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Explaining the effect of a technique (GCSE)

9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.9-10.4, RI.9-10.4 · England: GCSE English Language Paper 1 Q2, GCSE English Language Paper 2 Q3

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  1. Question 1

    Read the question and choose. "The motorway was a river of red tail-lights." What does the metaphor suggest?

    • A. the motorway is flooded
    • B. the traffic is slow, continuous and flowing together
    • C. the cars are racing
    • D. the road is empty

  2. Question 2

    Is the proposed answer correct? "Rain. Endless rain. It drummed, dripped and dribbled down the glass." What is the effect of the short opening sentences? → they emphasise the relentless, dreary weather

    • A. yes, it is correct
    • B. no, it is not correct

The Flood

The river had been rising for three days, but in the village nobody spoke of it. People hung out washing, argued about football and queued at the bakery as if the brown water swelling beneath the bridge were simply another neighbour, loud but harmless. Nadia noticed. From her bedroom window she watched the river swallow the lowest step of the old jetty, then the second, then the third. At night she lay awake listening to it muttering against the stones, a low, endless grumble that seemed to grow hungrier by the hour. On the fourth morning, the sky was the colour of a bruise. Rain did not fall so much as hang in the air, soaking everything it touched. Nadia's grandmother, who had lived in the village for seventy years, stood at the door, sniffing the wind like an old dog. "Pack a bag," she said quietly. "Now." They were halfway up the hill when they heard it. A roar. A crack. Then silence, which was worse. Below them, the bridge had gone. Where it had stood, the river surged on, carrying fence posts, garden chairs and a single red umbrella, spinning slowly, like a flower.

  1. Question 3

    Read "The Flood". In paragraph 1, what does comparing the river to 'another neighbour, loud but harmless' suggest about the villagers?

    • A. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.
    • B. They are frightened of the river.
    • C. They dislike their real neighbours.
    • D. They are planning to leave.

  2. Question 4

    Read "The Flood". What is the effect of the personification 'muttering' and 'grow hungrier' in paragraph 2?

    • A. it suggests the river is lost
    • B. it makes the river seem calm and friendly
    • C. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
    • D. it shows the river is drying up

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 5

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the effect of the word 'trembling' to describe the leaves?

    • A. it shows the leaves are cold and ill
    • B. it suggests the leaves are falling off
    • C. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
    • D. it makes the scene noisy and violent

  1. Question 6

    Read the question and choose. "The city never sleeps." What does the personification suggest?

    • A. the city is busy and lively at all hours
    • B. the city is quiet at night
    • C. the city is new
    • D. people in the city are ill

  2. Question 7

    Is the proposed answer correct? "The old factory stood silent, its broken windows staring blankly at the street." What is the effect of the personification? → it shows the factory is busy

    • A. yes, it is correct
    • B. no, it is not correct

The Flood

The river had been rising for three days, but in the village nobody spoke of it. People hung out washing, argued about football and queued at the bakery as if the brown water swelling beneath the bridge were simply another neighbour, loud but harmless. Nadia noticed. From her bedroom window she watched the river swallow the lowest step of the old jetty, then the second, then the third. At night she lay awake listening to it muttering against the stones, a low, endless grumble that seemed to grow hungrier by the hour. On the fourth morning, the sky was the colour of a bruise. Rain did not fall so much as hang in the air, soaking everything it touched. Nadia's grandmother, who had lived in the village for seventy years, stood at the door, sniffing the wind like an old dog. "Pack a bag," she said quietly. "Now." They were halfway up the hill when they heard it. A roar. A crack. Then silence, which was worse. Below them, the bridge had gone. Where it had stood, the river surged on, carrying fence posts, garden chairs and a single red umbrella, spinning slowly, like a flower.

  1. Question 8

    Read "The Flood". In paragraph 1, what does comparing the river to 'another neighbour, loud but harmless' suggest about the villagers?

    • A. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.
    • B. They dislike their real neighbours.
    • C. They are frightened of the river.
    • D. They are planning to leave.

  2. Question 9

    Read "The Flood". What is the effect of the personification 'muttering' and 'grow hungrier' in paragraph 2?

    • A. it shows the river is drying up
    • B. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
    • C. it makes the river seem calm and friendly
    • D. it suggests the river is lost

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 10

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the effect of the word 'trembling' to describe the leaves?

    • A. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
    • B. it makes the scene noisy and violent
    • C. it suggests the leaves are falling off
    • D. it shows the leaves are cold and ill

  1. Question 11

    Read the question and choose. "The wind howled through the empty streets." What is the main effect of the verb 'howled'?

    • A. it suggests the weather is calm
    • B. it shows the streets are busy
    • C. it makes the wind seem wild and threatening, like an animal
    • D. it tells us the time of day

  2. Question 12

    Is the proposed answer correct? "She was a mouse in meetings, but a lion on the pitch." What is the effect of the contrasting metaphors? → they suggest she is ill

    • A. yes, it is correct
    • B. no, it is not correct

The Flood

The river had been rising for three days, but in the village nobody spoke of it. People hung out washing, argued about football and queued at the bakery as if the brown water swelling beneath the bridge were simply another neighbour, loud but harmless. Nadia noticed. From her bedroom window she watched the river swallow the lowest step of the old jetty, then the second, then the third. At night she lay awake listening to it muttering against the stones, a low, endless grumble that seemed to grow hungrier by the hour. On the fourth morning, the sky was the colour of a bruise. Rain did not fall so much as hang in the air, soaking everything it touched. Nadia's grandmother, who had lived in the village for seventy years, stood at the door, sniffing the wind like an old dog. "Pack a bag," she said quietly. "Now." They were halfway up the hill when they heard it. A roar. A crack. Then silence, which was worse. Below them, the bridge had gone. Where it had stood, the river surged on, carrying fence posts, garden chairs and a single red umbrella, spinning slowly, like a flower.

  1. Question 13

    Read "The Flood". In paragraph 1, what does comparing the river to 'another neighbour, loud but harmless' suggest about the villagers?

    • A. They are planning to leave.
    • B. They dislike their real neighbours.
    • C. They are frightened of the river.
    • D. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.

  2. Question 14

    Read "The Flood". What is the effect of the personification 'muttering' and 'grow hungrier' in paragraph 2?

    • A. it shows the river is drying up
    • B. it suggests the river is lost
    • C. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
    • D. it makes the river seem calm and friendly

Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

  1. Question 15

    Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the effect of the word 'trembling' to describe the leaves?

    • A. it makes the scene noisy and violent
    • B. it suggests the leaves are falling off
    • C. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
    • D. it shows the leaves are cold and ill

  1. Question 16

    Read the question and choose. "The city never sleeps." What does the personification suggest?

    • A. the city is quiet at night
    • B. the city is busy and lively at all hours
    • C. people in the city are ill
    • D. the city is new

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  1. the traffic is slow, continuous and flowing together
  2. yes, it is correct
  3. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.
  4. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
  5. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
  6. the city is busy and lively at all hours
  7. no, it is not correct
  8. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.
  9. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
  10. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
  11. it makes the wind seem wild and threatening, like an animal
  12. no, it is not correct
  13. They are complacent and underestimate the danger.
  14. it makes the river seem like a threatening creature that is growing more dangerous
  15. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
  16. the city is busy and lively at all hours