End of Year English Quiz

Figurative Language

100

A figure of speech which compares two things using 'like', 'as' or 'than'.

Simile

200

 'She was the apple of his eye' is an example of what type of figurative language?

Idiom

300

If someone says they're feeling, 'under the weather', what language technique are they using?

idiom

400

The backyard was a blank canvas, ready for painting.

What technique has been used here?

Metaphor

500

'The thriller section was calling to Brendan'.

What type of figurative language is being used here?

Personification

Persuasive Devices

100

When the same letter is used at the beginning of successive words or phrases.

alliteration

200

'70% of students read the novel.'

What persuasive device has been used here?

statistics

OR

Logos= appealing to logic.

300

Martin Luther King Jr says 'I have a dream' more than once. What rhetorical device is he using?

repetition

400

What do ethos, pathos, and logos mean?

What are each of them appealing to?

Ethos= credibility

Logos= logic

Pathos = Emotion

500

Tricolon or the power of three is.....

When three words or phrases are used in a persuasive text such as a speech. 

Random

100

What day is Christmas this year?

Saturday

200

What city has the largest population of Greeks outside of Greece?

Melbourne

300

What colours are on the Croatian flag?

Red, White, and Blue

400

What country was the first to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand

500

What car won the F1 this year? 

Red Bull

Film Techniques

100

What is the name of the shot when it is displaying just someone's facial expressions?

close-up shot

200

Name one type of camera movement.

Tracking shot

panning shot

tilt

hand-held camera

300

Name the two type of sound in a film. 

diegetic sound

non-diegetic sound

400

What is diegetic sound?

Any sound that emanates from the story world. The characters and audience can hear the sound.

500

Name 3 elements included in mise en scene

sound

shot size

camera angle

shot composition

camera movement

set design including props

costume

Grammar & punctuation

100

What is a clause?

A clause contains a subject-verb pair. 

200

What is an independent clause?

An independent clause contains a subject-verb pair and makes sense on its own. 

300

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

400

What is a compound sentence?

Two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon. 

500

What type of sentence is the following:

Despite the harsh tone of his voice, Mr Herring cared about his class, and he wanted them to succeed in their final examinations.

Compound-complex sentence.