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📝 English, Years 9 and 10

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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 does 'third person point of view' mean?

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

2. What is an 'antagonist'?

A character or force that opposes the protagonistThe main character a story followsA word that repeats throughout a textThe turning point of a plot

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

The main character's personalityA quote taken directly from a sourceA factual error that was corrected laterA leaning towards one side, which can affect how fairly information is presented

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

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

5. What is a 'motif'?

A character who narrates the storyAn idea or image that repeats throughout a text, reinforcing a themeA single, one-off comparison in a poemThe opening sentence of a novel

6. What effect can a rhetorical question have in a persuasive text?

It makes the reader consider the answer themselves, often leading them toward the writer's viewpointIt always requires the reader to write a replyIt signals that the writer is uncertain of their own pointIt removes the need for any evidence in the argument

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why might an essay's strongest counter-argument be addressed directly, rather than ignored?

Counter-arguments are only relevant in persuasive speeches, not essaysIgnoring counter-arguments always produces a stronger essayAddressing a counter-argument always weakens the writer's own positionDirectly addressing it shows the writer has considered other viewpoints, which can make the argument more credible

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