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March 2006 - GCSE 5-a-day

Every GCSE sheet published in March 2006, with answers. GCSE - language techniques, structure, comparison and exam-style writing.

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March 2006

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st March 2006Why is the opening sentence ironic?
  2. 2nd March 2006Rewrite these two short sentences as one varied complex sentence: 'The rain fell. The streets flooded.'
  3. 3rd March 2006Underline (state) the main clause: 'Because it was raining, the match was postponed.'
  4. 4th March 2006Rewrite 'It was raining. We stayed inside.' as one compound sentence.
  5. 5th March 2006How many sections does Paper 1 have?
  6. 6th March 2006True or false: Victor completes the female companion the Creature demands.
  7. 7th March 2006Who mistreats Jane at Gateshead Hall before she is sent away to school?
  8. 8th March 2006Give one way to bring in context on witchcraft without simply reciting a fact.
  9. 9th March 2006Give one way the novel presents the limits placed on women.
  10. 10th March 2006Identify the sentence opening technique used here: 'Slowly, the door creaked open.'
  11. 11th March 2006In 'The man who lives next door, although he is quiet, works nights,' how many subordinate clauses are there?
  12. 12th March 2006Identify the sentence type: 'Although the bell rang, nobody moved.'
  13. 13th March 2006What does the four-mark question at the start of Section A test?
  14. 14th March 2006Who is the recipient of the letters that frame the novel?
  15. 15th March 2006True or false: Jane marries St John Rivers.
  16. 16th March 2006Explain what equivocation means in the play and why it matters to the theme of appearance and reality.
  17. 17th March 2006Define free indirect discourse and give one moment where Austen's use of it misleads the reader.
  18. 18th March 2006Write a two-sentence pair, one long and one short, describing a sudden silence after a loud crash.
  19. 19th March 2006Combine into one complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction: 'The team trained hard. They wanted to win the final.'
  20. 20th March 2006Explain why a writer might follow three long sentences with one very short sentence.
  21. 21st March 2006In 'the lift doors had jammed half-open,' identify one language technique.
  22. 22nd March 2006Identify the technique in Victor's description of the Alps: 'the immense mountains and precipices...the palaces of nature.'
  23. 23rd March 2006Identify the technique in the description of Bertha Mason as a figure locked in the attic at Thornfield.
  24. 24th March 2006Name three themes in Macbeth other than ambition, and give one moment in the play where each is most visible.
  25. 25th March 2006How does Austen use Mr Collins for satire?
  26. 26th March 2006True or false: using only long, complex sentences throughout a piece creates strong sentence variety.
  27. 27th March 2006Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She left early because she felt unwell.'
  28. 28th March 2006Rewrite 'The dog barked loudly.' starting with an -ing clause instead of the subject.
  29. 29th March 2006In Section B, name one way to vary your writing for effect.
  30. 30th March 2006Give one piece of evidence that Victor abandons responsibility for his creation.
  31. 31st March 2006Give one piece of evidence that Jane and Rochester marry as equals rather than as master and servant.

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