Daily Practice · A Level

October 2017 - A Level 5-a-day

Every A Level sheet published in October 2017, with answers. A Level - discourse, register, framework analysis and language change.

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October 2017

31 sheets · 155 questions · A Level

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  1. 1st October 2017Give one risk of using a comparison grid, and how to avoid it.
  2. 2nd October 2017What should you do first when reading an unseen extract in an exam?
  3. 3rd October 2017The word 'dog' once referred to one specific breed but now refers to the whole species. Name this type of semantic change.
  4. 4th October 2017In the line 'I have kept this light for twenty-six years, and the sea has never once told me my business,' identify the tone.
  5. 5th October 2017Give one example of a linguistic feature typical of unplanned spoken discourse.
  6. 6th October 2017What is the effect of a very short, simple sentence placed after a long, complex one?
  7. 7th October 2017Give two of Halliday's functions of language and an example utterance for each.
  8. 8th October 2017Rewrite this weak sentence to earn AO2 credit: 'The writer uses a simile to describe the house, which makes it more interesting.'
  9. 9th October 2017In 'I sold the lamp for scrap and kept the key,' identify the contrast being set up.
  10. 10th October 2017Calculate 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).
  11. 11th October 2017Identify the technique in 'the silence screamed.'
  12. 12th October 2017Define synthetic personalisation and give an example.
  13. 13th October 2017Convert this into a comparative sentence: 'In poem A the sea is a threat. In poem B the sea is a comfort.'
  14. 14th October 2017Give one reason subject terminology should be used carefully in unseen analysis.
  15. 15th October 2017The word 'nice' once meant 'foolish or fussy' but now means 'pleasant'. Name this type of semantic change.
  16. 16th October 2017A tragic hero's downfall is usually explained by two competing forces. Name them.
  17. 17th October 2017Identify which is more likely to use nominalisation and passive voice: a casual spoken chat or a formal council report.
  18. 18th October 2017Identify the technique in this phrase: 'the silence pressed against the windows like a living thing.'
  19. 19th October 2017Why should an answer analysing children's writing not simply list spelling errors?
  20. 20th October 2017The final sentence of an extract is a fragment: 'Rain, again.' Suggest two effects worth arguing for.
  21. 21st October 2017What does the term 'volta' mean in poetry?
  22. 22nd October 2017Name the theorist associated with the Language Acquisition Device (LAD).
  23. 23rd October 2017What term describes a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation?
  24. 24th October 2017Explain how an agentless passive can exercise power.
  25. 25th October 2017Explain why comparing subject matter alone rarely reaches the higher bands.
  26. 26th October 2017True or false: unseen answers are marked mainly on how much of the text you cover.
  27. 27th October 2017What term describes a speaker adjusting their speech to sound more like their listener?
  28. 28th October 2017Define the term 'hamartia' as used in the study of tragedy.
  29. 29th October 2017Define 'mode' as a linguistic term.
  30. 30th October 2017What term describes a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters?
  31. 31st October 2017Define a virtuous error and explain why it matters theoretically.

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