Question 1
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What is the purpose if the following piece of writing?
We are a father and two sons living in a household without women. We are like an experiment in a satellite, free of normal earthly influences (like guilt, and bleach and sock drawers). We've lived for years now in a whole new all-male institution. Given its inadequacies as a child-rearing unit, I like it. It's so different from a household run by a woman. It's home alone except there are three of us. Here are a few characteristic gender moments.
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Inform, explain, describe
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Imagine, explore, entertain
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Describe, narrate, entertain
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Entertain, describe, explore
Question 2
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Which of the following are the typical features of writing to imagine?
Tick all that apply.
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Causal connectives (connecting words indicating cause and effect)
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Appeals to the senses
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Clear topic sentences
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Adjectives and adverbs used interesting ways
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Tendency towards simple and compound sentences
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Figurative language devices
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5-part narrative structure
Question 3
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Complete this piece of writing to describe by choosing the most powerfully descriptive words and phrases from the drop-down menu. It is the opening of a story about one soldier's experience on the battlefields during the First World War.
The [blank_start]muddy field[blank_end] was [blank_start]empty[blank_end] and the [blank_start]cold[blank_end] wind was [blank_start]blowing on my[blank_end] face. I was [blank_start]alone[blank_end] and [blank_start]felt tired[blank_end]. I hadn't slept [blank_start]for a long time[blank_end]. My legs ached and my [blank_start]worn-out[blank_end] boots were [blank_start]heavy because of the mud.[blank_end]
I could still hear the [blank_start]deafening sounds of fighting[blank_end]. Smoke [blank_start]rose slowly[blank_end] from the [blank_start]places where the bombs had fallen[blank_end]. I saw the [blank_start]broken remains[blank_end] of tanks that had been [blank_start]hit[blank_end] by shells. All around [blank_start]lay dead people in their uniforms.[blank_end] The frozen faces [blank_start]looked at[blank_end] me as I [blank_start]walked[blank_end].
I searched for my friend among the dead. I continued [blank_start]looking for hours[blank_end]. It [blank_start]got dark and cold[blank_end]. I had to go because [blank_start]it would have been dangerous to stay.[blank_end]
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muddy field
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quaggy battlefield
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battleground
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empty
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deserted
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devoid of life
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cold
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biting
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freezing
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blowing on my
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gnawing at my
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lashing my
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alone
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desolate
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isolated
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felt tired
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exhausted
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worn-out
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for a long time
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for ages
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for what felt like years
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worn-out
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ragged
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broken-down
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heavy because of the mud.
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like lead weights due to the mire
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dirty because of the filth
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deafening sounds of fighting
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haunting sounds of the battle
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loud noises from the battle
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rose slowly
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curled gently
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came from
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places where the bombs had fallen
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craters left by the exploding shells
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shell-holes
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broken remains
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skeletal remains
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burnt-out remains
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hit
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destroyed
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obliterated
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lay dead people in their uniforms.
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lay the empty husks of my fellow men.
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lay the dead of the battle.
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looked at
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admonished
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watched me
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walked
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trudged
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stumbled
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looking for hours
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to forage among the dead for hours
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searching for hours
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got dark and cold
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grew dark and raw
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became dark and dank
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it would have been dangerous to stay.
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nothing could survive here for long
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to stay would mean certain death.
Question 4
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Writing to describe just means writing a fictional story.
Question 5
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Which of the following is NOT a form of writing to imagine?
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Stories (any genre, any length!)
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Extended descriptions of characters
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A Monologue
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Extended descriptions of places or events
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Autobiography
Question 6
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Complete the sentences by dragging and dropping the correct causal connectives in the spaces.
1) Water expands as it freezes, [blank_start]so[blank_end] ice takes more space than water.
2) Sales are down [blank_start]because of[blank_end] high prices.
3) As a [blank_start]result of[blank_end] overnight rain, the pitch is not fit to use and [blank_start]therefore[blank_end] the match has been cancelled.
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so
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and
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but
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because of
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despite
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but there are
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result of
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response to
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precaution against
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therefore
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now
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thus
Question 7
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The two tasks in section B are optional. You can prepare your response to the imaginative writing task ahead of the exam and just reproduce it in the exam room; you will get just as much credit for this as a response which addresses the focus of one of the set tasks.
Question 8
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Which of the following techniques could you use when writing to describe?
Choose all that apply
Question 9
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In any piece of writing, whatever the purpose, it is important to be able to use punctuation for effect. See if you can remember how to use the 7 most common punctuation marks by choosing from the drop-down menus to complete the explanations.
1) A full stop (.) is used to [blank_start]indicate that you have finished a point[blank_end] and are about to make a new one.
2) Commas (,) can indicate [blank_start]a pause[blank_end], [blank_start]separate clauses,[blank_end] allow the use of more than one [blank_start]adjective or adverb[blank_end], [blank_start]separate items on a list[blank_end]
3) Exclamations marks (!) should be used sparingly at the [blank_start]end of sentences[blank_end] to convey [blank_start]emotions such as surprise, anger, fear[blank_end] etc. .
4) Questions marks (?) are used to [blank_start]turn sentences into questions[blank_end] which can be [blank_start]direct or rhetorical.[blank_end]
5) A colon (:) is used to make a [blank_start]very definite pause[blank_end] and is most often used [blank_start]just before a list.[blank_end]
6) A semi colon (;) is used instead of [blank_start]a full stop[blank_end] so that two sentences which [blank_start]are linked by theme[blank_end] can be joined.
7) The apostrophe (') has [blank_start]two[blank_end] main uses. It can be used to [blank_start]indicate possession[blank_end] or to show [blank_start]when a letter is missing.[blank_end]
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indicate that you have finished a point
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indicate you need to take a breath
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indicate you are about to start a list
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a pause
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time
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a stop
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separate clauses,
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join sentences
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end sentences
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adjective or adverb
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noun or verb
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word
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separate items on a list
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separate sentences
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separate paragraphs
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end of sentences
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beginning of sentences
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end of paragraphs
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emotions such as surprise, anger, fear
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emotions such as love, greed, and envy
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emotions clearly and concisely
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turn sentences into questions
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ask rhetorical questions
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grab the reader's attention
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direct or rhetorical.
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long or short
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open or closed
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very definite pause
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slight pause
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definite stop
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just before a list.
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at the end of a sentence
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to separate clauses
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a full stop
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a comma
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a colon
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are linked by theme
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are not linked at all
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about opposite ideas
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two
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three
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four
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indicate possession
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indicate time
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indicate place
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when a letter is missing.
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when a word is missing
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when a sentence is missing