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Language Paper 1 - Language Techniques Flashcards

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What is a noun?

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A person, place or thing

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What is a pronoun?

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Name, Place, something important

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3
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What is an adjective?

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Words that desribe nouns

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What is a verb?

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Woulds used to desribe an action or occurence

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5
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What is an adverb?

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A word that modifies a verb

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What is a preposition

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Use bbc bitesize

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What does questions 1 for language paper 1 require you to do?

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State 4 short facts about the extract

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How many marks is language paper 1 question 1 worth?

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4 marks

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What does language paper 1 question 2 require you to do?

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Analyse how the write uses language for effect and influence on the reader

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How many makes is language paper 1 question 2 worth?

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8 marks

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What does language paper 1 question 3 require you to do?

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Anakyse how the writer uses structure for effect and influence on the reader

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12
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How many marks are there in language paper 1 question 3?

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8 marks

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What does language paper 1 question 4 require you to do?

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Give a personal judgement about the extract

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14
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How many marks is language paper 1 question 4?

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20 marks

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What is explicit information?

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Information that is clearly written in the text

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What is implicit information?

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Information that requires more though and has a meaning behind it

17
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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing something without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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What is a simile?

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Comparing something using ‘like’ or ‘as’

19
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What is personification?

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Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

20
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What is a motif?

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Any repeated idea or theme

21
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What is repetition?

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Words or phrases that are repeated for effect

22
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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of the same letter at the beginning of words

23
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What is Onomatopoeia?

A

The sounds of words

Obvious E.g. Bang!, Kaboom!
Less obvious E.g. howling, screeching

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