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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Assonance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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,

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5