Grammar
Vocabulary
Literature
History of Literature
York/culture
100

It is causing widespread concern among experts.

Widespread...  

Widespread concern is being caused (by it) among experts.

100

People most often use filters or editing software for minor fixes such as clearing blemishes or plumping lips. --> antonym

major

100

The two protagonists' names in "Of Mice and Men"

George and Lennie

100

What was the role of literature during the Anglo-Saxon period?

preserve History

100

The street where the slaughterhouses were located back in the days and which is a popular tourist destination today


The Shables

200

Aside from adding flower crowns or puppy ears, filters can give a person freckles, longer eyelashes etc.

Not only...

Not only can/do filters add flower crowns or puppy ears, but they can also give a person freckles, longer eyelashes etc.

200

Being inundated by these edited images on a regular basis can take a toll on people. --> antonym

irregular

200

Why does the monster kill so many people in Frankenstein?

because Frankenstein refuses to create a female monster

200

Name three different plays that Shakespeare wrote.

Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear...

200

York's name during the Vikings' era


Jorvik


300

“I can make people a lot better, but it will take me a lot more time than a week."

In spite...


In spite of my ability to make people a lot better, it will take me a lot more time than a week.

In spite of me being able to make....

In spite of the fact that I can make...

300

perceive --> noun


perception

300

In which era is The Great Gatsby set?

the (roaring) 1920s

300

Which king was the Gunpowder Plot directed against?

King James I/VI
300

Your three teachers' names


Dale, Dan, Rachel


400

Today’s generation can’t escape ‘the Truman effect’ because from birth they are born into an age of social platforms […].

If...

If today’s generation wasn’t/hadn’t been born into an age of social platforms, they would be able to/could/might escape ‘the Truman effect’.

If today’s generation is born into an age of social platforms, they can’t / will not be able to escape ‘the Truman effect’.

400

Doctors have spotted a trend. --> synonym

seen, discovered

400

Explain the title "Fahrenheit 451"

The title refers to the temperature at which book paper supposedly catches fire and burns.

400

In what order did these peoples invade/settle in Britain? 

Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Romans, Celts, Normans

Celts → Romans → Anglo-Saxons → Vikings → Normans.

400

What is the street in York that is famous for its short length and unusual name called?


Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

500

“Sometimes I have patients who say, ‘I want every single spot gone and I want it gone by this week or I want it gone tomorrow’ because that’s what this filtered photograph gave them,” she said. 

In 2018, she told…  

us that she sometimes had patients who said that they wanted every single spot gone and they wanted it gone by that week or that they wanted it gone the following day, because that was what that filtered photograph had given them.

500

Selfies often present an unattainable look. --> synonym

unreachable

500

The name of the author of Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

500
What is the rhyming scheme of the Elizabethan sonnet? 

abab cdcd efef gg.

500

The year in which the York Minster was completed

1472

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