English Language Paper 1 Question 2 practice

What tyoe of words are the two before anxiety?

This was a theoretical, precautionary anxiety”

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

What might the words “shouldered past” imply about the characters’ behaviour?

• The character is clumsy and knocking into others showing disrespect.

• The character is short. He is insecure with his height.

• The character is knocking into others, they are not his concern. It shows a sense of urgency.

What can you comment on about this sentence:

“Kate was not adventurous in this way.”

• Short, simple sentence, to indicate this thought.

• Complex sentence showing the narrator’s thoughts.

Four sentences start with the word, “She”. Which device is this?

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Assonance

At the start of the extract, why might four sentences start with “She”, the narrator’s daughter?

• Shows the narrator’s concern is clearly only about his daughter.

• Shows a lack of sentence variety.

At the start of the extract, why might four sentences start with “She”, the narrator’s daughter?

• Shows the narrator’s concern is clearly only about his daughter.

• Shows a lack of sentence variety.

During an extract, that is about increasing anxiety, why might the writer have included the sentence: “He turned back and relaxed.”

• As a way of building up tension.

• As a contrast to the others feelings of anxiety

What effect might this have on the reader? “Still, a sickness and a tightening at the base of the throat,...”

• Empathy showing the reader how the character is physically feeling anxious about his daughter.

• The reader thinks the narrator is feeling sick.

Why might “a chill rose to the top of his stomach” be used to show anxiety? Which is the best response?

• The physical “chill” shows the character is anxious,

• The “chill” implies the character is feeling physically sick about his daughter’s disappearance, showing a high degree of anxiety,

Which device is being used to describe the “mountain of oranges”?

• Simile comparing the heigh of the oranges.

• Metaphor and hyperbole to show how small he is feeling.