GIANT recap English GCSE quiz

How many questions are there on Paper 1?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

How many marks is question 5 worth?

• 40

• 50

• 30

• 45

And how many marks is paper 1 worth altogether?

• 100

• 90

• 80

• 70

Nice warm up... So tell me, what is 'structure'?

• Things like 'similes' etc

• The way the writer has arranged a text

• Language techniques

• All of the above

Which one of the following is a language technique?

• Flashback

• Openers

• Circular structure

• Metaphor

Remind me, which one of these is a semi colon?

• :

• ;

• !

• ( )

What exactly do we use a semicolon for?

• To bring two sentences together

• To place emphasis on a point

• To undervalue a message in the text

• To end a sentence

Who is our awarding body for the exam?

• Edexcel

• AQA

• Northampton College

• I don't know, I've been asleep this whole time

Define 'simile' ...

• A feeling

• A sound word

• Saying something 'is' or 'was' something else

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Spot the pathetic fallacy:

• I had a bad day today

• The drizzly rain coated the window pane in gloom

• Five fishes fell

• BANG