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WorksheetsEnglish Reading Techniques
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
‘Can you afford to miss this opportunity?’ is an example of which of the following?
Rhetorical question
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
‘She ran like a cheetah’ is an example of a…
Hyperbole
Simile
Slogan
‘This is the essential guide to using Social Media’ is an example of…
Metaphor
Humour
Bias
What is alliteration?
Strong language
Exaggeration
Similar sounding words in a slogan or phrase
Which of the following phrases is a hyperbole?
Who doesn’t like free stuff?
We are the best bakery in London!
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
What is a colloquial expression?
Similar sounding words
Describing something as bigger or more than it is
Informal words/ slang
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
Billy’s Big Burgers
You hit the nail on the head
This is the best smartphone on the market
Why is humour effective in writing?
It keeps the reader entertained
It keeps the reader engaged
Both answers
Why are rhetorical questions effective in writing?
Makes information ‘catchy’
Emphasises the writer's point
Gives the reader visual clues of what the piece of writing is about
What is the definition of opinion?
A point of view based in fact
Being one-sided
A view or judgement formed about something not necessarily based on fact
