This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Gcse > Gcse English Language – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gcse English Language Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the most marks you can get for technical accuracy? A) 12. B) 17. C) 16. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 2. What should you avoid doing in your answer for Paper 1 Question 4? A) Using quotes from the text. B) Repeating the same point multiple times. C) Discussing the writer's methods. D) Planning your answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeating the same point multiple times. 3. What is NOT an example of a genre A) Letter. B) Speech. C) YouTube Video. D) An author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An author's purpose. 4. Which exam board run the course that we will be taking? A) SQA. B) Cambridge Exams. C) Ed Excel (Pearson). D) AQA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ed Excel (Pearson). 5. What should you look for when analyzing the writer's craft? A) The length of the text. B) Effective words, phrases, and techniques. C) The number of paragraphs. D) The font style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effective words, phrases, and techniques. 6. Before reading the extract you need to A) Split it into 3. B) Split it into 4. C) Split it in half. D) Highlight the first line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split it into 3. 7. How long should you spend on writing your response for Paper 1 Question 4? A) 15 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 20 minutes. D) 25 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20 minutes. 8. Which words best create a "melancholy" atmosphere? A) Joyful, bright. B) Quiet, desolate. C) Festive, lively. D) Busy, energetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quiet, desolate. 9. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. How many marks are in Paper 1? A) 40. B) 80. C) 160. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 80. 11. Sam tries to reassure the others after the mysterious tapping resumes by ..... A) He checks his phone for messages. B) He laughs and changes the subject. C) He suggests it's just the wind again. D) He offers to open the door himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suggests it's just the wind again. 12. What is the term for conversation between characters? A) Monologue. B) Dialect. C) Dialogue. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 13. What do both writers ultimately reveal about the nature of medical work? A) It is easy and often glamorous. B) It is physically and emotionally demanding but reveals deep humanity. C) It is mostly administrative and detached. D) It is hopeless and dehumanising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is physically and emotionally demanding but reveals deep humanity. 14. Identify the semantic field: "crunch, " "splinter, " "shatter." A) Cooking. B) Breaking. C) Swimming. D) Silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking. 15. Section A (Questions 1-4) assesses your reading or writing skills? A) Reading. B) Writing. C) Speaking and Listening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 16. Where is SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) assessed in your English exams? A) In the language papers Section A and Section B. B) In both sections of the Language paper and one section of Paper 1 of the Literature (Section B). C) In all sections of the Language and the Literature papers. D) It is not assessed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In both sections of the Language paper and one section of Paper 1 of the Literature (Section B). 17. Sam gives the advice " ..... " that shows cautious reasoning in face of potential manipulation. A) Post the story online quickly. B) Turn off the corridor lights now. C) Run to the playground immediately. D) Don't open it if someone is messing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't open it if someone is messing. 18. According to the revision guide, what structure should be used for analytical responses? A) Story Mountain. B) Introduction, Body, Conclusion. C) 5-Paragraph Essay. D) PEEL structure (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PEEL structure (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link). 19. How can facts be important in texts? A) They provide evidence and back up the writer. B) They make the text look better. C) They aren't really that important. D) They make the writer look good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide evidence and back up the writer. 20. How is the increasing tension of the section emphasized in the passage? A) By using long, descriptive sentences. B) By using short sentences such as 'I prepared for my end'. C) By focusing on the weather. D) By describing the scenery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using short sentences such as 'I prepared for my end'. 21. What type of English is typically used in articles? A) Slang. B) Regional dialects. C) Colloquial English. D) Standard English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Standard English. 22. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?He stood proudly holding up his award. A) Stood. B) Award. C) Proudly. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proudly. 23. What date is the Paper 1 exam? A) 1st June. B) 3rd June. C) 6th June. D) 12th June. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6th June. 24. Evaluations are worth how many marks across both papers? A) 15. B) 6. C) 20. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30. 25. Fill in the blank:The setting of a story includes the ..... and ..... A) Characters and plot. B) Beginning and end. C) Conflict and resolution. D) Time and place. 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