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Quiz von Sarah Holmes, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Sarah Holmes
vor fast 9 Jahre
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Frage 1
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Newspaper article for middle-class adults to examine, explore and entertain
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Magazine article for young adults to argue, persuade advise
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Webpage for parents to explain, inform and advise
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Newspaper article for parents to inform, explain and describe
Frage 2
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The article is written in the first person, past tense.
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- True
- False
Frage 3
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Provide three examples of colloquial language from the extract. Choose from the drop-down menus.
Example 1: [blank_start]gadgets and gizmos[blank_end]
Example 2: [blank_start]the zero-tolerance stance[blank_end]
Example 3: [blank_start]let's give it a go[blank_end]
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gadgets and gizmos
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mobiles and laptops
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iPads and PS3s
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the zero-tolerance stance
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exercised restraint
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followed the standard
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let's give it a go
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any effort to preserve family life
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surprisingly little fus
Frage 4
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What language feature is being used in this quotation?
Like a horse doing showjumping that, at each successive fence, goes "Nah. Thanks all the same. I'd rather not bother"
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Simile
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Metaphor
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Juxtaposition
Frage 5
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Which of these phrases indicate that use of technology becomes like an addiction?
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It's not as if we'd become addicted.
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inability to abstain
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becoming slaves to technology
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we relaxed our vigil
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we could forsake them all
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we had exercised restraint
Frage 6
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What do we learn about the writer and his family from these two paragraphs?
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Aware of danger of relying on technology
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Tried to live traditionally
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impose sensible rules
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Trying to achieve balance
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Felt they had won
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Parents left behind by tech
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kids more tech-savvy
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Use of tech is inevitable
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Appeal to the reader
Frage 7
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Which of the following techniques are used to interest us in the issue of modern technology. Tick all that apply
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Colloquial language
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Informal tone
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Humour
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cliches
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similes
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Rhetorical questions
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Emotive language
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Juxtapositions
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Sensory language
Frage 8
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Choose three examples of language used for humourous effect from the drop-down menus .
Example 1: [blank_start]It wasn't fine. It was a farce.[blank_end]
Example 2: [blank_start]A degree of respect (sort of) for[blank_end] the age certificates on films and games
Example 3: The [blank_start]blighters could watch telly[blank_end] after lights out!
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It wasn't fine. It was a farce.
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Nicola and I are educated people
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It'd be fine
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A degree of respect (sort of) for
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An awareness of
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A strict adherence to
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blighters could watch telly
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children could watch television
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kids could watch the TV
Frage 9
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Which of the following quotes from the extract sums up what the writer was trying to achieve?
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equipping our children (and ourselves) with the requisite electronic tools, while not allowing them to take over.
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We made any effort to preserve family life
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Fresh air, exercise, reading, chores, all-round general wholesomeness
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A firm stance on TVs in bedrooms
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The writer comes to the conclusion that you just have to give in and allow technology to control you.
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- True
- False
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