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12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.11-12.3.A · England: A-level English Language, AP Language, GCSE English Language (AO5 crafting)

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Question 1
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHAT you need: "I need a long holiday." • It is I who need a long holiday. • A long holiday, I need it. • What I need is a long holiday. • I am needing a long holiday.
- A. It is I who need a long holiday.
- B. A long holiday, I need it.
- C. What I need is a long holiday.
- D. I am needing a long holiday.
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Question 2
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It was in 1969 that people first walked on the Moon.
- A. the Moon
- B. walked
- C. in 1969
- D. people
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Question 3
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHO solved the puzzle: "Ana solved the puzzle." • The puzzle was solved. • It was Ana who solved the puzzle. • Ana, she solved the puzzle. • What Ana solved was the puzzle.
- A. The puzzle was solved.
- B. It was Ana who solved the puzzle.
- C. Ana, she solved the puzzle.
- D. What Ana solved was the puzzle.
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Question 4
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It was Maya who broke the school record.
- A. the school record
- B. broke
- C. Maya
- D. It
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Question 5
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHY the match was cancelled: "The match was cancelled because of the snow." • What was cancelled was the match. • The snow, it cancelled the match. • It was because of the snow that the match was cancelled. • It was the match that was cancelled because of snow.
- A. What was cancelled was the match.
- B. The snow, it cancelled the match.
- C. It was because of the snow that the match was cancelled.
- D. It was the match that was cancelled because of snow.
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Question 6
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It's the noise that I can't stand, not the crowds.
- A. I
- B. stand
- C. the noise
- D. the crowds
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Question 7
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHAT annoys you: "His constant lateness annoys me." • Me, his lateness annoys. • It is me whom his lateness annoys. • What annoys me is his constant lateness. • His constant lateness, it annoys me.
- A. Me, his lateness annoys.
- B. It is me whom his lateness annoys.
- C. What annoys me is his constant lateness.
- D. His constant lateness, it annoys me.
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Question 8
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? What we need is more time.
- A. we
- B. more time
- C. need
- D. what
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Question 9
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHEN the shop opens: "The shop opens at nine." • What opens at nine is the shop. • It is the shop that opens at nine. • It is at nine that the shop opens. • The shop, it opens at nine.
- A. What opens at nine is the shop.
- B. It is the shop that opens at nine.
- C. It is at nine that the shop opens.
- D. The shop, it opens at nine.
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Question 10
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It was not the price but the quality that worried us.
- A. the quality
- B. the price
- C. worried
- D. us
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Question 11
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHAT annoys you: "His constant lateness annoys me." • His constant lateness, it annoys me. • What annoys me is his constant lateness. • It is me whom his lateness annoys. • Me, his lateness annoys.
- A. His constant lateness, it annoys me.
- B. What annoys me is his constant lateness.
- C. It is me whom his lateness annoys.
- D. Me, his lateness annoys.
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Question 12
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? It's the noise that I can't stand, not the crowds.
- A. the crowds
- B. the noise
- C. I
- D. stand
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Question 13
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHAT annoys you: "His constant lateness annoys me." • Me, his lateness annoys. • His constant lateness, it annoys me. • It is me whom his lateness annoys. • What annoys me is his constant lateness.
- A. Me, his lateness annoys.
- B. His constant lateness, it annoys me.
- C. It is me whom his lateness annoys.
- D. What annoys me is his constant lateness.
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Question 14
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? The person who deserves the credit is Leo.
- A. Leo
- B. deserves
- C. the person
- D. the credit
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Question 15
Read the question and choose. Emphasise WHY the match was cancelled: "The match was cancelled because of the snow." • The snow, it cancelled the match. • What was cancelled was the match. • It was because of the snow that the match was cancelled. • It was the match that was cancelled because of snow.
- A. The snow, it cancelled the match.
- B. What was cancelled was the match.
- C. It was because of the snow that the match was cancelled.
- D. It was the match that was cancelled because of snow.
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Question 16
Which part of this sentence is being emphasised by its structure? The person who deserves the credit is Leo.
- A. Leo
- B. deserves
- C. the credit
- D. the person

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