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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 quote taken from another textThe final sentence of any paragraphA sentence that clearly states the main argument of an essayThe title of an essay

2. What is 'narrative structure'?

The way events in a story are organised and orderedThe list of characters in a playThe grammar rules of a languageThe font a book is printed in

3. What is a 'protagonist'?

The final sentence of a storyThe narrator of a non-fiction textA character or force that opposes the main characterThe main character a story follows

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

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

5. What does 'first person point of view' mean?

The story is told using 'I' or 'we', from inside a character's perspectiveThe story is told using 'he', 'she' or 'they'The story has no narrator at allThe story is told entirely through dialogue

6. What does 'rhetoric' mean in this context?

The setting of a storyA type of punctuation used for emphasisThe art of using language persuasively and effectivelyA word that has more than one meaning

7. What is 'bias' in a piece of writing?

A leaning towards one side, which can affect how fairly information is presentedA factual error that was corrected laterA quote taken directly from a sourceThe main character's personality

8. What is 'loaded language'?

The formal vocabulary used in a dictionaryLanguage that is grammatically incorrectWords chosen to create a strong emotional reaction rather than stating something neutrallyA quote used as supporting evidence

9. Which of these phrases is an example of loaded language describing the same event as the other?

'the mob swarmed the building''the protesters gathered outside the building''a group of people stood near the entrance''several individuals were present outside'

10. Why might a writer switch from third person to first person part way through a text?

It is required whenever a story includes dialogueTo change perspective deliberately, perhaps to bring the reader closer to one character's inner thoughtsBecause it is a common grammar mistake to avoidIt has no real effect on how the reader experiences the text

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