This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Gcse > Gcse English Language – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gcse English Language Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which pair uses a semantic field of WAR? A) Bloom, blossom. B) Gentle, peaceful. C) Attack, retreat. D) Whisper, sigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attack, retreat. 2. Which questions in Paper 2 will be about both texts? A) Q1 & Q4. B) Q1 & Q2. C) Q2 & Q4. D) Q3 & Q4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Q2 & Q4. 3. Which question asks you to write an extended response? A) Q1. B) Q4. C) Q5. D) Q2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Q5. 4. How many questions are there in the English Language Section A part of the exam A) 3. B) 4. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 5. What does Assessment Objective 6 assess your ability to do? A) Read and understand texts. B) Generate ideas for stories. C) Use high level vocabulary and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. D) Spell words correctly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use high level vocabulary and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. 6. Fill in the blank:At Upper Level 3, writing is engaging, using a range of clear, ..... ideas. A) Connected. B) Random. C) Isolated. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connected. 7. Which of the following is an example of emotive language? A) I enjoy playing computer games. B) Computer games had an horrific effect on my mental health and turned my life into a nightmare!. C) Computer games are bad. D) Computer games are good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer games had an horrific effect on my mental health and turned my life into a nightmare!. 8. What is the purpose of a persuasive article? A) To entertain. B) To inform. C) To convince the reader of a viewpoint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince the reader of a viewpoint. 9. What is the best approach for answering Paper 2 Question 3? A) Pick two to three language features and comment in detail on each one. B) Pick five to six language features and identify them using correct terminology. C) Pick two to three language features and write a small comment on each one. D) Pick five to six language features and write a small comment on each one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pick two to three language features and comment in detail on each one. 10. In the 6 mark Language Paper 1 Question 3, what should you focus on? A) Language and Structure. B) SITE. C) Evaluation. D) Short answers using quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language and Structure. 11. More than half the marks in Language Paper 1 are for the imaginative writing? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the term for the time and place in which events occur? A) Tone. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 13. Explain the impact of using descriptive language in a piece of writing. A) Descriptive language leads to confusion in writing. B) Descriptive language impacts writing by making it more engaging, vivid, and memorable. C) Descriptive language makes writing less engaging. D) Descriptive language has no impact on writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Descriptive language impacts writing by making it more engaging, vivid, and memorable. 14. You will receive two sources, one from the ..... th century and one from the 20$^{th}$ or ..... st century. A) 19 / 21. B) 18 / 21. C) 19 / 22. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19 / 21. 15. What should you consider when evaluating a text's effectiveness? A) The number of paragraphs. B) The length of the text. C) The intended audience and the text's effectiveness for them. D) The writer's use of metaphors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The intended audience and the text's effectiveness for them. 16. Read the following extract from a fictional text. "With trembling hands, she unfolded the note and began to read."Which word in the extract suggests that she was nervous? A) Trembling. B) Began. C) Unfolded. D) Note. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trembling. 17. Arrange these quotations from Source A in the order that best represents the writer's changing feelings about being a doctor. Choose the correct sequence. A) 4 $\rightarrow$ 3 $\rightarrow$ 2 $\rightarrow$ 1. B) 1 $\rightarrow$ 3 $\rightarrow$ 2 $\rightarrow$ 4. C) 2 $\rightarrow$ 1 $\rightarrow$ 3 $\rightarrow$ 4. D) 1 $\rightarrow$ 2 $\rightarrow$ 3 $\rightarrow$ 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 $\rightarrow$ 2 $\rightarrow$ 3 $\rightarrow$ 4. 18. If you write for an audience of your friends, what would your language be like? A) Formal. B) Informal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal. 19. Which sentence builds tension? A) He walked confidently into the room. B) He crept forward, every step echoing . C) He laughed loudly at the joke. D) He relaxed on the sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He crept forward, every step echoing . 20. What contradiction heightens mystery after Daniel checks the door? A) Floor becomes warm like summer. B) Window shows a person smiling. C) Handle turns though declared locked. D) Phone battery suddenly increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handle turns though declared locked. 21. From which part of the novel is the extract in Source A taken? A) The prologue. B) The beginning. C) The middle. D) The end. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The middle. 22. Fill in the blank:The climax of a story is the ..... A) Beginning of the story. B) Introduction of characters. C) Highest point of tension or conflict. D) Resolution of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Highest point of tension or conflict. 23. What is the main purpose of newspaper headlines? A) To inform. B) To entertain. C) To argue. D) To advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inform. 24. What is the definition of the word "abhorrent" ? A) Causing or deserving strong affection. B) Causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred. C) Causing or deserving strong indifference. D) Causing or deserving strong admiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred. 25. What does foreshadowing refer to in the context of the passage? A) The use of metaphors to describe Pi's emotions. B) A detailed description of the setting at the beginning of the story. C) A flashback to Pi's childhood memories. D) Early references to Pi's fear of the hyena, foreshadowing the incident that follows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early references to Pi's fear of the hyena, foreshadowing the incident that follows. 26. The writer uses words like "pulse, " "heartbeat, " and "throb." What semantic field is this? A) Emotion. B) Medicine. C) Machinery. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medicine. 27. What must you provide from both texts to support your comparison in Paper 2 Question 4? A) Summaries. B) Text type analysis. C) Personal opinions. D) Balanced quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balanced quotes. 28. Which of these is not a good connective or phrase to contrast / look at a difference? A) By contrast. B) Whereas in Source A , in Source B . C) Likewise. D) X is different because . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Likewise. 29. Which of the following is NOT listed as a typical feature of descriptive writing at Level 4 in the AO5 mark scheme? A) Distinctive and original imagery. B) Compelling use of linguistic devices and impressive control of phrasing. C) Convincing character/s. D) Subtle detail and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convincing character/s. 30. Which of the following is a feature of Upper Level 2 (10-12 marks) content according to the mark scheme? A) Attempts to use structural features. B) Communicates with some sustained success and sustained relevance to focus/task. C) Attempts to vary vocabulary with some use of linguistic devices. D) Attempt to write in paragraphs with some discourse markers, not always appropriate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communicates with some sustained success and sustained relevance to focus/task. ← 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 6Gcse English Language Quiz 7Gcse English Language Quiz 8Gcse English Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books