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WorksheetsYear 9 knowledge
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is dialysis?
The presentation of the alternative argument
The presentation of direct opposites
What is pathos?
To what extent you are credible
The logic of your argument: the proof to back up what you say is true
The ability to evoke or encourage a particular emotion in your reader or listener
What is ethos?
To what extent you are credible
The ability to evoke or encourage a particular emotion in your reader or listener
The logic of your argument: the proof to back up what you say is true.
What is logos?
To what extent you are credible
The logic of your argument: the proof to back up what you say is true.
The ability to evoke or encourage a particular emotion in your reader or listener
Why is the outlining of benefits effective in rhetoric?
It shows people evidence, which reinforces the speaker's ideas.
It appeals to people's desire to see how something will be good for them.
What is anaphora?
A formal speaker
An actor
A word or phrase repeated at the start of sentences or clauses
A word or phrase repeated at the end of sentences or clauses
What is hyperbole?
A short, amusing, or interesting story about a real incident or person
Direct opposites
Words or phrases that encourage a reader or audience to feel a particular emotion
Exaggeration to emphasise a point or idea
Which of the below is the definition for hypophora?
The use of two opposing ideas next to each other
Asking a question, and then immediately providing the answer.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive sentences
An interesting or amusing story used to illustrate a point.
Complete the famous line from Elizabeth I's speech at Tilbury: "I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a..."
(a)
Who wrote the poem 'The Masque of Anarchy', in response to the Peterloo Massacre?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Sojourner Truth
Percy Shelley
William Shakespeare
What technique is used here?
"Women are usually the first to be laid off, as more are on zero hours contracts, in part time work, and on the minimum wage."
Hypophora
Tricolon
Hyperbole
Anaphora
Who said it?
'...we will put the enemy in the position where they will have to choose between giving us freedom or giving us death.'
Germaine Greer
Janet Street Porter
Sojourner Truth
Emmeline Pankhurst
What was the difference between the Suffragettes and the Suffragists?
The Suffragists were militant protesters who often broke the law to express their message, while the Suffragettes favoured more peaceful protests.
The Suffragettes were militant protesters who often broke the law to express their message, while the Suffragists favoured more peaceful protests.
Who said it? "As for intellect, all I can say is, if women have a pint and man a quart, why can't she have her little pint full?"
Germaine Greer
Emmeline Pankhurst
Sojourner Truth
Janet Street Porter
What technique was used by Shakespeare in Marc Antony's speech here: "and Brutus is an honourable man."
Hyperbole
Verbal irony
Antithesis
Dialysis
Which of the following is NOT one of the three principles of persuasion, or rhetoric?
Logic and evidence
Credibility and trust
Emotions
Wealth
Complete the sentence.
OPINION is what you _______________ about something.
think
feel
believe
think, feel and believe
What is an anecdote?
A story.
A personal story.
A personal story about me of someone else.
A personal story that enhances the argument's point.
Complete this sentence using emotive language effectively:
The _____ lady watched from the side of the road as her house burnt down.
angry
guilty
old
helpless
Which law was amended in 1834 and meant that the poor were unable to get charitable help, and instead had to go to the workhouse?
The Class Law
The Poverty Law
The Poor Law
The Wealth Law
Which of the following does NOT describe living conditions for the poor in the 19th century?
Impoverished
Affluent
Deprived
Desperate
Which monarch was on the throne throughout most of the 19th century?
King Edward V
Queen Elizabeth I
King George III
Queen Victoria
One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars.
supernatural
gloomy
isolation
fear
What is the meaning of the word isolation?
in a crowd
left alone
packaging that keeps something cold
Examples of pathetic fallacy include all of the following except...
Wind howling
Violent thunder storm
Raining outside
Woman crying
Which is the correct definition of Romanticism?
Romanticism is a movement of artists and thinkers who prioritised emotions, intuition, nature, childhood, and freedom over tradition, rules, and logic.
Romanticism is a movement of scientists and philosophers who prioritised logic, reason, evidence, tradition, and science over emotions, intuition, nature, childhood, and freedom.
Which is the correct definition of Classicalism?
Classicalism is a movement of scientists and philosophers who prioritised logic, reason, evidence, tradition, and science over emotions, intuition, nature, childhood, and freedom.
Classicalism is a movement of artists and thinkers who prioritised emotions, intuition, nature, childhood, and freedom over tradition, rules, and logic.
Which is the correct definition of 'industrialisation'?
The reduction of industry on a wide scale.
The development of industry on a wide scale
What is an extended metaphor?
A single metaphor describing one individual thing.
A metaphor that is used throughout a piece of literature, as opposed to being one single metaphor you would pick out from a poem.
What is an allusion?
A reference to a famous piece of literature, art, or film.
Something that is not quite what it seems.
What is a Magnum Opus?
The least important piece of work.
A masterpiece or greatest work.
What is an analogy?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
What is an allegory?
A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Which of the following is a proper noun? (All have been given a capital letter, but only one is a proper noun in this case).
Croatia
School
Headteacher
Country
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
Holsworthy
Wales
Jeremy
Field
Which of the following is a concrete noun?
Air
Anger
Excitement
Tension
Which of the following is NOT a concrete noun?
Bin
Bus
Woman
Humour
Which of the following is an abstract noun?
Memory
Classroom
Ice
Sunshine
Select all the nouns in the following sentence:
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plane.
rain
Spain
mainly
plane
Select only the common nouns in the following sentence:
I went to Catherine’s house in Exeter for her birthday because she threw a party.
house
Catherine
Exeter
birthday
party
Select only the proper nouns in the following sentence:
They were asked to take a flight to Australia and then stay in a hotel once they arrived in Sydney.
flight
Australia
hotel
Sydney
Select only the concrete nouns in the following sentence:
I felt a thrill of excitement as I walked through the gate and into the garden, although at that point I hadn’t seen the crowd of people waiting for us.
thrill
excitement
gate
garden
point
Which of the following could be both a noun and a verb?
Speak
Discuss
Love
Chair
Select the 'being' verb in the following sentence:
We were content to stay in the cabin for the weekend.
were
stay
weekend
Which of the following is an adjective?
Angry
Prettily
Run
Stomp
Which is the participle in the following sentence?
The sparkling sea glittered beneath them as they ate dinner on the terrace.
Terrace
Sparkling
Glittered
Beneath
Select the adverb in the following sentence:
She left yesterday.
She
left
yesterday
What are the two essential ingredients of a main clause?
Verb and object
Subject and verb
Subject and object
Subject and participle
Select the correct place to put a comma in the following complex sentence:
I was absolutely delighted although I wasn’t particularly surprised.
after 'although'
after 'delighted'
after 'particularly'
after 'I'
Is the following a main clause or subordinate clause?
'the tea grew cold'
subordinate clause
main clause
Is the following a main clause or a subordinate clause?
'when the candlelight softened her face'
main clause
subordinate clause
Which philosopher is known as 'the king of rhetoric'?
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Socrates
What is rhetoric?
The art of persuasion
The art of entertainment
The art of informing
The art of instruction
Which of the following is NOT part of the Aristotelian Triad?
Logos
Pathos
Cosmos
Ethos
What is an orator?
A formal speaker
An actor
A word or phrase repeated at the start of sentences or clauses
A word or phrase repeated at the end of sentences or clauses
Who was the author of the poem, "A Poison Tree?"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Edgar Allan Poe
William Blake
Ms. Coy
Define "foe"
A friend
An enemy
A family member
A person with power
"I told my wrath, and my wrath did end." Define wrath
To be happy
To show confusion
To be understood
To show extreme anger
