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Year 9 Revision Quiz

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  • What are the two reasons to use apostrophes?
    Contractions and possessions
  • Which is the correct spelling? Definitely/Definately
    Definitely
  • Which is correct?: He might not be the most popular leader, but he is a man of principals/principles
    principles
  • Fix the SPaG error: There are alot of concerns with the use of AI in 2025.
    a lot
  • Give an example of a simile about today's weather
    As/like...
  • What is an imperative verb?
    A command
  • Fix the SPaG error: People are very individualistic in todays society.
    today's
  • Spot the SPaG error: The school changed it's name to Loreto High School in 2007.
    No need for apostrophe in 'its'
  • What is the difference between 'every day' and 'everyday'?
    Every day relates to the frequency something happens (I go to school every day) whereas 'everyday' is an adjective 'everyday tasks'
  • A writer might use repetition to e____________ a certain word or phrase.
    emphasise
  • Which technique has been used here?: If we don't make a change now, we will regret it later!
    Direct address
  • What is a superlative?
    The most/least of something
  • What does it mean to TAP a text?
    Look at the text type, audience and purpose
  • What is the difference between 'who's' and 'whose?
    Who's means who is/has, whose is for possession (Max, whose car I borrowed, lives in Leeds)
  • What is pathos? Which technique might you use to appeal to it?
    Emotion: Emotive language, exaggeration etc.
  • What is ethos? Which technique might you use to appeal to it?
    Relatability/Trustworthiness: Anecdote, opinion etc.
  • How might writing for a teenage audience affect the register we write in?
    We would use more informal language
  • What is an anecdote?
    A short personal story about your experience
  • When might use a colon?
    Before a list
  • What is logos? Which technique might you use to appeal to it?
    Logic: Facts, statistics, expert quotes etc.
  • Which is correct? "I can't bare/bear it!"
    bear
  • What are the three reasons to use capital letters?
    Proper nouns, I and at the beginning of a sentence
  • When might we use a semicolon?
    In place of a conjunction to join two independent clauses with related ideas
  • Which technique has been used here?: The school changed its name to Loreto High School in 2007.
    Fact
  • Which two techniques have been used here?: The crisp crackle of the fire calmed us.
    Onomatopoeia and alliteration
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