Higher English - RUAE Quiz

Higher English - RUAE Quiz What does the word 'language' mean in RUAE? - >>>>Any writing term What is the effect of a one sentence paragraph? - >>>>Impact/Suddenness of idea What are 2 features of effective conclusion ...

Higher English - RUAE Quiz What does the word 'language' mean in RUAE? - >>>>Any writing term What is the effect of a one sentence paragraph? - >>>>Impact/Suddenness of idea What are 2 features of effective conclusions? - >>>>1. Sum up 2. Link back to earlier Where does a linking sentence typically appear? - >>>>THE START OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH Explain the steps to answering a link question. - >>>>1. Quote the bit of the link sentence that links back Say it links back Say what the topic of the previous paragraph was Then 2. Quote the bit that links forward Say it links forward Say what the topic of the FOLLOWING paragraph was When faced with an unusually long sentence, what should you check? - >>>>IS IT A LIST? What is the effect of an unusually short sentence? - >>>>IMPACT/SUDDENNESS OF IDEA What is the effect of repetition? - >>>>EMPHASISE What is inversion AND what is the effect of it? - >>>>Flip the word order/change to grammatically less correct word order To emphasise the start of the sentence How do you approach a contrast question? - >>>>Give both sides of the contrast (2 things) and explain their difference What is antithesis and what is the effect of it? - >>>>A balanced sentence, typically with contrasting phrases To draw attention to an important point What is a climax? - >>>>Building up to an important point. What is an anticlimax? - >>>>Building up to the most important idea, only to be disappointed at the end, or to end on something silly What is parenthesis and what is the effect of it? - >>>>Brackets, or a dash on either side of a bit of a sentence For extra information What is the effect of a list? - >>>>To emphasise the amount or variety of something. What does a single dash do? - >>>>What follows is a further explanation of what came before it What does a colon do? - >>>>It introduces What does a semi-colon do? - >>>>Separates phrases in a list / indicates balance (antithesis) in a sentence What is the effect of ellipses? - >>>>Invites reader to consider what comes next / implies there is more of thing / creates suspense / implies what the writer thinks but won't say All of these techniques are included in the category of...? A one sentence paragraph Conclusion Linking sentence Unusually long sentence Unusually short sentence Repetition - >>>>STRUCTURE All of these techniques are included in the category of...? Inversion Contrast Antithesis Climax Anti climax Parenthesis Punctuation - >>>>STRUCTURE How do you approach a word choice question? - >>>>Quote the word Give specific connotations Which techniques are included in the category 'Figurative Language'? - >>>>Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration NOT USUALLY Onomatopoeia in Higher RUAE Which techniques are included in the category 'Imagery'? - >>>>Simile Metaphor Personification How do you approach an imagery question i.e. what is the imagery checklist? - >>>>1. State the type 2. Quote it 3. Say what is being compared to what (can blend this is with step 4) 4. Give the specific connotations to each important part of the comparison Steps 3 and 4 can involve the Just as...so too... method, if you like What is hyperbole and what is the effect of it? - >>>>Exaggeration for emphasis What is understatement? - >>>>Making something seem less than it is / playing something down Are all questions rhetorical? - >>>>NO What is a rhetorical question? - >>>>A question that does not require an answer / A question that has it s answer implied within it / A statement masquerading (pretending) to be a question. Give a tip for answering a tone question. - >>>>Important point - *Decide whether the writer is serious or not serious. If it's not serious, decide what it actually is. Think how it would sound said out loud. Give a tip for answering an attitude question? - >>>>Decide if the writer is approving or disapproving / likes or dislikes the thing/should be able to say it with one word. Give a tip for answering a mood question. - >>>>Describe the mood with an emotion word. Give a tip for answering an atmosphere question. - >>>>Look at the senses the writer has tried to involve to decide the atmosphere. How should you approach a humour question? - >>>>It is either exaggeration or a strange/unusual comparison. Give two tips for answering an own words question. - >>>>Imagine you are explaining to a little kid / change all the important words / never quote anything / consider the writer's intention. How should you approach a context question? - >>>>Say what the word means; quote the words that helped you understand that; explain how they helped you. What can a writer do to further your understanding? - >>>>Provide: An illustration An analogy An anecdote An example What does 'illustration' mean? - >>>>Paint a picture with words - create a little story to help explain What does 'Analogy' mean? - >>>>Use a comparison to help explain What does 'Anecdote' mean? - >>>>Tell a little personal/real story Give 2 tips for answering a question that requires summarising / finding a main point. - >>>>Look at the topic sentences / keep it short / use own words. SUMmarise it - >>>>Shorter than the text Use your own words Main ideas only Paradox - >>>>Contains 2 statements that are both true, but should not be true at the same time.