Descriptive writing
Spelling challenge
Exam technique
Sentence Types
Tricky Terminology
100
A word which describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
100

A simelie is a technique that compares things using like or as.

What is a simile?
100
Because doing this will help us to structure our writing and ensure we use persuasive techniques
Why do we plan?
100
This is the main idea that the sentence is about. A simple sentence must have this and a verb to be a proper sentence.
What is the subject?
100
Used to build tension and keep the audience intrigued
What is suspense?
200
A word which describes a verb
What is an adverb?
200

Onomatapeai is a technique where words sound like what they mean.

What is onomatopoeia?
200
You should spend 10-15 minutes on it.
How long should you spend planning an answer for the writing section of the exam?
200
Words that links clauses together e.g. And, so, but, because
What are conjunctions/connectives?
200
GAP
What acronym do we use for genre, audience, purpose?
300
Nouns which need capital letters because they are the names of places or people
What are proper nouns?
300

Difficultyes is the plural of difficulty

What is the plural of difficulty?
300
Doing this ensures that we have checked our work thoroughly and corrected errors.
Why is proofreading important?
300
A sentence with two or more clauses linked by conjunctions
What is a compound sentence?
300
A technique similar to personification but only used for nature (the weather, trees etc)
What is pathetic fallacy?
400
A technique used to give human qualities to an inanimate object
What is personification?
400

Acomodation means somewhere to stay/live.

What does accommodation mean?
400
In the writing section of the exam, this counts for 20% of your mark.
Spelling/grammar/punctuation counts for how much of your mark?
400
A sentence with several clauses linked by commas (and possibly conjunctions)
What is a complex sentence?
400
A technique where the audience is made to feel sympathy for a helpless victim
What is pathos?
500
A technique that describes a person or object by referring to it as another person or object.
What is a metaphor?
500

A hankercheif is a square of cloth used to blow your nose.

What is a handkerchief?
500
In the reading section, these sorts of questions should always be planned and you may want to answer them first to ensure you complete them all.
How should you answer 10 mark questions?
500
Two sentences that make sense on their own joined by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
500
A technique used to give human qualities to animals
What is anthropomorphism?
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