Daily Practice · GCSE
February 1983 5-a-day
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- 1st February 1983Explain why a writer might follow three long sentences with one very short sentence.
- 2nd February 1983In 'the lift doors had jammed half-open,' identify one language technique.
- 3rd February 1983Identify the technique in Victor's description of the Alps: 'the immense mountains and precipices...the palaces of nature.'
- 4th February 1983Identify the technique in the description of Bertha Mason as a figure locked in the attic at Thornfield.
- 5th February 1983Explain why a thematic essay should not be organised character by character.
- 6th February 1983What changes Elizabeth's view of Darcy, and in what order?
- 7th February 1983True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
- 8th February 1983Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
- 9th February 1983Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
- 10th February 1983In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
- 11th February 1983Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
- 12th February 1983Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.
- 13th February 1983How does the natural world reflect the disorder Macbeth causes?
- 14th February 1983Why does Elizabeth refuse Mr Collins, and what does the refusal show?
- 15th February 1983Which is more likely to create impact at the end of a tense paragraph: a long complex sentence or a short simple sentence?
- 16th February 1983Identify the relative pronoun in: 'The book, which was on the table, belonged to my sister.'
- 17th February 1983Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang.'
- 18th February 1983How many marks in Section B are for technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar?
- 19th February 1983Where does Victor first create and reject the Creature?
- 20th February 1983Name Jane's close friend at Lowood school, who dies of consumption/typhus.
- 21st February 1983Why is the sleepwalking scene written in prose when Lady Macbeth speaks in verse elsewhere?
- 22nd February 1983Explain what the entail is and why it drives the plot.
- 23rd February 1983Explain in one sentence why a single-word sentence such as 'Gone.' can be effective.
- 24th February 1983Is 'When the bell rang' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
- 25th February 1983Identify the sentence type: 'The bell rang, and the students filed out.'
- 26th February 1983What should the structure question track across the whole extract?
- 27th February 1983Who is wrongly executed for the murder of Victor's brother William?
- 28th February 1983Why does Jane leave Thornfield Hall on what should have been her wedding day?