RUAE Quiz

Question 1

What is parenthesis

Answer 1

A dash, comma or bracket on either side of a part of a sentence

Question 2

What is parenthesis used for

Answer 2

Extra information

Question 3

What comes under the category of structure

Answer 3

Sentence length
Punctuation
Word order

Question 4

If you notice a lot of comas, should you say that the writer uses a lot of commas

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What language technique could the writer be using of they have included lots of commas

Answer 5

List

Question 6

What is the effect of language feature of list

Answer 6

To emphasise the amount/variety of something

Question 7

What is the effect of a single dash

Answer 7

To give an explanation

Question 8

What does a colon do

Answer 8

Introduce something

Question 9

What are the 2 ways a writer can create humour in a passage

Answer 9

Exaggeration

Strange/unusual comparison

Question 10

What 2 things can a paragraph do to be a good conclusion

Answer 10

Sum up

Connect to earlier in passage

Question 11

How do you answer a link question

Answer 11

Quote the bit
Say it links back/forward
Say what info it links back/forward to

Question 12

How do you answer a word choice question

Answer 12

Quote the word (ones with a significant meaning)

Say what it makes you think of (connotations)

Question 13

Should you use more than one connotation to deal with more than one word

Answer 13

No

Deal with individually

Question 14

What does the ‘language part is ‘how does the writer’s language mean you should look for

Answer 14

Any writing techniques

Question 15

What is a tip for summing up main ideas

Answer 15

Check the topic sentence of paragraphs

Question 16

What is a tip for ‘own words` questions

Answer 16

Do not quote

Change all the important words but keep it simple

Question 17

How do you answer a context question

Answer 17

Use the rest of the sentence or paragraph to help you work out the meaning of that word
Quote and explain how the words helped you

Question 18

What must you remember to do to answer a contrast question

Answer 18

Explain both sides
A single item cannot contrast with anything on its own
If asked to explain 2 contrasts that is 2 pairs(so 4) not 2

Question 19

What do the ‘but’yet or ‘however` indicate a writer is doing

Answer 19

Changing direction

Question 20

What is the effect of repetition

Answer 20

Emphasis

Question 21

What is ellipses

Answer 21

Dot dot dot

Question 22

What is ellipses used for

Answer 22

Adds suspense
Or
Fill in the blank

Question 23

What does ‘figure of speech` mean

Answer 23

Simile
Metaphors
Personification
Alliteration

Question 24

What is informal language

Answer 24

Slang, swearing, dialect
Conversational (when they use ‘you’)
More casual than formal

Question 25

What is dialect

Answer 25

Words specific to an area of the country

Question 26

What is alliteration

Answer 26

When 2 or more words appear in the same sentence beginning with the same letter sound

Question 27

What is the difference between how a simile and a metaphor are written

Answer 27

Metaphors do not use ‘like`or ‘as`

Question 28

What are the steps you should follow when you explain how effective a simile or a metaphors is

Answer 28

State type Quote it What it makes you think

Question 29

What is a tip for how to quote evidence

Answer 29

Do not let quotes be too long Don’t quote a whole sentence Only quote short phrases or single words

Question 30

Why is it useful to look at the amount of marks a question is worth

Answer 30

Let’s you k ow how much to write | Let’s you know how many points to make in your answer

Question 31

What can a really short sentence be used to create

Answer 31

Impact | Drama

Question 32

What is the effect of putting in bold or italics

Answer 32

Emphasis

Question 33

What does: how does the writer illustrate this/develop this idea mean

Answer 33

What further example of this is in the passage that means shows or supports this concept

Question 34

What is imagery

Answer 34

Simile Metaphor Personification

Question 35

When is asked to explain something what should you try and do as much as you can

Answer 35

Yous your own words

Question 36

What does: how does the writer convey the meaning of the paragraph mean

Answer 36

What technique is used | Could be as basic as word choice

Question 37

What does : and how well does the writer convey the meaning of the paragraph mean

Answer 37

What does it make you think of

Question 38

Whenever you quote what must you do

Answer 38

Use inverted commas

Question 39

What tip could you say for giving the writers attitude

Answer 39

Try to say it in one word Approving/ disapproving Liked/ disliked Positive/ negative

Question 40

What is a rhetorical question

Answer 40

A question that does not require an answer

Question 41

Name tones

Answer 41

``` Serious Formal Negative Light hearted Cheerful Positive Sarcastic Informal Angry Sad Humerous ```