Year 10 English Exam: Monday 11th November 2019
UNFAMILIAR TEXT:
Simile
A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee
Metaphor
The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
Example: You are what you eat. Sarah is a pig. The sun is a yellow bouncy ball, hanging in the sky.
Personification
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Example: snap crackle pop slosh splash bang hiss roar
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles.
Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
Idioms
According to Webster's Dictionary, an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements. An idiom is a saying that a culture will understand. They are often hard for ESOL people to understand, because the meaning is nothing like what is actually said. An idiom can sometimes be confused with a simile. Idioms are COMMON phrases that may look like similes.
Example: "Full of beans" = energetic "Clean as a whistle!" = extremely clean!
Clichés
A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.
Example: Many hands make light work.
Jargon
Special words or expressions that belong to a particular group. This is often technical words. For example, doctors have words and phrases that are specific to their occupation. This applies to many other things too - teachers, teenagers, computer terms, policemen,
Example: click here
Pun
Something that has a double meaning.
Example: I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It is impossible to put down.
A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee
Metaphor
The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
Example: You are what you eat. Sarah is a pig. The sun is a yellow bouncy ball, hanging in the sky.
Personification
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Example: snap crackle pop slosh splash bang hiss roar
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles.
Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
Idioms
According to Webster's Dictionary, an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements. An idiom is a saying that a culture will understand. They are often hard for ESOL people to understand, because the meaning is nothing like what is actually said. An idiom can sometimes be confused with a simile. Idioms are COMMON phrases that may look like similes.
Example: "Full of beans" = energetic "Clean as a whistle!" = extremely clean!
Clichés
A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.
Example: Many hands make light work.
Jargon
Special words or expressions that belong to a particular group. This is often technical words. For example, doctors have words and phrases that are specific to their occupation. This applies to many other things too - teachers, teenagers, computer terms, policemen,
Example: click here
Pun
Something that has a double meaning.
Example: I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It is impossible to put down.
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS:
You will write ONE essay, on your choice of either novel or film. You will have three essay questions to choose from, and you will choose ONE essay question to complete.
Novel essays must have quotes.
Film essays must have film techniques. You need to give specific techniques, examples and explain their effects and how it links to the essay question.
Novel essays must have quotes.
Film essays must have film techniques. You need to give specific techniques, examples and explain their effects and how it links to the essay question.
Describe a challenge faced by a character in a text you have studied. Explain how that character faces that challenge.
Describe a character in a text you have studied. Explain how that character showed you an important idea.
Describe a character in a text you have studied. Explain why that character was important.
Describe a theme in a text you have studied. Explain why that theme is important.
Describe the symbol(s) used in a text you have studied. Explain how the symbol(s) showed an important idea.
Describe a key even in a text you have studied. Explain why that key event was important for the text.
Describe a relationship in a text you have studied. Explain how that relationship helped you understand a character or characters in the text.
Describe a character you admired in the text. Explain why you admired that character.
Describe a character in a text you have studied. Explain how that character showed you an important idea.
Describe a character in a text you have studied. Explain why that character was important.
Describe a theme in a text you have studied. Explain why that theme is important.
Describe the symbol(s) used in a text you have studied. Explain how the symbol(s) showed an important idea.
Describe a key even in a text you have studied. Explain why that key event was important for the text.
Describe a relationship in a text you have studied. Explain how that relationship helped you understand a character or characters in the text.
Describe a character you admired in the text. Explain why you admired that character.
Essay Structure:
Introduction
Describe
Explain point 1
Explain point 2
Explain point 3 (optional)
Conclusion
Remember, you should try to link your ideas to society. this can be done in many ways. If you are writing on a challenge a character faces, discuss how the way the character faces the challenge taught you something about overcoming difficulties. If you are writing about a main idea (theme), explain why it is important in society. Try to think of specific examples of events. If you are writing about a character and what you liked about them, think about why those qualities are important qualities to have in life.