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English Language Quiz week 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Big, green and happy, are all what part of speech?

a)

verbs

b)

adjectives

c)

nouns

d)

adverbs

2.

These high heels are killing me - what sort of figurative language feature is this?

a)

personification

b)

pathetic fallacy

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

3.

What is this an example of?

When visiting a house prospective homebuyers want to know the following: the location of schools, the location of public transport links and the location of local facilities.

a)

An imperative command

b)

Repetition

c)

Anecdote

d)

Direct address

4.

When should/can we use brackets? ( ) [ ]

a)

To show speech

b)

To insert additional information

c)

To cuddle a word or phrase

d)

To show something is whispered

5.

What kind of sentence is this?

Ali loves swimming and Sophie enjoys reading.

a)

A simple sentence

b)

A compound sentence

c)

A complex sentence

d)

A subordinate clause

6.

What technique does the following describe?

Stories can be told as though through the eyes of a character who is involved in the story, or from a perspective that sees and knows all of the characters but is not one of them.

a)

point of view

b)

flashback

c)

focus

d)

foreshadow

7.

What is the main character in a piece of creative writing called?

a)

supporting character

b)

star

c)

protagonist

d)

antagonist

8.

What does 'paraphrase' mean?

a)

Reading quickly to find key information

b)

Reading word for word as written

c)

A restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words

d)

Give a brief statement of the main points of a text.

9.

Which of these words does NOT need a capital letter?

a)

saturday

b)

spring

c)

bronze age

d)

september

10.

Paper 1, question 4 wants to know your opinion about a statement given.

a)

True

b)

False