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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The formal word for 'anyways' can be

(a)  

2.

The best formal word for 'cheap' is -

a)

cheapo

b)

cut-price

c)

inexpensive

3.

A formal word for 'call off' is -

4 lines
4.

To get away means to -

a)

elude

b)

exclude

c)

delude

d)

digress

5.

We commenced the journey soon after. What is the meaning of the word 'commenced' in this sentence.

a)

ended

b)

began

c)

continued

d)

called off

6.

What does 'E' in the PEA technique stand for?

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7.

What is 'register' in a text? Choose the best description.

a)

mood and atmosphere

b)

level of formality or informality

c)

voice

d)

text type

8.

(a)   in the PEA technique deals with exploring the connotations and associations of the writer's words/ phrases.

9.

Select the most appropriate order in which you would attempt a Summary question -

a)

annotate key points - read the question - rephrase - write

b)

read the question - annotate key points - rephrase - write - edit

c)

read the question - annotate key points - write - edit

d)

annotate key points - rephrase - write - edit

10.

PAFTV stands for purpose, ____________, ____________, tone and ____________.

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11.

'There was no scope of escape now, Everything around us has turned against us'. Identify the punctuation error in this sentence.

a)

Run on

b)

Comma splice

12.

'A basic essay, as discussed earlier, have at least five paragraphs. What is the grammatical error in this sentence?

a)

Comma splice

b)

Run on sentence

c)

Subject verb agreement

d)

Tense error

13.

Plan for each of the bullets in a Directed Writing response; this is one of the requirements of the Mark scheme.


Identify the sentence type.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound - complex

14.

We expect the parcel to arrive in about an hour. What is the underlined phrase an example of?

a)

Noun Phrase

b)

Vern Phrase

c)

Adjective Phrase

d)

Adverb Phrase

15.

Language is a road map of culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.


Identify the figure of speech.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole