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| Question | Answer |
| Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence. The dog licked its / it’s bowl. | ‘Its’ is the correct homophone : The dog licked its bowl. |
| Where should the apostrophe go in this sentence? The two cats owners went away for a week. | The apostrophe should come after the ‘s’ in ‘cats’, because the owners belong to the cats and cats is plural: The two cats’ owners went away for a week. |
| What type of sentence is this? Chloe went to town and bought a new bag. | This is a compound sentence. |
| What is a discourse marker? | A discourse marker is a word or phrase that connects sentences and paragraphs, e.g. However, Firstly |
| What tense is used in this sentence? He was singing beautifully. | The past continuous tense is used in the sentence. |
| What is meant by explicit information? | Explicit information is information that is openly stated in a text. |
| What is meant by implicit information? | Implicit information is information that is not openly stated in a text. The information is implied so you have to ‘read between the lines’ to find it. |
| What is a summary? | A summary is a shortened version of something. A summary contains the main points but leaves out unnecessary details. |
| What does PEE stand for? | PEE stands for Point, Evidence, Explain. • Make a point. • Give evidence (as a quotation or by paraphrasing). • Explain the evidence. |
| What word classes do the underlined words in this sentence belong to? Harry went to work. | The underlined words are a noun and a verb : Harry (Proper noun) went (verb) to work. |
| What is onomatopoeia? | Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like their meaning, e.g. ‘boom’, ‘squeak’. |
| What name is given to this example of figurative imagery? It was as cold and still as a statue. | This example of figurative imagery is a simile. |
| What is meant by reverse chronological order? | Reverse chronological order means starting with the most recent event and working backwards. |
| What is an inciting incident? | An inciting incident in a story is the event that really gets the story going. |
| List three ways in which we can learn about characters in a text. | We can learn about characters from: • The narrator’s description of them. • How the character behaves. • How other characters react to them. • What the character says and how they say it. • What other characters say to them and about them. |
| What is a protagonist? | A protagonist is the firstperson voice of a character in a narrative, e.g. Jane in Jane Eyre. |
| What person is this sentence written in? She sang loudly, her fabulously powerful voice filling every corner of the room. | This sentence is written in the third person (he/she/it/they). |
| What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography? | A biography is the story of someone’s life, written by someone else. An autobiography is the story of someone’s life, written by that person. |
| List three types of non-fiction texts. | There are many types of nonfiction texts, including: • Reviews • Newspaper and magazine articles/reports/features • Biographies/autobiographies • Letters • Diaries |
| What is meant by the purpose of writing? | The purpose of the writing is the reason why you are writing, e.g. to entertain, to inform or to advise. |
| List three organisational features you could use when writing an article for a newspaper, magazine or website. | Three organisational features you could use when writing an article for a newspaper, magazine or website are: • Subheadings • Headline • Strapline |
| In what period did Shakespeare live? What was England like during this time? | Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. England was enjoying prosperity during this time. Explorers were discovering and colonizing new lands, and literature and theatre were growing in popularity . |
| List three themes that occur in many of Shakespeare’s plays. | Themes that occur in many of Shakespeare’s plays include: • Ambition • Kingship • Fate • Love • Revenge • Betrayal • Jealousy |
| What is a soliloquy? | A soliloquy is a speech by one of the characters to the audience. Usually, there are no other characters on stage. Soliloquies reveal a lot about the character. |
| What poetic feature does Shakespeare often use to emphasise important thoughts? | Shakespeare often uses rhyming couplets to emphasise important thoughts. |
| What was women’s position in society during the nineteenth century? | During the nineteenth century, women didn’t have the vote, and their career options were very limited. Many writers and thinkers supported women’s rights. |
| How are themes presented in nineteenth-century novels? | Themes are presented in nineteenth-century novels through: • Events that take place in the novel • Discussion by the narrators and/or characters • Characters embodying themes • Settings • Motifs |
| Why is it important to consider the other characters in the novel, as well as the protagonist? | It is important to consider the other characters in the novel, as well as the protagonist, because they may portray themes or issues, they may be significant to the plot, and they may reveal something about the protagonist. |
| List three different tones that the narrative voice could use. | Different tones that the narrative voice could use include: • Formal • Informal • Authoritative • Friendly • Sarcastic |
| Why is it important to consider the social and historical context of a text? | It is important to consider the social and historical context of a text because the time when the text was written may have influenced the writer’s attitudes and the themes and issues in the text. |
| How can motifs and symbols present themes in a text? | Motifs and symbols present themes by representing an issue or idea. For example, in The Lord of the Flies, the conch is a symbol of democracy. |
| What is an omniscient narrator? | An omniscient narrator is a narrative voice, which shares the thoughts, feelings and experiences of many characters. |
| What is an act in a play? How many acts do most plays have? | An act in a play is like a chapter in a novel. Most plays have two acts. |
| What was the Romantic Movement? | The Romantic Movement was a period when ‘Romantics’ rebelled against the popularity of Greek and Latin poetry, and valued more traditional forms of poetry such as ballads and wrote about love, politics and ordinary people. |
| What is a persona? | A persona is a fictional voice used by the poet. It is the voice of the poem. |
| What is alliteration? | Alliteration is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words that are placed close together. |
| What feature is used in this line from ‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers? ‘but as we moved on through the afternoon light’ | The feature used in this line is assonance (a series of similar vowel sounds). |
| What is enjambment? | Enjambment is when a poet continues across lines or stanzas without a pause. |
| How is rhythm created in a poem? | Rhythm is created in a poem from the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. |
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