phrases that help hold an argument together. They act as signposts for the reader to show where you are in the argument: on the other hand; however; in addition; furthermore; consequently.

Question 33

9.1 independent clause

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a group of words that has a main verb and a subject and can stand alone.

Question 34

9.2 subordinate clause

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a clause that cannot stand alone; it adds information to a main clause

Question 35

9.3 embedded clause

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a clause used in the middle of another clause to give the reader more information

Question 36

9.4 fragment

Answer 36

an incomplete sentence