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

  2. Question 2

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

  3. Question 3

    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.

  4. Question 4

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

  5. Question 5

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

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

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

  7. Question 7

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

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

  8. Question 8

    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 show the writer did not know grammar rules.
    • D. They give lots of background information about the house.

  9. Question 9

    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.

  10. Question 10

    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 she was walking quickly.
    • C. It shows the writer is uncertain.
    • D. It creates a humorous tone.

  11. Question 11

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

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

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

  13. Question 13

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

    • A. They make the passage sound calm and relaxed.
    • 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 show the writer did not know grammar rules.

  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 make the passage sound calm and relaxed.
    • 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 show the writer did not know grammar rules.

  15. Question 15

    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 make the passage sound calm and relaxed.
    • C. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.
    • D. They give lots of background information about the house.

  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 ask the reader for information.
    • 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 introduce a new character.

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Answer key: Syntax for effect (GCSE/AP)

  1. 1. D. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  2. 2. C. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.

  3. 3. A. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  4. 4. B. It piles up her hardships to stress her determination.

  5. 5. C. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.

  6. 6. C. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  7. 7. A. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.

  8. 8. A. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  9. 9. C. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.

  10. 10. A. It piles up her hardships to stress her determination.

  11. 11. B. Anaphora: repeating the same opening words in successive clauses.

  12. 12. B. It emphasises how unusual the storm was by placing 'Never' first.

  13. 13. B. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  14. 14. B. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  15. 15. C. They build tension by slowing the pace and focusing on each sound.

  16. 16. C. To make the reader reflect and agree that the situation is wrong.