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Chinese Cinderella-IGCSE Anthology Text

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the linguistic technique:

A possible typhoon...

a)

personification

b)

Pathetic fallacy

c)

hyperbole

d)

weather

2.

Identify the linguistic technique:

...like a persistent toothache.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

3.

Identify the linguistic technique:

"Adeline, didn't you hear me call you?" Hurry up downstairs!

a)

Irony

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

c)

Direct Speech

d)

None of the above

4.

Identify the linguistic technique:

Full of foreboding...

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

Fear

d)

hyperbole

5.

Identify the part of speech:

he answered defensively...

a)

adjective

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

adverb

6.

Identify the linguistic technique:

"Your guess is as good as mine."

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

direct speech

d)

direct speech and simile

7.

Where are we? I asked foolishly.

What does the adverb foolishly suggest here?

a)

She feels sad that she does not know this.

b)

She is devastated by her family's attitude.

c)

She feels ashamed of not knowing anything about her new house.

d)

She is excited to see her new house.

8.

What type of atmosphere the following phrase creates?

my heart was full of dread...

a)

sense of fear

b)

sense of hope

c)

sense of achievement

d)

sense of loss

9.

What does that suggest about the relationship between Adeline Yen Mah and her family, when the chauffeur told her about the new house?

"Your parents moved here a few months ago."

a)

family relationship

b)

healthy relationship

c)

She is reluctant to see them.

d)

distant relationship

10.

What does the following description suggest about the house?

...it was quiet and cool.

a)

cold weather with eerie feeling

b)

big house with no proper heating system

c)

cold treatment by family- distant relationship

d)

They are rich and keep quiet all the time.