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Total questions: 172

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound patterning in poetry provides extra layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

2.

2.Broadsheets or compacts often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F--> TABLOIDS

3.

3.Legal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

4.

4.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in both written and spoken legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

5.

5.Instruction texts can be either chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

6.

6.All texts have only two modes: written and spoken.

a)

T

b)

F

7.

7.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually only a few lines long.

a)

T

b)

F

8.

8.The strapline or overline is the secondary headline that appears above the main headline.

a)

T

b)

F

9.

9.Archaisms are commonly found in spoken legal language, whereas they are common in written documentation.

a)

T

b)

F

10.

10.Lexis in tabloids is often inventive and emphatic.

a)

T

b)

F

11.

11.Indirect speech is an exact copy of the precise words spoken, allowing characters to speak for themselves.

a)

T

b)

F

12.

12.The grammar of advertisements is similar to informal spoken language.

a)

T

b)

F

13.

13.A politician can evade direct answers by using implications.

a)

T

b)

F

14.

14.The manner in instruction texts is informal.

a)

T

b)

F

15.

15.The language of poetry tends to be less intense than that of everyday conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

16.

16.Metaphors are usually found in newspapers as a powerful means of reinforcing a message.

a)

T

b)

F

17.

17.Coordinators are commonly found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

18.

18.The language of advertising is similar to the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

19.

19.Music videos are kind of multimodal texts.

a)

T

b)

F

20.

20.Sentence structure in broadsheets or compacts is varied to sustain readers’ interest.

a)

T

b)

F

21.

21.Instruction texts are often found in science textbooks or publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

22.

22.Personal texts can be either chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

23.

23.In a first person narrative, the narrator is often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

24.

24.In the language of poetry, literary devices are used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

25.

25.In spoken legal language, informal phrases are never used in the initial position

a)

T

b)

F

26.

26.

The typographical features in tabloids are very varied.

a)

T

b)

F

27.

27.

  1. Alliterative patterning is used broadsheets or compacts to make the text more memorable.



a)

T

b)

F

28.

28.

Verb-less clauses can be found in advertisements.


a)

T

b)

F

29.

29.Literary and rhetorical devices are used in advertisements to attract attention to products.

a)

T

b)

F

30.

30.Sound patterning in poetry does not provide extra layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

31.

31.The typographical features in tabloids are very limited.

a)

T

b)

F

32.

32.Alliterative patterning is used in broadsheets or compacts to make the text more memorable.

a)

T

b)

F

33.

33.The language of law is different from the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

34.

34.Music videos are not kind of multimodal texts.

a)

T

b)

F

35.

35.All texts have one mode: written.

a)

T

b)

F

36.

36.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually several lines long.

a)

T

b)

F

37.

37.The strapline or overline is the secondary headline that appears below the main headline.

a)

T

b)

F

38.

38.Archaisms are commonly found in spoken legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

39.

39.Sentence structure in broadsheets or compacts is varied to sustain readers’ interest

a)

T

b)

F

40.

40.In a third-person narrative, the narrator is often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

41.

41.Instruction texts are often found in publicity leaflets only.

a)

T

b)

F

42.

42.Lexis in tabloids is inventive and emphatic.

a)

T

b)

F

43.

43.Direct speech is an exact copy of the precise words spoken, allowing characters to speak for themselves.

a)

T

b)

F

44.

44.Illegal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

45.

45.The language of poetry tends to be more intense than that of everyday conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

46.

46.Metaphors are used by politicians as a powerful means of reinforcing a message.

a)

T

b)

F

47.

47.The grammar of advertisements is similar to informal spoken language.

a)

T

b)

F

48.

48.A politician cannot evade direct answers by using implications.

a)

T

b)

F

49.

49.Literary and rhetorical devices cannot be used in advertisements to attract attention to products.

a)

T

b)

F

50.

50.The manner in instruction texts is formal.

a)

T

b)

F

51.

51.Coordinators are rarely found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

52.

52.Personal texts are chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

53.

53.In the language of poetry, literary devices are not used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

54.

54.Broadsheets and compacts do not often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F

55.

55.Punctuation is used traditionally and formally in broadsheet.

a)

T

b)

F

56.

56.Verbless clauses are often found in advertisements.

a)

T

b)

F

57.

57.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in written legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

58.

58.Instruction texts are chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

59.

59.Legal language is non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

60.

60.Sound patterning in poetry provides extra layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

61.

61.Broadsheets and compacts don’t often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F

62.

62.Legal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

63.

63.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in written legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

64.

64.Instruction texts can be either chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

65.

65.All texts have only two modes: written and spoken.

a)

T

b)

F

66.

66.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually long.

a)

T

b)

F

67.

67.The strapline or overline is the secondary headline that appears above the main headline.

a)

T

b)

F

68.

