Language Features
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What language feature involves the choice of words like “devastating” or “resilient”?
Vocabulary
What is body language?
Body language are facial expressions and gestures that communicate emotion.
What structural element helps organise ideas in a text?
Sub-headings
What does CIA stand for?
Common Internal Assessment
What is Alliteration? Provide and example.
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of closely connected words.
Short sentences are often used for what purpose?
Impact or emphasise something
What is a low angle shot?
A low camera angle is used to position a character as powerful.
What is the purpose of headings?
To grab attention and/or to guide the reader
What time duration are you given to complete your CIA exam?
90 minutes or 1 hr 30 minutes
What does foreshadowing mean?
A narrative device used by authors to drop subtle clues, warnings, or hints about events that will occur later in a story.
What is the name of the feature that includes metaphor, simile, and personification?
Literary Devices
What idea do circular shapes commonly symbolise?
Unity/Harmony
What structure includes columns, spacing, and magazine spreads?
Layout
What do 'seen' and 'unseen' stimuli mean?
Seen - review the stimulus prior to the exam
Unseen - you receive this stimulus on the day of the exam
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".
What is an exmaple of the language feature that helps reveal character and relationships.
Dialogue
Which type of line is most commonly used to create a sense of calm and stability in an image?
Horizontal lines
What visual feature am I talking about if an image places one person in the centre and others in the background?
Positioning
Who marks the exam? External Markers or your classroom teacher?
Classroom teacher
What is Personification? Provide and example.
Personification assigns human qualities, emotions, actions, or traits inanimate objects, animals etc.
What are 2 examples of Typography?
Italics
Font size
What are two meanings of the colour red?
Danger, passion, love, urgency, blood, stop
What does genre mean? Provide 3 examples
Genre is a style or category of something.
Horror
Pop
Report
How much planning time are you allocated prior to starting the exam?
15 minutes
What is the difference between an opinion and idea?
An idea is what a text is about, while an opinion is what you think or believe about it.