Daily Practice · A Level

January 2015 - A Level 5-a-day

Every A Level sheet published in January 2015, with answers. A Level - discourse, register, framework analysis and language change.

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January 2015

31 sheets · 155 questions · A Level

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  1. 1st January 2015Give one example of a linguistic feature typical of unplanned spoken discourse.
  2. 2nd January 2015What is the effect of a very short, simple sentence placed after a long, complex one?
  3. 3rd January 2015Give two of Halliday's functions of language and an example utterance for each.
  4. 4th January 2015Rewrite this weak sentence to earn AO2 credit: 'The writer uses a simile to describe the house, which makes it more interesting.'
  5. 5th January 2015In 'I sold the lamp for scrap and kept the key,' identify the contrast being set up.
  6. 6th January 2015Calculate the MLU in morphemes for these three utterances: 'I want juice' (3 morphemes), 'the dog barked' (4 morphemes, counting -ed as one), 'mummy gone now' (3 morphemes).
  7. 7th January 2015Identify the technique in 'the silence screamed.'
  8. 8th January 2015Define synthetic personalisation and give an example.
  9. 9th January 2015Convert this into a comparative sentence: 'In poem A the sea is a threat. In poem B the sea is a comfort.'
  10. 10th January 2015Give one reason subject terminology should be used carefully in unseen analysis.
  11. 11th January 2015The word 'nice' once meant 'foolish or fussy' but now means 'pleasant'. Name this type of semantic change.
  12. 12th January 2015A tragic hero's downfall is usually explained by two competing forces. Name them.
  13. 13th January 2015Identify which is more likely to use nominalisation and passive voice: a casual spoken chat or a formal council report.
  14. 14th January 2015Identify the technique in this phrase: 'the silence pressed against the windows like a living thing.'
  15. 15th January 2015Why should an answer analysing children's writing not simply list spelling errors?
  16. 16th January 2015The final sentence of an extract is a fragment: 'Rain, again.' Suggest two effects worth arguing for.
  17. 17th January 2015What does the term 'volta' mean in poetry?
  18. 18th January 2015Name the theorist associated with the Language Acquisition Device (LAD).
  19. 19th January 2015What term describes a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation?
  20. 20th January 2015Explain how an agentless passive can exercise power.
  21. 21st January 2015Explain why comparing subject matter alone rarely reaches the higher bands.
  22. 22nd January 2015True or false: unseen answers are marked mainly on how much of the text you cover.
  23. 23rd January 2015What term describes a speaker adjusting their speech to sound more like their listener?
  24. 24th January 2015Define the term 'hamartia' as used in the study of tragedy.
  25. 25th January 2015Define 'mode' as a linguistic term.
  26. 26th January 2015What term describes a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters?
  27. 27th January 2015Define a virtuous error and explain why it matters theoretically.
  28. 28th January 2015A student writes: 'The sibilance creates a soft, sinister mood.' What is missing?
  29. 29th January 2015Define 'extended metaphor'.
  30. 30th January 2015A child says 'I have two foots.' Identify the grammatical process.
  31. 31st January 2015What term describes giving human qualities to a non-human thing, e.g. 'the wind whispered'?

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