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English Language introduction

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many papers make up the GCSE English Language exam?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

94

2.

Paper 1 focuses on fiction. Which of the following does not mean fiction?

a)

made up

b)

not real

c)

imagined

d)

based on real events

3.

How many marks is Paper 1 worth?

a)

40

b)

80

c)

100

d)

20

4.

Each paper has 5 questions.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

On both papers, Question 5 focuses on which skills?

a)

Evaluation

b)

Writing

c)

Comparison

d)

Language analysis

6.

Question 1 will ask you to list how many things?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

As many as you can

d)

300

7.

Question 2 and 3 are both worth the same amount of marks?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

On which question are you likely to find the phrase "To what extent do you agree?"

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

9.

Question 5 is worth half of the total marks of Paper 1. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of these would you associate with the word 'joyful'?

a)

happy

b)

confused

c)

angry

d)

sad

11.

Which of these would be an example of a noun?

a)

tower

b)

all of these

c)

love

d)

leopard

12.

What is an adjective?

a)

A person, place or object

b)

A describing word

c)

An action

d)

When two words start with the same letter

13.

Which of these cannot be described an adjective?

a)

person

b)

place

c)

atmosphere

d)

verb (action)

14.

Which of these is not an example of an adjective?

a)

ordinary

b)

strange

c)

hotel

d)

dangerous

15.

What word means a word that describes an action?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

16.

Verbs often end in...?

a)

'ing'

b)

'ful'

c)

'tion'

d)

'ous'

17.

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

a)

climb

b)

driving

c)

all of these

d)

planned

18.

Which of these words has a negative association?

a)

celebration

b)

harmony

c)

intelligent

d)

devious