GCSE English Language Comprehension 2

Question 1

Which of the following correctly defines 'pathetic fallacy'?

Accepted Answer

Using weather or atmosphere to reflect a character's emotions

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A false or misleading argument

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An obviously untrue statement used for emphasis

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Giving human qualities to non-human things

Question 2

A student writes: 'The government should invest more in schools. Education is the foundation of society.' What structural technique is being used by placing these sentences at the start of a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Topic sentence followed by supporting statement

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Counter-argument

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Anecdote

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Circular structure

Question 3

What does it mean to 'infer' information from a text?

Accepted Answer

To work out something that is implied but not directly stated

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To copy a direct quotation

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To summarise the main events

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To identify the genre of the text

Question 4

In the extract 'He crept through the shadows, his breath shallow, every creak of the floorboard a thunderclap', which technique is used to describe the creaking?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

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Simile

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Oxymoron

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Euphemism

Question 5

When evaluating a text in GCSE English Language, which approach is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Giving a personal opinion supported by evidence from the text

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Retelling the story in your own words

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Listing every literary technique you can find

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Copying out long quotations without analysis

Question 6

What is the function of a discourse marker such as 'However' or 'Furthermore' in an essay?

Accepted Answer

To signal the relationship between ideas and guide the reader through the argument

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To increase the word count

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To replace full stops between sentences

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To introduce a direct quotation