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N. Fionnbarra Summer Exam

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  • Q1
    Which of these is the correct use of the apostrophe for possession of something?
    'Johns car
    Johns car
    John's car
    Johns car'
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  • Q2
    Which of these is an incorrect occasion to use capital letters?
    The name of a place.
    For someone's name.
    The last letter of every sentence.
    The first letter of a sentence.
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  • Q3
    Which of these is not a noun?
    Lion
    Paris
    John
    Run
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  • Q4
    What do adjectives do?
    Join sentences together.
    Turn the sentence into a question.
    Describe nouns.
    Show where one sentence ends and the next begins.
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  • Q5
    What is a verb?
    A word that describes a noun.
    A person, place or thing.
    A grammatical tool that ends a sentence.
    An action or doing word. E.g. walked.
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  • Q6
    What is an adverb?
    A grammatical tool which ends a sentence.
    A word that describes a verb.
    A grammatical tool which begins a sentence.
    A word that describes a noun.
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  • Q7
    What is a conjunction?
    An action or doing word.
    A word that describes a verb.
    A word that joins two sentences or two phrases together.
    A word that describes a noun.
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  • Q8
    What is a contraction?
    When two words become one word by using an apostrophe. E.g. Do not - Don't.
    A grammatical tool that ends a sentence.
    A person, place or a thing.
    A word that describes a verb.
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  • Q9
    What is a preposition?
    A preposition ends a sentence.
    A preposition is a word that has a capital letter in it.
    A preposition describes a verb.
    A preposition refers to where one noun is in relation to another. E.g. the book is on the table.
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  • Q10
    What is the indefinite article?
    The indefinite article is when a word needs to be capitalised.
    The indefinite article refers to all quotes.
    The indefinite article refers to the words 'a' and 'an'
    The indefinite article refers to any word that has no vowels.
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  • Q11
    What is the theme of a text?
    The theme is the central idea explored in a text.
    The theme is the how the poem makes you feel.
    The theme is the way a text sounds.
    The theme is when words are repeated in a text.
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  • Q12
    What is the tone of a text?
    The tone of a text is a picture you see in the text.
    The tone of a text is the key message of the text.
    The tone of a text is the central idea of a text.
    The tone of a text is the attitude of the writer towards the subject.
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  • Q13
    What is the mood of a text?
    The mood of a text is the attitude of the writer of the text towards the subject.
    The mood of a text is the way a text makes you feel as you read it.
    The mood of a text is the key message of the text.
    The mood of a text is a picture you see in the text.
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  • Q14
    What is imagery?
    Imagery is the attitude of the writer towards a text.
    Imagery is the key message of a text.
    Imagery is the way a text makes you feel from reading it.
    Imagery is a simple picture that the writer creates with their choice of words.
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  • Q15
    What is alliteration?
    Alliteration is when something exists in thought but not in reality.
    Alliteration is when a word sounds like what it means. E.g. Bark, Bang, Pow.
    Alliteration is the use of the same sound at the beginning of words which create a rhythm or musical element to the text.
    Alliteration is when ideas are compared to each other.
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  • Q16
    What is onomatopeia?
    Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word echoes its meaning. E.g. Bark, crunch, crash.
    Onomatopoeia is the central idea of a text.
    Onomatopoeia is when two ideas are compared using 'like' or 'as'.
    Onomatopoeia is when a vowel sound is repeated at the beginning of a sentence.
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  • Q17
    What is assonance?
    Assonance is when a word echoes its meaning.
    Assonance is the attitude of a writer towards their subject.
    Assonance is comparing ideas using 'like' or 'as'.
    Assonance is when a writer repeats the use of vowel sounds [a, e, i, o, u] at the beginning of words.
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  • Q18
    What is meant by burdensome?
    Burdensome is something which is difficult to carry out or fulfill.
    Burdensome is connected with the sense of touch.
    Burdensome is when something is thinly scattered.
    Burdensome is when something has no definition.
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  • Q19
    What is meant by coy?
    Coy is a short amusing or interesting story.
    Coy is when someone pretends to be shy or modest.
    Coy is when someone is appointed to speak on behalf of something.
    Coy is the attitude of the writer towards the subject.
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  • Q20
    What is meant by susceptible?
    Susceptible is a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen.
    Susceptible is when someone is likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
    Susceptible is to follow a winding course.
    Susceptible is the action of joining together.
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