O-Level English Language 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word best replaces 'said' to show anger in dialogue?
- Whispered
- Snapped (Correct answer)
- Murmured
- Chuckled
Correct answer: Snapped
'Snapped' conveys a sharp, irritated manner of speaking, making it the best substitute for 'said' when showing anger.
Question 2: What is the main purpose of an argumentative essay?
- To tell a story
- To describe a scene
- To persuade the reader to accept a viewpoint (Correct answer)
- To explain how something works
Correct answer: To persuade the reader to accept a viewpoint
An argumentative essay aims to persuade the reader by presenting a clear position supported by evidence and reasoning.
Question 3: Choose the correctly spelled word:
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acommodate
- Acomodate
Correct answer: Accommodate
'Accommodate' is spelled with double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 4: What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in 'misunderstand'?
- Again
- Wrongly or badly (Correct answer)
- Before
- Not
Correct answer: Wrongly or badly
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly, so 'misunderstand' means to understand incorrectly.
Question 5: Which sentence uses the passive voice?
- The chef cooked the meal.
- The meal was cooked by the chef. (Correct answer)
- The chef is cooking the meal.
- The chef will cook the meal.
Correct answer: The meal was cooked by the chef.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action. 'The meal was cooked by the chef' puts 'meal' as the subject being acted upon.
Question 6: What is alliteration?
- Repetition of the same vowel sound
- Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words (Correct answer)
- A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
- Giving human qualities to non-human things
Correct answer: Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words, e.g., 'Peter Piper picked'.
O-Level English Language 4
Which word best replaces 'said' to show anger in dialogue?