Paper 1 - Question 5 (Writing to Describe and Narrate)

Question 1

What are the 8 parts of speech?

Answer 1

1) Noun
2) Adjective
3) Verb
4) Adverb
5) Abstract noun
6) Present participle
7) Adjectival phrase
8) Adverbial phrase

Question 2

What is a noun?

Answer 2

Name of a person, place, thing or idea

Question 3

What is an adjective?

Answer 3

Word to describe a person, place, thing or idea

Question 4

What is a verb?

Answer 4

An action you can do with your body, heart or head

Question 5

What is an adverb?

Answer 5

Word to describe how an action is done

Question 6

What is an abstract noun?

Answer 6

Name of an idea

Question 7

What is a present participle?

Answer 7

Verb that ends in -ing

Question 8

What is an adjectival phrase?

Answer 8

Group of words to describe a person, place, thing or idea

Question 9

What is an adverbial phrase?

Answer 9

Group of words to describe how an action is done

Question 10

What is ‘London’ an example of?

Answer 10

Noun

Question 11

What is ‘tall’ an example of?

Answer 11

Adjective

Question 12

What is ‘run’ an example of?

Answer 12

Verb

Question 13

What is ‘out of love’ an example of?

Answer 13

Adverb

Question 14

What is ‘tension’ an example of?

Answer 14

Abstract noun

Question 15

What is ‘wandering’ an example of?

Answer 15

Present participle

Question 16

What is ‘dripping with expensive jewellery’ an example of?

Answer 16

Adjectival phrase

Question 17

What is ‘with a patronising smile’ an example of?

Answer 17

Adverbial phrase

Question 18

When choosing vocabulary, make sure it is…

Answer 18

• Specific
• Sophisticated
• Appropriate for the atmosphere

Question 19

What are the 8 types of sentences?

Answer 19

• Minor
• Short and dramatic
• S : 3
• Dialogue
• Question
• ‘Even’, ‘if’, ‘although’ etc.
• Parenthetical (bracketed)
• Anaphora

Question 20

Why are minor sentences effective?

Answer 20

Adds mystery and focuses the reader

Question 21

Why are short and dramatic sentences effective?

Answer 21

Can change the pace of the story

Question 22

Why are S : 3 sentences effective?

Answer 22

Can build up a detailed description

Question 23

Why is a single line of dialogue effective?

Answer 23

Can move the story on in a dramatic way

Question 24

Why are questions effective?

Answer 24

Can help us get into someone’s thoughts

Question 25

Why are ‘‘Even’, ‘if’, ‘although’’ sentences effective?

Answer 25

Can help to explain a more complicated situation

Question 26

Why are parenthetical sentences effective?

Answer 26

Can add extra information, almost like a whisper to the reader

Question 27

Why are anaphoras effective?

Answer 27

The same phrase in two or three sentences in a row builds rhythm and tension

Question 28

What type of sentence is ‘Midnight’ an example of?

Answer 28

Minor

Question 29

What type of sentence is ‘Then he saw her’ an example of?

Answer 29

Short and dramatic

Question 30

What type of sentence is ‘The room was chaotic: chairs knocked over, papers strewn around and broken glass covering the floor’ an example of?

Answer 30

S : 3 sentence