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Monstrous Gothic - Week 7

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which does not belong in the mnemonic 'SCENE'?

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Exciting Ending

d)

Narrative

2.

What technique is used when the same letter is repeated at the beginning of each word?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Anecdote

c)

Allegory

d)

Analysis

3.

What type of word is typically described as a 'doing' word?

a)

Adverb

b)

Verb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

4.

Who wrote 'The Window'?

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

H P Lovecraft

d)

Bram Stoker

5.

Which mnemonic is used for remember where to use paragraphs in your writing?

a)

TiP ToP

b)

SCENE

c)

DAFOREST

d)

PETAL

6.

What is the key theme throughout the 'The Window'?

a)

Fear

b)

Love

c)

Anger

d)

Pain

7.

What technique is used when the same letter is repeated at the beginning of each word consecutively?

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

8.

Which answer is a piece of ambitious vocabulary to describe: 'the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen'?

a)

Pallid

b)

Ominous

c)

Gaunt

d)

Cackle

9.

'Like a shadow in the night, the ghost slipped passed the unsuspecting woman.'


What sentence starter has been used in this sentence?

a)

Verbs

b)

Prepositions

c)

Adverb

d)

Simile

10.

Which of the following is an example of a preposition as a sentence starter?

a)

At the stroke of midnight, the clock bells started to chime...

b)

Dashing through the abandoned graveyard, the woman...

c)

As quiet as a mouse, the man crept down the old, dusty corridor...

d)

Later that night, lightning cracked through the sky...

11.

'Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks' is an example of which technique?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

12.

The definition; 'a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning' describes which answer?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allegory

d)

Repetition

13.

Which of the following authors is well known for their gothic novels?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

J K Rowling

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Philip Pullman

14.

Which of the following is NOT a Gothic convention?

a)

Ghosts

b)

Haunted Houses

c)

Weddings

d)

Vampires

15.

Who is famous for creating the character of 'Dracula'?

a)

H P Lovecraft

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Bram Stoker