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English Reading Techniques

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

‘Can you afford to miss this opportunity?’ is an example of which of the following?

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

2.

‘She ran like a cheetah’ is an example of a…

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Slogan

3.

‘This is the essential guide to using Social Media’ is an example of…

a)

Metaphor

b)

Humour

c)

Bias

4.

What is alliteration?

a)

Strong language

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Similar sounding words in a slogan or phrase

5.

Which of the following phrases is a hyperbole?

a)

Who doesn’t like free stuff?

b)

We are the best bakery in London!

c)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

6.

What is a colloquial expression?

a)

Similar sounding words

b)

Describing something as bigger or more than it is

c)

Informal words/ slang

7.

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

a)

Billy’s Big Burgers

b)

You hit the nail on the head

c)

This is the best smartphone on the market

8.

Why is humour effective in writing?

a)

It keeps the reader entertained

b)

It keeps the reader engaged

c)

Both answers

9.

Why are rhetorical questions effective in writing?

a)

Makes information ‘catchy’

b)

Emphasises the writer's point

c)

Gives the reader visual clues of what the piece of writing is about

10.

What is the definition of opinion?

a)

A point of view based in fact

b)

Being one-sided

c)

A view or judgement formed about something not necessarily based on fact