Reading Exam
Writing Exam
Pot Luck
Formal or Informal?
Punctuation and organisation
100
What is a rhetorical question?
A question which doesn't require an answer, it gets the reader to think
100

What layout features does an article need to have?

Heading/Title

100

What are organisational features?

Features that are used to display information in a text. E.g text boxes, pictures

100
Well done mate!
Informal
100
When should you use capital letters?
Start of a sentence. Proper nouns: people, place, landmark, days of the week, month etc
200

Which of these statements is a fact?
A) Danni's class has worked hard and she believes they will pass.
B) Danni loves her class and wants them all to pass.

A)
We can measure how hard you have worked with the practice you have done! You can also ask me if I think you will all pass and I do!

200

What is the sandwich approach?

Introduction, Main Body and Conclusion

200
What's the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Facts are statements which can be proven to be true (supported by evidence), opinions are personal and can't be proven.
200
Which of the following is a formal way of ending a letter: yours sincerely OR speak to you soon?
Yours sincerely
200
What piece of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence: What are you having for tea this evening
What are you having for tea this evening?
300

Name two language features.

First person, third person, repetition, emotive language, exaggeration, direct address, rule of three, rhetorical question

300
What is the title/ explanation which goes underneath an image called?
Caption
300
Give two examples of 'purpose'
Explain, describe, argue, inform, persuade, review, entertain, advise
300
Should you use formal or informal language when presenting an idea to your local MP?
Formal
300
Give two uses of an apostrophe.
To show possession e.g. Jenny's iPod, OR to show that letters have been left out e.g. don't = do not
400
When writing or presenting a persuasive speech what should you do first?
Address the audience e.g. "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen..."
400

List organisational markers.

Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Next, Finally,

400

How long is the reading paper?

75 minutes (1hour 15mins)

400
How should you start a formal letter?
Dear sir/madam
400
When should you start a new paragraph?
Introduce a new topic or idea. To show a change in time. When there is a new speaker.
500

What are examples of exaggeration (hyberbole)?

"I am so hungry, I am going to die!"

500

How can you improve your writing?

Proof-reading, editing, high level vocabulary

500

How many questions/ tasks will you have to respond to in the writing paper?

2

500
Which of the following sentences is the most formal?: A. We regret to inform you that ..... B. We are sorry to tell you that... C. We are sorry to say that...
A. We regret to inform you that...
500
Add commas to this sentence: In India during the monsoon season it is extremely hot and wet.
In India, during the monsoon season, it is extremely hot and wet.
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