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Syntax for effect (GCSE/AP)

12th grade (Year 13 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.11-12.3.A, L.11-12.1.A · England: GCSE English Language Paper 1 (language and structure), A-level English Language

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  1. Question 1

    The door creaked. Silence. Then footsteps — slow, deliberate, closer. What is the main effect of the short sentences and fragments?

    • A. They show the writer did not know grammar rules.
    • B. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
    • C. They give lots of background information about the house.
    • D. They make the passage sound calm and relaxed.

  2. Question 2

    The city never sleeps; its lights burn, its engines growl, its people hurry. What is the effect of the three parallel clauses after the semicolon?

    • A. They make the city seem empty and calm.
    • B. They suggest the writer dislikes lists.
    • C. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
    • D. They change the tense to the future.

  3. Question 3

    She was tired, she was hungry, she was soaked to the skin, and still she walked on. What effect does the long, list-like sentence have?

    • A. It piles up her hardships to stress her determination.
    • B. It shows the writer is uncertain.
    • C. It creates a humorous tone.
    • D. It shows she was walking quickly.

  4. Question 4

    We shall not tire, we shall not falter, and we shall not fail. Which technique gives this sentence its power?

    • A. Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds.
    • B. A rhetorical question.
    • C. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.
    • D. Passive voice: hiding the doer.

  5. Question 5

    The city never sleeps; its lights burn, its engines growl, its people hurry. What is the effect of the three parallel clauses after the semicolon?

    • A. They make the city seem empty and calm.
    • B. They suggest the writer dislikes lists.
    • C. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
    • D. They change the tense to the future.

  6. Question 6

    The door creaked. Silence. Then footsteps — slow, deliberate, closer. What is the main effect of the short sentences and fragments?

    • A. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
    • B. They show the writer did not know grammar rules.
    • C. They make the passage sound calm and relaxed.
    • D. They give lots of background information about the house.

  7. Question 7

    Is it right that a child should go hungry in a country this rich? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question?

    • A. To ask the reader for information.
    • B. To show the writer does not know the answer.
    • C. To introduce a new character.
    • D. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.

  8. Question 8

    The city never sleeps; its lights burn, its engines growl, its people hurry. What is the effect of the three parallel clauses after the semicolon?

    • A. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
    • B. They suggest the writer dislikes lists.
    • C. They change the tense to the future.
    • D. They make the city seem empty and calm.

  9. Question 9

    The city never sleeps; its lights burn, its engines growl, its people hurry. What is the effect of the three parallel clauses after the semicolon?

    • A. They change the tense to the future.
    • B. They suggest the writer dislikes lists.
    • C. They make the city seem empty and calm.
    • D. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.

  10. Question 10

    Never had the village seen such a storm. What effect does inverting the normal word order create?

    • A. It makes the sentence a question.
    • B. It makes the sentence informal and chatty.
    • C. It shows the event will happen in the future.
    • D. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.

  11. Question 11

    The door creaked. Silence. Then footsteps — slow, deliberate, closer. What is the main effect of the short sentences and fragments?

    • A. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
    • B. They make the passage sound calm and relaxed.
    • C. They give lots of background information about the house.
    • D. They show the writer did not know grammar rules.

  12. Question 12

    Never had the village seen such a storm. What effect does inverting the normal word order create?

    • A. It makes the sentence informal and chatty.
    • B. It makes the sentence a question.
    • C. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.
    • D. It shows the event will happen in the future.

  13. Question 13

    Never had the village seen such a storm. What effect does inverting the normal word order create?

    • A. It makes the sentence a question.
    • B. It shows the event will happen in the future.
    • C. It makes the sentence informal and chatty.
    • D. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.

  14. Question 14

    The door creaked. Silence. Then footsteps — slow, deliberate, closer. What is the main effect of the short sentences and fragments?

    • A. They give lots of background information about the house.
    • B. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
    • C. They show the writer did not know grammar rules.
    • D. They make the passage sound calm and relaxed.

  15. Question 15

    We shall not tire, we shall not falter, and we shall not fail. Which technique gives this sentence its power?

    • A. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.
    • B. Passive voice: hiding the doer.
    • C. A rhetorical question.
    • D. Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds.

  16. Question 16

    Is it right that a child should go hungry in a country this rich? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question?

    • A. To introduce a new character.
    • B. To show the writer does not know the answer.
    • C. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.
    • D. To ask the reader for information.

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  1. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
  2. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
  3. It piles up her hardships to stress her determination.
  4. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.
  5. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
  6. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
  7. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.
  8. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
  9. The rule-of-three rhythm conveys the city's constant energy.
  10. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.
  11. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
  12. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.
  13. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.
  14. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
  15. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.
  16. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.