This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Gcse > Gcse English Language – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gcse English Language Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do you do on Paper 2 Question 1? A) True and False statements. B) List 4 lists. C) Analyse Language. D) Analyse Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True and False statements. 2. Which of these is a purpose of a non-fiction text? A) To entertain with fictional events. B) To present facts or opinions. C) To use rhyme and rhythm. D) To explore characters' emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To present facts or opinions. 3. Why is 'In Source A, we see that drivers are selfish, and in Source B, the drivers are aggressive' NOT a good signpost sentence for the question? A) It's looking at two different things:selfishness and aggression aren't similar enough to go in the same paragraph. B) The student should've led with Source B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's looking at two different things:selfishness and aggression aren't similar enough to go in the same paragraph. 4. Question 1:How long should you spend on Question 1? A) 15 minutes. B) 20 minutes. C) 10 minutes. D) 5 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 minutes. 5. What does the acronym PEARL stand for in structuring an answer? A) Point, Example, Analysis, Reader Effect, Link. B) Point, Evidence, Analysis, Reader Effect, Link. C) Point, Example, Analysis, Reader Effect, Language. D) Point, Evidence, Analysis, Reader Effect, Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point, Evidence, Analysis, Reader Effect, Link. 6. Which one of these is not a Transactional Writing category? (a) A) Travel Diary. B) Reviews. C) Blogs. D) A. Thrillers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Thrillers. 7. What does the use of dialect words in a text indicate? A) The text's genre. B) The time period. C) The geographical setting. D) The author's background. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The geographical setting. 8. Which of the following best describes the focus of Paper 2 in the reading section? A) Analysis of language and structure in one text. B) Comparison of ideas and methods in two non-fiction texts. C) Creative writing in a narrative style. D) Analysis of poetry and drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison of ideas and methods in two non-fiction texts. 9. Which of the following belongs to the semantic field of FEAR? A) Sparkle. B) Tremble. C) Blossom. D) Harvest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tremble. 10. How many sources do you write about for Paper 2 Question 4? A) Source A. B) Source B. C) Source A and Source B. D) One section of each source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source A and Source B. 11. What can help create dramatic effects in writing? A) Using punctuation effectively. B) Writing in all caps. C) Using only short sentences. D) Ignoring grammar rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using punctuation effectively. 12. Fill in the blank:The climax of a story is the point of highest ..... A) Confusion. B) Introduction. C) Tension. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tension. 13. What is a key consideration when comparing texts? A) Their word count. B) Their similarities and differences. C) Their publication year. D) Their authors' biographies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their similarities and differences. 14. According Text 2, what must football always have? A) A decreasing place in the affections of the British people. B) A great and increasing place in the affections of the British people. C) No place in the affections of the British people. D) A neutral place in the affections of the British people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A great and increasing place in the affections of the British people. 15. Across the two papers; what is the split between reading and writing? A) 50:50. B) 60:40. C) 40:50. D) 40:60. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50:50. 16. Question 4:How many marks are there for Question 4? A) 20. B) 40. C) 4. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20. 17. Which technique is used to appeal to the reader's emotions? A) Emotive language. B) Statistics. C) Rhetorical questions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 18. Question 3:What method should you use to answer this question? A) PEE. B) AQA. C) GCSE. D) DAFOREST. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PEE. 19. What makes DSZL powerful in descriptive writing? A) It forces writers to use similes. B) It creates clear, focused, layered description. C) It replaces structural techniques. D) It avoids emotional detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates clear, focused, layered description. 20. How many marks do you need to achieve for a grade 4 on paper 1? A) 35 marks. B) 64 marks. C) 20 marks. D) 40 marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35 marks. 21. What is a list of three/listing/tricolon? A) A list of objects/describing words in a sentence. B) A list of the writer's favourite thing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A list of objects/describing words in a sentence. 22. How many marks is English Language Paper 1 Question 2 worth? A) 8. B) 16. C) 20. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 23. How many marks are awarded for Q3? A) 16. B) 8. C) 20. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 24. What type of text is used in Paper 1 Section A? A) A newspaper article. B) A poem. C) A play. D) A 20th-or 21st-century fiction extract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A 20th-or 21st-century fiction extract. 25. What kind of language is recommended for Creative Writing? A) Sensory language. B) Technical language. C) Formal language. D) Persuasive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensory language. 26. The acronym SITE can help you to answer English Language Paper 1 Unseen 19th Century Fiction Question 4. What does SITE stand for? A) Similes, Idioms, Transferred Epithet, Epilogue. B) Simile, Imagery, Topic Sentence, Explain. C) Setting, Ideas, Theme, Events. D) Shall I try eggplant?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting, Ideas, Theme, Events. 27. What is the term for a discrepancy between the expected state and how things really are? A) Climax. B) Conflict. C) Exposition. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 28. Which is the only section of the GCSE English Literature exam where you get marks for your spelling, punctuation and grammar? A) Shakespeare (Macbeth/Merchant of Venice etc). B) Post 1914 Fiction/Drama (An Inspector Calls/Animal Farm etc). C) 19th Century Fiction (A Christmas Carol/Jekyll and Hyde). D) Poetry section. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post 1914 Fiction/Drama (An Inspector Calls/Animal Farm etc). 29. How do hyenas usually attack? A) As a group. B) Individually. C) From the air. D) By burrowing underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a group. 30. What is the main focus of Question 2 on Paper 2? A) Language analysis. B) Summarising differences/similarities. C) Writing to argue. D) Evaluating effectiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarising differences/similarities. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesGcse English Language Quiz 1Gcse English Language Quiz 2Gcse English Language Quiz 3Gcse English Language Quiz 4Gcse English Language Quiz 5Gcse English Language Quiz 6Gcse English Language Quiz 7Gcse English Language Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books