Vocabulary
errands
chores
What is a rhetorical device that uses extreme exaggeration?
A hyperbole
When was Robinson Crusoe shipwrecked? (Answer within 50 years of the correct answer awarded points.)
1659
What is the word limit for the summary question in Paper 1?
120 words
How many units are in our book?
14
perish
die
This is a combination of contradictory words, such as "bittersweet".
An oxymoron
Tenerife is located in which country?
Spain
What does EFL stand for?
English as a First Language
Alison Hargreaves died climbing which mountain?
K2
archipelago
group of islands
Name the figurative language: Johnny is feeling under the weather.
Idiom
What is Dr. Dominguez's first name?
Garcelle
What are two types of writing tasks in Section B of Paper 2?
Descriptive and Narrative
Name two other teachers where Ms Ursula worked.
Miss Harby, Mr. Harby, Mr. Brunt
derelict
abandoned, neglected, in a poor condition
This phrase means to pay a very high price for something.
Cost an arm and a leg.
What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
Skimming: reading for the big picture
Scanning: looking for specific detail
How many papers in your IGCSE exam?
How much time do you get per paper?
What is the total marks available per paper?
2 papers. 2 hours per paper. 80 points per paper.
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
diminutive
very small
Name the figurative language:
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain"
Assonance
Who wrote the description of the industrial town in northern England?
Charles Dickens
What does IGCSE stand for?
(The) International General Certificate of Secondary Education
In an Amish wedding, during dinner, the bride and the groom sit in a corner of a table. This corner is a special and honoured place called what?
Eck