Lent mocks 2026 C.E. revision

Q. Describe a relative in detail.

What should you focus on when answering this question?

• Description

• Telling a story

• Making it funny

• Being persuasive

Q. Write a story using the title "The Dark".

What should you focus on when answering this question?

• Description

• Telling a story

• Making it funny

• Being persuasive

Q. Write a speech for or against vegetarianism.

What should you focus on when answering this question?

• Description

• Telling a story

• Making it funny

• Being persuasive

What is parenthesis?

• A way of adding extra information

• A way of showing the main part of a sentence

• A thesis that your parent may have written

• A way of showing you what to read first in a sentence

Which senses should you be using in creative writing?

• Smell

• Hearing

• Touch

• Sight

Which of these is correct punctuation?

• The oak door - which had flaky paint on it, finally opened.

• The oak door (which had flaky paint on it, finally opened.

• The oak door (which had flaky paint on it) finally opened.

• The oak door - which had flaky paint on it - finally opened.

How could you make writing tense?

• Don't do it until 5 minutes before the deadline.

• Use an ellipsis

• Use short sentences

• Use questions.

Which description "shows" but doesn't "tell"?

• She was mad, sad and bad.

• She was enraged, full of hatred and unhappy.

• She was cross, angry and really annoyed.

• She curled her fist into a ball and shook it in the air.

Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly?

• My brother (who is very tall) plays basketball.

• My brother who is very tall) plays basketball(.

• My brother who is very tall plays basketball.

• My brother (who is very tall plays basketball.

Which of the following is an example of 'show, don't tell'?

• He was nervous.

• He felt scared and worried.

• His hands trembled as he glanced around the room.

• He was not calm.