year 9 unit 3

Question 1

Voluntarily

Answer 1

Done by one’s own free will, without being forced

Question 2

Idiom

Answer 2

A figurative expression, i.e. ‘over the moon’

Question 3

Editorial

Answer 3

A newspaper article expressing the editor’s opinion on an issue

Question 4

Columnist

Answer 4

A journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine

Question 5

Nefarious

Answer 5

Evil or Criminal

Question 6

Cynicism

Answer 6

The belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest

Question 7

Unfortunately

Answer 7

Sadly, regrettably

Question 8

Formidable

Answer 8

Causing fear or awe

Question 9

Podium

Answer 9

A raised platform in front of an audience

Question 10

Retrospect

Answer 10

Reflecting on the past

Question 11

Routinely

Answer 11

As part of a regular procedure

Question 12

Campaigner

Answer 12

A person who campaigns for social or political change

Question 13

Prodigious

Answer 13

something that is very large powerful or impressive

Question 14

Moreover

Answer 14

used to add information

Question 15

notable

Answer 15

worthy of attention, remarkable

Question 16

thought provoking

Answer 16

causing people to think seriously about something

Question 17

reluctant

Answer 17

unwilling or hesitant

Question 18

nonetheless

Answer 18

in spite of, nevertheless

Question 19

unattainable

Answer 19

not able to be reached or achieved

Question 20

provoke

Answer 20

to cause a reaction, often negative

Question 21

desolate

Answer 21

not lived in, giving an impression of emptiness

Question 22

contemporary

Answer 22

existing now, belonging to the same period of time

Question 23

inevitable

Answer 23

certain to happen, unavoidable

Question 24

disproportionate

Answer 24

too large or too small in comparison to something else

Question 25

staggering

Answer 25

very shocking or surprising

Question 26

insidious

Answer 26

gradually or secretly causing harm, dangerous

Question 27

legacy

Answer 27

something handed down from the past, a heritage

Question 28

incompetent

Answer 28

unsuitable for a purpose

Question 29

catastrophic

Answer 29

a huge tragic or destructive event

Question 30

atrocities

Answer 30

an extremely terrible act, often involving injury

Question 31

compelling

Answer 31

creating interest, attention or admiration

Question 32

citizens

Answer 32

people that live in a city or town

Question 33

consciousness

Answer 33

the state of being aware of what is going on around you

Question 34

discrimination

Answer 34

prejudice towards different categories of people

Question 35

incalculable

Answer 35

a number too big to be calculated or estimated

Question 36

superfluous

Answer 36

unnecessary

Question 37

humility

Answer 37

being modest

Question 38

moral

Answer 38

concerned with right and wrong behaviour

Question 39

unique

Answer 39

being the one of its kind; unlike anything else

Question 40

hyperbolic

Answer 40

deliberately exaggerated

Question 41

indulgent

Answer 41

allowing someone to enjoy something desired

Question 42

emerging

Answer 42

growing and developing

Question 43

reverence

Answer 43

deep respect for someone or something

Question 44

petulant

Answer 44

childish, sulky or bad-tempered

Question 45

what does PERSUASION stand for

Answer 45

``` power of three emotive language repetition and rhetorical questions shocking imagery use of imperatives anecdotes statistics and facts inclusive language over exaggeration and opinion nice to reader ```

Question 46

power of three

Answer 46

list of three

Question 47

emotive language

Answer 47

this aims to make the reader feel emotional

Question 48

rhetorical questions

Answer 48

questions that don't need an answer

Question 49

shocking imagery

Answer 49

use of imagery or statements in order to surprise or horrify the reader

Question 50

use of imperatives

Answer 50

gives the reader orders

Question 51

anecdotes

Answer 51

short stories that help support the speakers argument

Question 52

statistics and facts

Answer 52

numbers and facts to support the speaker

Question 53

inclusive language

Answer 53

seen through the use of personal pronouns like 'we' which includes the reader

Question 54

over exaggeration/ opinion

Answer 54

exaggerating for effect/ the speaker says their opinion as if it is fact

Question 55

nice to reader

Answer 55

being nice to the reader- makes them want to agree

Question 56

PAPAH

Answer 56

polysyndeton, anaphora, parallelism, antithesis, hypophora

Question 57

polysyndeton

Answer 57

repetition of conjugations

Question 58

anaphora

Answer 58

repetition of words or phrases at the start of a sentence

Question 59

parallelism

Answer 59

the use of matching sentence structure

Question 60

antithesis

Answer 60

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

Question 61

hypophora

Answer 61

a question followed by an answer