Key Concepts for Exam Questions

1. The word used in the exam for novels, plays, poems and extracts is

Answer explanation

Plays, novels, extracts from books, newspapers, documentaries, films - all will be called texts

A short piece chosen from a literary text is called an

Answer explanation

Like extracting a tooth...or something

A________________is another word for a short piece of writing.

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A passage is an excerpt from a text. You might be asked to write something based on a passage

The time and place in which a story occurs is called the

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Setting is the time and place of any text

The verb meaning 'to examine something methodically so you can understand it' is

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This is a word which signals a higher mark question.

The_________________________ is the person who tells the story in a play or film.

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Narrator has the same root as narrative - all to do with story-telling

___________________ is a single word meaning the effect that something has.

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We often talk of impact in terms of hitting something - the impact of the oncoming car. So, it is how something hits you.

If a text is interesting and enjoyable, we say it is_____________________

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Engaging means to capture your attention

The word for conversation in a play is_____________

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The roots of the word dialogue come from the Greek words dia and logos . Dia means 'through'; logos translates to 'word' or 'meaning'. So communicating through words

If words are ______________, it means they produce the intended result.

Answer explanation

Effective traces back to the Latin word effectivus, from efficere, meaning “work out, accomplish,” and that meaning still holds true. Something effective gets the job done.