Why is the use of first person narrative effective in fiction?
English Language Revision

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English
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12th Grade
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Laura Bowie
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It is easier for the author to write in this style.
It adds immediacy and makes the writing more vivid.
It is easier to understand.
It allows the reader to believe they are the central character.
Answer explanation
First person narrator uses "I", "we" or "me". This allows the author to connect directly with the reader making the text easily relatable and evocative.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When writing it's important to include what to create maximum imagery?
Lots of adjectives and verbs.
As many central characters as possible.
A moral message.
The five senses.
Answer explanation
By including as many of the 5 senses as you can, (touch, taste, sight, smell and sound), this makes your writing vivid and thus easier for the reader to imagine.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It is important to identify what in any piece of text...
The intended purpose of the writing.
The funny parts.
Your favourite character.
The moral of the story.
Answer explanation
The author will have chosen to write to entertain, teach, argue or persuade. You should comment on the purpose to score maximum marks.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When writing an essay it is important to what?
Use complicated words to express simple things.
Make the writing formal.
Present a balanced argument and conclude with your viewpoint?
Write a lot of text so the examiner knows you understand.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When producing a leaflet designed to make the reader donate money or time, the style of writing should be....
Professional.
Emotional and compelling.
Factual and to the point.
Upsetting and make you want to stop reading.
Answer explanation
The tne of the leaflet should be emotional and should make the reader want to do something to help.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Descriptive text includes what?
Imagery, metaphors, similes & personification.
Lengthy character descriptions.
Extensive dialogue between the central characters.
As many facts as possible.
Answer explanation
Literary devices such as metaphors, similes, personification and imagery all give depth to writing making it more descriptive.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the three narrative viewpoints below are most common?
Authors perspective
From the perspective of a central character
Omnipresent narrator
From an object in the room.
Answer explanation
The author / characters perspective are most commonly used followed by an omnipresent narrator who oversees everything.
It is less common to be from the perspective of an object such as a chair or a cup.
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