68.Archaisms are commonly found in spoken legal language, whereas they are common in written documentation.

a)

T

b)

F

69.

69.Lexis in tabloids is often inventive and emphatic.

a)

T

b)

F

70.

70.Indirect speech is a copy of the precise words spoken, allowing characters to speak for themselves.

a)

T

b)

F

71.

71.The grammar of advertisements is similar to formal written language.

a)

T

b)

F

72.

72.A politician can evade direct answers by using implications.

a)

T

b)

F

73.

73.The manner in instruction texts is informal.

a)

T

b)

F

74.

74.The language of poetry tends to be less intense than that of everyday conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

75.

75.Metaphors are used by politicians as a powerful means of reinforcing a message.

a)

T

b)

F

76.

76.Coordinators are commonly found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

77.

77.The language of poetry is very similar to the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

78.

78.Music videos are kind of multimodal texts.

a)

T

b)

F

79.

79.Punctuation is used formally in tabloids.

a)

T

b)

F

80.

80.Sentence structure in broadsheets or compacts is varied to sustain readers' interest.

a)

T

b)

F

81.

81.Instruction texts are often found in science textbooks or publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

82.
  1. 82.Personal texts can be either chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

83.

83.In a first person narrative, the narrator is often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

84.

84.In the language of poetry, literary devices are used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

85.

85.In spoken legal language, informal phrases are used in the initial position.

a)

T

b)

F

86.

86.The typographical features in tabloids are not very varied.

a)

T

b)

F

87.

87.Alliterative patterning is used in broadsheets or compacts to make the text more understandable.

a)

T

b)

F

88.

88.Causal clauses can be found in adverts and news stories.

a)

T

b)

F

89.

89.Literary and rhetorical devices are used in advertisements to attract attention to products.

a)

T

b)

F

90.

90.Sound patterning in poetry provides extra layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

91.

92.The typographical features in prose are very varied.

a)

T

b)

F

92.

93.Alliterative patterning is not used in broadsheets or compacts to make the text more memorable.

a)

T

b)

F

93.

94.The language of advertising is very similar to the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

94.

95.All videos are kind of multimodal texts.

a)

T

b)

F

95.

96.All texts have more than two modes besides written and spoken.

a)

T

b)

F

96.

97.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually only a few lines long.

a)

T

b)

F

97.

98.The strapline or overline is the secondary headline that appears above the main text.

a)

T

b)

F

98.

99.Archaisms are commonly found in spoken legal language, and they are common in written documentation.

a)

T

b)

F

99.

100.Sentence structure in broadsheets or compacts is varied to sustain readers’ interest.

a)

T

b)

F

100.

101.In a third person narrative, the narrators are often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

101.

102.Instruction texts are often found in science textbooks or publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

102.

103.Lexis in tabloids is not inventive and emphatic.

a)

T

b)

F

103.

104.Indirect speech is an exact copy of the precise words spoken, allowing characters to speak for themselves.

a)

T

b)

F

104.

105.Legal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

105.

106.The language of poetry tends to be less intense than that of everyday conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

106.

107.Metaphors are not used by politicians as a powerful means of reinforcing a message.

a)

T

b)

F

107.

108.The grammar of advertisements is different from informal spoken language.

a)

T

b)

F

108.

109.A politician can evade direct answers by using implications.

a)

T

b)

F

109.

110.Literary and rhetorical devices are used in advertisements to attract attention to products.

a)

T

b)

F

110.

111.The manner in instruction texts is informal.

a)

T

b)

F

111.

112.Coordinators are commonly found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

112.

113.Personal texts can be either chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

113.

114.In the language of poetry, literary devices are used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

114.

115.Broadsheets or compacts often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F

115.

116.In spoken legal language, informal phrases are never used in the initial position.

a)

T

b)

F

116.

117.Symbol is used traditionally and formally in tabloids.

a)

T

b)

F

117.

118.Verbless clauses are hardly found in advertisements.

a)

T

b)

F

118.

119.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in both written and spoken legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

119.

120.Instruction texts can not be in chronological or non-chronological.

a)

T

b)

F

120.

1.Match the followingAdvertising language

a)

- B. to persuade

b)

- D. to inform

c)

- A. to enforce obligations

d)

- C. to entertain

121.

2.Information texts

a)

C. to entertain

b)

- A. to enforce obligations

c)

- D. to inform

122.

3.Legal language

a)

- B. to persuade

b)

- A. to enforce obligations

c)

- C. to entertain

123.

4.Literary language

a)

- C. to entertain

b)

- E. to educate

c)

- B. to persuade

124.

5.Political language

a)

- A. to enforce obligations

b)

- D. to inform

c)

- E. to educate

125.

125.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually composed of one or two sentences.

a)

T

b)

F

126.

126.The manner in personal texts can be either formal or informal.

a)

T

b)

F

127.

127.In a first-person narrative, the narrator is often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

128.

