English Language Paper 1 revision

Which of the following answers are similes?

• The bull hit him like a sledgehammer

• He is as tough as nails

• He was in a world of pain

• The bull is strong

Which of the following answers is a metaphor?

• He was in a world of pain

• He darted like an arrow

• He fell to the floor

• She was as pale as ice

Which of the following answers is alliterative?

• The bull raged and ran rapidly towards the crowd

• The bull charged through the streets

• The bull snorted with fury

• Snorting with fury. the bull charged at the crowd

Which of the following answers is onomatopoeic?

• The crowd was cheering

• Snorting, the bull raced forward with force

• Crash! The market stall tumbled to the ground

• Her mobile phone rang

Which of the following answers shows use of personification?

• The house stood upright and towered above the crowds

• The crowd cheered

• The bull snorted

• The screams of the crowd could be heard for miles