English Language Retrieval Practice - Week 12

What word class (or part of speech) shows the physical position of one thing in relation to another?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adverbs

• Prepositions

'The somber clouds darkened our mood.'

This use of the weather to depict the mood or atmosphere is called what?

• metaphor

• simile

• pathetic fallacy

• alliteration

'Get on board and join us!'

What is this an example of?

• flattery

• repetition

• imperative or command

• emotive language

A short horizontal line - to show that two words need to be connected.

What is this called?

• an ellipsis

• a dash

• a colon

• a hyphen

What is being talked about here?

A ____________ is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

It can form part of a sentence, or complete a simple sentence._____ can be main or subordinate

• a phrase

• a sentence

• a clause

• an interjection

How should you spell this place to eat food?

• restorant

• resterant

• restaurant

Note four points of contrast or difference between these two homes.

Varied types of ___________, e.g. simple, compound and complex, create different effects within the text.

• paragraphs

• sentences

• vocabulary

• dialogue

Which of the following are synonyms for 'dog'?

(choose as many as you think are right)

• hound

• puss

• mongrel

• canine

Which question asks you to comment on something a student said about the text?

• Paper 1 question 3

• Paper 1 question 4

• Paper 2 question 2

• Paper 2 question 3