128.The manner of instruction texts is formal.

a)

T

b)

F

129.

129.Paragraphs in broadsheets or compacts are usually only a few lines long.

a)

T

b)

F

130.

130.Politicians use metaphors as a powerful means of expressing feelings.

a)

T

b)

F

131.

131.Texts have different modes: written, spoken, and multimodal.

a)

T

b)

F

132.

132.Information texts are found in science textbooks and publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

133.

133.Alliterative patterning is used in tabloids to make the text more memorable.

a)

T

b)

F

134.

134.In the language of poetry, literary devices are used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

135.

135.Broadsheets or compacts often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F

136.

136.Legal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions, and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

137.

137.Texts have different modes: written, spoken, and multimodal.

a)

T

b)

F

138.

138.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in both written and spoken legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

139.

139.Punctuation is used traditionally and formally in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

140.

140.Coordinators are commonly found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

141.

141.The language of law is very similar to the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

142.

142.The clause element that has replaced the subject in the initial position is called a marked theme.

a)

T

b)

F

143.

143.Sentence structure in broadsheets or compacts is varied to sustain readers' interest.

a)

T

b)

F

144.

144.Instruction texts are often found in science textbooks or publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

145.

145.Broadsheet papers have been called the "popular" or "gutter" press, while tabloid papers have been called the "serious" or "quality" press.

a)

T

b)

F

146.

146.Personal texts are found in playscripts and publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

147.

147.The language of law is very similar to the language of conversation.

a)

T

b)

F

148.

148.Narrative prose cannot raise the reader's awareness of an issue or the world in general, and cannot thus educate and inform.

a)

T

b)

F

149.

149.Broadsheets or compacts often use emotional and sensational modifiers.

a)

T

b)

F

150.

150.Legal language is marked by complicated grammatical structures, archaic expressions, and limited punctuation.

a)

T

b)

F

151.

151.Coordinators are commonly found in the initial position in broadsheets or compacts.

a)

T

b)

F

152.

152.Information texts are found in letters and journals.

a)

T

b)

F

153.

153.Newspapers use both direct and indirect speech.

a)

T

b)

F

154.

154. Texts have different modes: written, spoken, and multimodal.

a)

T

b)

F

155.

155.In the language of poetry, literary devices are used to add layers of meaning.

a)

T

b)

F

156.

156.Paragraphs in tabloids are usually only a few lines long.

a)

T

b)

F

157.

157.Alliterative patterning is used in personal texts to make them more memorable.

a)

T

b)

F

158.

158.Politicians use metaphors as a powerful means of expressing feelings.

a)

T

b)

F

159.

159.In a second-person narrative, the narrator is often omniscient, i.e. all-seeing and all-knowing.

a)

T

b)

F

160.

160.The manner of the language of poetry is always formal.

a)

T

b)

F

161.

161.Information texts are found in science textbooks and publicity leaflets.

a)

T

b)

F

162.

162.Paragraphs in broadsheets are usually composed of one or two sentences.

a)

T

b)

F

163.

163.Ordinary words are found to be used in specialist ways in both written and spoken legal language.

a)

T

b)

F

164.

164.The manner in personal texts can be either formal or informal.

a)

T

b)

F

165.

165. Read the following line and determine which term(s) is used as symbolism:"It would be smart to offer someone poor and innocent like me as a sacrificial lamb to satisfy an angry god like Macbeth."
(William Shakespeare, Macbeth)

a)

A. innocent

b)

B. sacrificial lamb

c)

C. offer

166.

166.Type of figurative language that gives human qualities to something non-human (Ex: The clarinets sang.)

a)

A. synonym

b)

B. symbol

c)

C. personification

167.

167.Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

A. “O my Luve is like a red, red rose" (Robert Burns, 'A red, red, rose')

b)

B. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. (George Orwell, 'Nineteen Eighty Four')

c)

C. "But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." (Sandra Cisneros, 'The House on Mango Street')

168.

168.The exact or partial repetition of a sound, usually at the end of a poetic line is...

a)

A. Rhyme

b)

B. Stanza

c)

C. Meter

169.

169.What rhetorical device is used when a writer or a speaker repeats something- a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence- more than once?

a)

A. Branching

b)

B.Repetition

c)

C. Listing

170.

170.What figure of speech is represented in the sentence "Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." (William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet')

a)

A. Metaphor

b)

B.Simile

c)

C.Symbolism

171.

171.When a word's vocalisation imitates a natural sound, as can be heard in the words splash, murmur, buzz, and howl, what do we call that device?

a)

A. Consonance

b)

B.Rhyme

c)

C. Onomatopoeia

172.

172.Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

A. "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." (Edgar Allan Poe, 'The Raven')

b)

B. "Hope" is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul" (Emily Dickinson, 'Hope is the thing with feathers')

c)

C. "Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright" (Joseph Mohr, 'Silent Night')

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