Language paper 1
What does Question 5 on Language paper 1 ask you to do?
Write a description / story
Who is the miserly businessman at the center of the novella.
Ebenezer Scrooge
Who is Macbeth's friend whose sons will become kings ?
Banquo
What is the main message of War Photographer?
A) War is bad
B) War causes trauma and civilians at home are detached
C) War is heroic
D) War is necessary
B) War is shocking and people at home are detached
What technique is this (A Christmas Carol)
"Solitary as an oyster."
Simile
1 hour 45 mins
Who is the kind employee who works for Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Who said:
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
Three Witches
“Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me” comes from:
A) Poppies
B) The Emigrée
C) Checking Out Me History
D) Tissue
C) Checking Out Me History
What do you call the belief that kings were chosen by God? (Macbeth)
the Divine Right of Kings
True / False - Language paper 1 is unseen non-fiction texts?
False - it's on unseen fictional texts
Who said:
"I wear the chain I forged in life."
Jacob Marley's Ghost
Who is the character who flees to England to seek help against Macbeth?
Malcolm
What does Charge of the Light Brigade suggest about soldiers?
A) They are weak
B) They are confused
C) They don't follow orders
D) They are brave and loyal
D) They are brave and loyal
Who is the first spirit to visit Scrooge (after Jacob Marley)
the Ghost of Christmas Past
How many marks is Question 5 worth?
The main lesson Scrooge learns by the end of the novella.
Redemption
(to be kind / generous/ charitable/ joyful)
What word describes Macbeth's overwhelming desire to become king?
ambition
What technque is in this quote from "Poppies"?
"I traced the inscriptions of the war memorial, leaned against it like a wishbone
Simile , sensory languge (touch)
What is the feeling that haunts Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after Duncan's murder?
guilt
This question asks students to analyse a writer's use of language.
Question 2
Which of the 3 ghosts is a "jolly giant"?
The Ghost of Christmas Present
What technique is in this quote:
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"
a rhetorical question
Which poem is this quote from?
"A hundred agonies in black and white"
War Photographer
What tecnnique is in this quote from The Prelude:
"a huge peak , black and huge, .../ Upreared its head."
Repetition ; personification