English Tension Devices Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1

The sentence 'The overgrown bushes yelled like football fans as the hideous weather drained the happiness and hope from my soul' is the use of which tension devices?

(Tick Four)

Select one or more of the following:

Metonymy of Gloom and Horror
Pathetic Fallacy
None
Variation of Sentence Length
Simlie
Metaphor

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

'Tom laughed cruelly. And smiled. Smiled at his own genius. It seemed to radiate from his body. Genius. Pure Genius' This is the use of Variation of Sentence length.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

A '...' is called a...

Select one of the following:

A twitchy finger on the keyboard
A man who has has fallen asleep and left his finger on the full stop button
Neither of the above

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

A Red Herring is where the author creates a fight scene between two, oppositely coloured Herrings.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Punctuation is a tension device

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

The sentence 'He was evil. He was made of the stuff. So where his shoes. And his suit. Evil seemed to leave his body like heat waves' uses how many metaphors?

Select one of the following:

2
3
4
6

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

This sentence is what? 'Miss White leapt up. It was astonishing. Amazing. And it was so unexpected!'

Select one of the following:

Withholding Information
Using onomatopoeias

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Name all the things that this short paragraph contains.

Stephen simply took it. He never wanted to become addicted. It just happened. Because then he took another. And another. And another. His innards screamed to stop. Even the bridge trembled it's annoyance. He was a useless, hopeless, mindless mess. Idle and incoherent. Depressed and dilapidated. The rain fell, heavy droplets trying to nail him to the ground. But something was lurking. Something was hiding. Hiding in the night. Hiding. Ready to attack. Then PLOP. He flicked the cigarette into a nearby lake, letting it float away, trying to force his troubles to float with it.

Select one or more of the following:

Alliteration
Repetition
Metonymy of Gloom and Horror
Foreshadowing
Pathetic Fallacy
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Variation of Sentence Length
Sibilance
Tripling

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Ben's rebellion is awesome. Oli is a dictator. It's our time to rise and fight. For the good of ExamTime!

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

'The boat rocked merrily in the water as the Summer sun bore down on it's wooden planks' Is the use of what?

Select one of the following:

Pathetic Fallacy and the Metonymy of Gloom and Horror
Simile and Pathetic Fallacy

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KS3 English Quiz on English Tension Devices Quiz, created by AlexFitton on 19/05/2014.

English Tension Devices Quiz

Question 1 of 10

The sentence 'The overgrown bushes yelled like football fans as the hideous weather drained the happiness and hope from my soul' is the use of which tension devices? (Tick Four)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

'Tom laughed cruelly. And smiled. Smiled at his own genius. It seemed to radiate from his body. Genius. Pure Genius' This is the use of Variation of Sentence length.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

A '...' is called a...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

A Red Herring is where the author creates a fight scene between two, oppositely coloured Herrings.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

Punctuation is a tension device

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

The sentence 'He was evil. He was made of the stuff. So where his shoes. And his suit. Evil seemed to leave his body like heat waves' uses how many metaphors?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

This sentence is what? 'Miss White leapt up. It was astonishing. Amazing. And it was so unexpected!'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Ben's rebellion is awesome. Oli is a dictator. It's our time to rise and fight. For the good of ExamTime!

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

'The boat rocked merrily in the water as the Summer sun bore down on it's wooden planks' Is the use of what?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

The sentence 'The overgrown bushes yelled like football fans as the hideous weather drained the happiness and hope from my soul' is the use of which tension devices?

(Tick Four)