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level questions: Term 1

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Could, should, maybe, would, will, must are all examples of?Modal verbs.
What are modal verbs?They are used with other verbs to express ability, obligation, or possibility.
List 5 features of a persuasive text.Possible answers: title, paragraphs, introduction, arguments, conclusion, alliteration, rhetorical questions, emotive language, evaluative adjectives, modal verbs, statistics, expert opinion, present tense, variety of sentence starters.
What does 'integrate' mean? (verb)To combine (one thing) with another to form a whole (e.g. Technology should be integrated into learning at school.)
What does 'essential' mean? (adjective)Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
What does 'communicate' mean? (verb)To share or exchange information, news, or ideas--verbally or non-verbally.
What does 'technology' mean? (noun)Tools and equipment developed through the application of scientific knowledge.
What does 'disagree' mean? (verb)To have or express a different opinion.
What does 'Internet' mean? (noun)A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication tools.
What does 'texting' mean? (noun)The action or practice of sending text messages.
What does 'absorbed' mean? (adjective)Having one's attention fully engaged; greatly interested or distracted.
What does 'dangerously' mean? (adverb)In a way that is able or likely to cause harm or injury, or to cause problems.
What does 'tolerate' mean? (verb)To accept or endure (someone or something unpleasant or disliked) with patience.
What does 'aspect' mean? (noun)A particular part or feature of something.
What does 'associated' mean? (adjective)(Of a person or thing) connected with something else.
'Many happy humans use Facebook and Instagram to get greater friends' includes examples of what figurative language device?Alliteration.
What is a rhetorical question?A rhetorical question is a question that is not asked in order to receive an answer from the audience or reader. It's just posed to make a point.
What is alliteration?The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
The following words are examples of what: incredible, magnificent, astonishing, appalling, horrendous, and revolting.Evaluative adjectives.
What does 'PEEL' stand for?Point, evidence, explain, and link.
Why is the PEEL paragraph structure useful?It helps organise our arguments, making them more powerful and persuasive/convincing.
What does 'paraphrase' mean? (verb)To put someone else's words into your own words.
What does 'quotation' mean? (noun)Lines of text copied from another source and placed inside quotation marks (" ").
What are 'references'? (noun)Sources such as books or articles that a person checks or uses during the research stage.
What does 'plagiarism' mean? (noun)Illegally copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own.
What does 'abbreviate' mean? (verb)To provide the short form of a word; e.g. Oct. = October.
What does 'acknowledge' mean? (verb)To recognise or thank someone by name.
What does 'align' mean? (verb)To line-up a section of text (or image) with one side of a page or margin.
What does 'alphabetical' mean? (adjective)Sorting style that uses the alphabet; words starting with "A" go first, for example.
What does 'bibliography' mean? (noun)A detailed and specially formatted list of research sources used.
What does 'indent' mean? (verb)To start a blank section (usually five spaces) before a line of text or new paragraph.
What does 'credit' mean? (noun)Acknowledgment (to acknowledge) of the original creator of a piece of work.
What does 'citation' mean? (noun)A line of text in your 'References' list that details one reference material; a reference to the source of information used in your research.
What does 'copyright' mean? (noun)Gives the author or creator the rights related to selling, publishing, and distributing their work.
What is a simile?Compares two things by using the words ‘like’ or ’as.’ For example: Your eyes sparkle like diamonds.
What is a metaphor?Compares one thing to another without using ‘like’ or ‘as‘. For example: Laughter is music for the soul.
What is personification?Gives human qualities to animals, non-living objects or ideas. For example: The stars danced in the sky.
What is hyperbole?An obvious exaggeration to make a point. For example: She knows everything about math!
What is an idiom?An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the literal meaning of its words. For example: It's water under the bridge.
What is onomatopoeia?A word or phrase that imitates or resembles the actual sound that it describes.
What is figurative language? (figuratively)Language that's intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind of the listener or reader that goes beyond the literal meaning.
What is literal language? (literally)Refers to the use of words as they are defined; the opposite of figurative language.
What is Slam poetry?A form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation.
What is a sentence?A set of words that expresses a complete thought.
What are the two main parts of a sentence?Subject and predicate.
What is the 'subject' in a sentence?The part of the sentence that states the who or what the sentence is about.
What is the 'predicate' in a sentence?One or more words, including a verb, that says something about the subject.
What is the subject in the following sentence: The plant grew rapidly.'plant' is the subject in that sentence.
What is the subject in the following sentence: Joe caught the ball.'Joe' is the subject in that sentence.
What is the predicate in the following sentence: The young boy danced for hours.'danced for hours' is the predicate in that sentence.
What is the predicate in the following sentence: The volcano erupted.'erupted' is the predicate in that sentence.
What are the four types of sentences?Statement, question, exclamation, command.
What is a sentence fragment?A group of words that is not a grammatically complete sentence; usually lacks a subject and/or verb.
'Before I left the house' is an example of a sentence ______________ ?Fragment.
What is a 'phrase' in a sentence?A group of related words that does not contain both a verb and its subject.
What is the phrase in the following sentence: Tom danced without his shoes.'without his shoes' is the phrase in that sentence.
What is the phrase in the following sentence: Despite Jan's directions, I got lost.'Despite Jan's directions' is the phrase in that sentence.
What does 'summarise' mean? (verb)To give a brief statement of the main points of something.