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AO1 Terms - A-Level English Language Revision

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are abstract nouns?

a)

Table, baby, fridge

b)

Chair, door, tree

c)

Love, hate, courage

d)

Pencil, ruler, bin

2.

Which of the following are concrete nouns?

a)

Arm, leg, nose

b)

Up, down, in

c)

tried, persisted, attempted

d)

Valour, legacy, inspiration

3.

What are the ingredients of a COMPOUND sentence?

a)

One independent clause.

b)

Two independent clauses joined together.

c)

A dependent and independent clause.

d)

Some random clauses.

4.

What is a Proper Noun?

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

A noun with a full stop at the end

c)

A thing that is not really a noun

d)

A noun with a capital letter

5.

Which of the following is a SIMPLE sentence?

a)

Oneday he would.

b)

The boy went to the shop.

c)

Sometimes, he liked to sit.

d)

And then he tried to swim because he felt himself sinking.

6.

Which of these sounds would occur in LABIAL PLOSIVE alliteration?

a)

B, P

b)

T, D

c)

S, Z

d)

FF, G

7.

Which of these sounds would occur in DENTAL PLOSIVE alliteration?

a)

B, P

b)

M, G

c)

T, D

d)

SS, Z

8.

Which sounds are fricatives?

a)

P, T, D

b)

F, V

c)

S, Z

d)

L, W

9.

In the superlative Smallest, "est" is a

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

10.

"Bigger" is a ...

a)

Superlative

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Comparative

11.

"Biggest" is a...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Superlative

c)

Comparative

d)

Noun

12.

"Get seated." is a...

a)

Interrogative

b)

Imperative

c)

Exclamative

d)

Declarative

13.

Which of the below are MODAL verbs?

a)

Might, may, could

b)

Definitely, possibly

c)

hurts, talks, laughs

d)

Sometimes, often, never

14.

"Who are you?" is what type of sentence?

a)

Declarative

b)

Imperative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Exclamative

15.

In the sentence, "The boy waited for the bus" which word is the verb ?

a)

Boy

b)

Bus

c)

The

d)

Waited

16.

What punctuation are you most likely to see in a compound sentence?

a)

;

b)

?

c)

!

d)

-

17.

What punctuation are you most likely to see in a COMPLEX sentence?

a)

?

b)

!

c)

,

d)

( )

18.

Which of the below are PERSONAL PRONOUNS?

a)

Who, what, where

b)

This, that, those

c)

Up, down, over

d)

He, she, you, I

19.

In the sentence, "She went under the stairs" the word "UNDER" is a...

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Preposition

d)

Connective

20.

Which of the following words is a CONTRACTION?

a)

Somewhere

b)

Never-mind

c)

Racecar

d)

Doesn't

21.

Which is a COLLECTIVE noun?

a)

Man

b)

Family

c)

Three

d)

Some

22.

Adverbs usually end in...

a)

ing

b)

ey

c)

ly

d)

s

23.

TEXT used to be a NOUN but is now also a VERB. This is called...

a)

Verbification

b)

Nounifciation

c)

Substratum theory

d)

Semantic difference

24.

The noun "silly" used to mean something positive. It now has negative connotations. This shift is called:

a)

Amelioration

b)

Pejoration

c)

Inevitability

d)

Code-switching

25.

Sibilance is what repeated sounds?

a)

Ff Vv

b)

Ss Zz

c)

Gg Cc

d)

Tt Dd

26.

Which of the below is a COMPLEX sentence?

a)

The girl went to Space.

b)

The girl went to Space but she didn't like it.

c)

The girl went to Space, met several aliens, then came home for dinner.

d)

The girl went to Space and she liked it so much that she went again.

27.

Which sentence below has the correct apostrophe use?

a)

The dog's tail wagged. Its dinner was ready.

b)

The dogs' tail wagged. Its dinner was ready.

c)

The dog's tail wagged. It's dinner was ready.

d)

The dogs' tail wagged. It's dinner was ready.

28.

Which sentence type best describes the following sentence:

"Boris Johnson is a toerag."

a)

Interrogative

b)

Exclamative

c)

Declarative

d)

Imperative

29.

Which of the below words have been semantically borrowed from French?

a)

Mud, dirt, sand

b)

Sky, skirt, skull

c)

Hearty, welcome, love

d)

Parliament, sovereign, marriage

30.

What best describes the political viewpoint of The Guardian newspaper?

a)

Right-wing

b)

Communist

c)

Left-wing

d)

Centrist

31.

What best describes the political viewpoint of the BBC?

a)

Right-wing

b)

Communist

c)

Left-wing

d)

Centrist

32.

What best describes the political viewpoint of The Daily Mail?

a)

Right-wing

b)

Communist

c)

Left-wing

d)

Centrist

33.

A parallel clause consists of repetition among adjacent sentences or clauses. For example:

"I will not sing a song, nor will I dance."

Why?

a)

It provides emphasis to a central theme/idea.

b)

It makes the sentence sound nicer to the reader.

c)

It makes a sentence easier to understand.

d)

It shows that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance.

34.

An antithesis is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting or opposing ideas, usually within parallel grammatical structures. Antithesis works best when it is used in conjunction with parallel clauses. Which is an example below?

a)

"There is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it."

b)

"I have learned not to allow rejection to move me."

c)

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

d)

"Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come."

35.

What word is mentioned high up in the AO1 mark scheme and I definitely want to use it in my answer?! Hint: it begins with a 'P'...

(a)  

36.

What are some examples of positioning the reader?

a)

Above us - the writer is the expert

b)

Among us - talking at our level

c)

Against us - addressing us as opponents

d)

With us - addressing us as allies