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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What is a 'thesis statement'?

A sentence that clearly states the main argument of an essayThe final sentence of any paragraphThe title of an essayA quote taken from another text

2. What does 'third person point of view' mean?

The story is addressed directly to the reader as 'you'The story is told using 'I' or 'we'The story is told using 'he', 'she' or 'they', from outside the charactersThe story has no characters at all

3. What is the difference between an independent and a dependent clause?

An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, a dependent clause cannotA dependent clause is always longer than an independent oneIndependent clauses never contain a verbThere is no real difference between the two

4. What is 'loaded language'?

The formal vocabulary used in a dictionaryWords chosen to create a strong emotional reaction rather than stating something neutrallyLanguage that is grammatically incorrectA quote used as supporting evidence

5. What is a 'motif'?

An idea or image that repeats throughout a text, reinforcing a themeA character who narrates the storyThe opening sentence of a novelA single, one-off comparison in a poem

6. Why do essays usually end with a conclusion rather than just stopping after the last point?

Conclusions exist only to meet a minimum word countTo introduce a brand new argument for the first timeBecause essays are required to have exactly three paragraphsTo draw the argument together and restate its significance, not just repeat it

7. Which of these is an example of a dependent clause?

because it was rainingthe dog ran outsideshe finished her homeworkthe storm arrived quickly

8. What effect can an ellipsis (...) have at the end of a sentence?

It always signals the end of an entire textIt shows the sentence is a direct quoteIt corrects a grammar mistake in the sentenceIt can create suspense or suggest a thought trailing off unfinished

9. Why might a writer deliberately switch sentence length, from long to very short, in a piece of writing?

It has no effect on how the reader experiences the pacingBecause short sentences are always grammatically incorrectTo control pacing and emphasise a moment, a short sentence after long ones can land with more impactSentence length can only be varied in poetry, never prose

10. A novel is narrated by a character whose account keeps contradicting details shown elsewhere in the story. Why might a writer do this deliberately?

To make the plot structure strictly chronologicalTo signal a simple printing error in the textTo create an unreliable narrator, forcing readers to question the narrator's version of eventsBecause the narrator's account is always meant to be trusted completely

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