N-Level English Language 4

Question 1

What does 'persuade' mean?

Accepted Answer

To try to convince someone to believe or do something through reasoning

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To force someone to do something

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To confuse someone

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To describe something in detail

Question 2

Choose the correct form: 'Neither the boys nor the girl ___ at home.'

Accepted Answer

was

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are

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were

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have

Question 3

What is a 'topic sentence'?

Accepted Answer

The sentence that introduces the main idea of a paragraph

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The last sentence of a paragraph

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A sentence that uses many adjectives

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The longest sentence in a paragraph

Question 4

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

Accepted Answer

Comma

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Full stop

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Colon

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Semicolon

Question 5

What does 'infer' mean?

Accepted Answer

To draw a conclusion from clues without it being directly stated

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To state a fact directly

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To summarise a text

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To copy text word for word

Question 6

Which word is a synonym for 'brave'?

Accepted Answer

Courageous

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Cowardly

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Timid

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Fearful