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April 1958

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  1. 1st April 1958Explain why a writer might follow three long sentences with one very short sentence.
  2. 2nd April 1958In 'the lift doors had jammed half-open,' identify one language technique.
  3. 3rd April 1958Identify the technique in Victor's description of the Alps: 'the immense mountains and precipices...the palaces of nature.'
  4. 4th April 1958Identify the technique in the description of Bertha Mason as a figure locked in the attic at Thornfield.
  5. 5th April 1958Explain why a thematic essay should not be organised character by character.
  6. 6th April 1958What changes Elizabeth's view of Darcy, and in what order?
  7. 7th April 1958True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
  8. 8th April 1958Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
  9. 9th April 1958Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
  10. 10th April 1958In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
  11. 11th April 1958Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
  12. 12th April 1958Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.
  13. 13th April 1958How does the natural world reflect the disorder Macbeth causes?
  14. 14th April 1958Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr Collins, and what does the refusal show?
  15. 15th April 1958Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
  16. 16th April 1958Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
  17. 17th April 1958Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
  18. 18th April 1958How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
  19. 19th April 1958Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
  20. 20th April 1958Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
  21. 21st April 1958Why is the sleepwalking scene written in prose when Lady Macbeth speaks in verse elsewhere?
  22. 22nd April 1958Explain what the entail is and why it drives the plot.
  23. 23rd April 1958Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
  24. 24th April 1958Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
  25. 25th April 1958Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
  26. 26th April 1958What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
  27. 27th April 1958Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
  28. 28th April 1958Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?
  29. 29th April 1958What is the effect of ending the play with Macbeth's severed head displayed on a pole?
  30. 30th April 1958Why is the opening sentence ironic?

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