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- 1. Multiple Choice
What tyoe of words are the two before anxiety?
This was a theoretical, precautionary anxiety”
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
- 2. Multiple Choice
What might the words “shouldered past” imply about the characters’ behaviour?
The character is clumsy and knocking into others showing disrespect.
The character is short. He is insecure with his height.
The character is knocking into others, they are not his concern. It shows a sense of urgency.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What can you comment on about this sentence:
“Kate was not adventurous in this way.”
Short, simple sentence, to indicate this thought.
Complex sentence showing the narrator’s thoughts.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Four sentences start with the word, “She”. Which device is this?
Alliteration
Anaphora
Assonance
- 5. Multiple Choice
At the start of the extract, why might four sentences start with “She”, the narrator’s daughter?
Shows the narrator’s concern is clearly only about his daughter.
Shows a lack of sentence variety.
- 6. Multiple Choice
At the start of the extract, why might four sentences start with “She”, the narrator’s daughter?
Shows the narrator’s concern is clearly only about his daughter.
Shows a lack of sentence variety.
- 7. Multiple Choice
During an extract, that is about increasing anxiety, why might the writer have included the sentence: “He turned back and relaxed.”
As a way of building up tension.
As a contrast to the others feelings of anxiety
- 8. Multiple Choice
What effect might this have on the reader? “Still, a sickness and a tightening at the base of the throat,...”
Empathy showing the reader how the character is physically feeling anxious about his daughter.
The reader thinks the narrator is feeling sick.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why might “a chill rose to the top of his stomach” be used to show anxiety? Which is the best response?
The physical “chill” shows the character is anxious,
The “chill” implies the character is feeling physically sick about his daughter’s disappearance, showing a high degree of anxiety,
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which device is being used to describe the “mountain of oranges”?
Simile comparing the heigh of the oranges.
Metaphor and hyperbole to show how small he is feeling.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which device is explicitly used with the line: “It was not until he was back at his starting point”
Imagery
Cyclical structure
Metaphor
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which words indicate anxiety? “Abandoned all propriety, filled his constricted lungs and shouted Kate’s name.”
“Abandoned”, “lungs”, “Kate”
“Abandoned”, “constricted”, “shouted”
“Abandoned”, “propriety”, “Kate”.
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