Quiz

Quiz

List all the different techniques
that you might see in a piece of writing

Identify the word class of 'happily' in: 'He smiled happily.'

1. Noun
2. Adjective
3. Adverb
4. Verb

Identify the word class of 'jumps' in: 'The cat jumps high.'

1. Noun
2. Adverb
3. Adjective
4. Verb

Identify the word class of 'dog' in: 'The dog barked loudly.'

1. Adjective
2. Verb
3. Adverb
4. Noun

Identify the word class of 'beautiful' in: 'The garden is beautiful.'

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Noun
4. Verb

Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She runs quickly.'

1. Verb
2. Adverb
3. Noun
4. Adjective

Which word is personifying in this sentence: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.'?

1. trees
2. wind
3. secrets
4. whispered

Identify the personifying word: 'The sun smiled down on us.'

1. down
2. smiled
3. us
4. sun

What is the personification in: 'Time marches on relentlessly.'?

1. marches
2. on
3. relentlessly
4. time

Which word personifies in: 'The flowers danced in the breeze.'?

1. flowers
2. breeze
3. danced
4. in

Identify the personifying word: 'The night wrapped us in its darkness.'

1. us
2. darkness
3. wrapped
4. night

Her voice was a soothing balm to my soul. What does this metaphor mean?

1. Her voice is a physical object.
2. Her voice is loud and unpleasant.
3. Her voice comforts and heals me.
4. Her voice is harsh and unkind.

Time is a thief that steals our moments. What does this metaphor mean?

1. Time is an actual criminal.
2. Time takes away our precious experiences.
3. Time brings us more moments.
4. Time is a fast runner.

He has a heart of stone. What does this metaphor mean?

1. His heart is made of rock.
2. He has a strong physical heart.
3. He is very kind and caring.
4. He is emotionally unfeeling and cold.

The classroom was a zoo during the test. What does this metaphor mean?

1. The classroom was chaotic and noisy.
2. The classroom was peaceful and quiet.
3. The classroom was a fun place.
4. The classroom had real animals inside.

She is the light of my life. What does this metaphor mean?

1. She is very bright and intelligent.
2. She makes my life more complicated.
3. She brings joy and happiness to me.
4. She is a literal source of light.

Identify the verb: The children quickly finished their homework.

1. children
2. finished
3. quickly
4. homework

Identify the verb:She gently whispered a secret to him.

1. him
2. whispered
3. gently
4. secret

Identify the verbs: The sun began to rise over the hills.

1. began
2. hills
3. rise
4. sun

Identify the verb: He carefully painted a picture of nature.

1. picture
2. nature
3. painted
4. carefully

Identify the verb:They suddenly realised their mistake in class.

1. suddenly
2. class
3. mistake
4. realised

Find the adjectives in this sentence: 'The lovely garden was filled with fragrant flowers.'

1. lovely
2. fragrant
3. with
4. filled

Identify the adjectives in this sentence: 'The beautiful painting hung on the old wall.'

1. hung
2. beautiful
3. old
4. on

Locate the adjectives in this sentence: 'The ancient tree stood tall in the quiet forest.'

1. quiet
2. stood
3. tall
4. ancient

Find the adjectives in this sentence: 'A bright moon illuminated the dark night.'

1. the
2. dark
3. illuminated
4. bright

Identify the adjectives in this sentence: 'The small dog barked at the curious cat.'

1. small
2. at
3. barked
4. curious

What structural technique is used in: 'Run!'

1. Complex sentence
2. Exclamative
3. Interrogative
4. Imperative

Identify the technique in: 'Is it raining?'

1. Exclamative
2. Imperative
3. Interrogative
4. Compound sentence

What technique is in: 'Wow, that's amazing!'

1. Simple sentence
2. Interrogative
3. Exclamative
4. Imperative

Identify the technique in: 'She sings.'

1. Interrogative
2. Short sentence
3. Complex sentence
4. Imperative

What is the effect of the simile in 'as brave as a lion'?

1. It suggests cowardice.
2. It emphasises bravery.
3. It describes a lion's roar.
4. It implies quickness.

What is the effect of the metaphor in 'time is a thief'?

1. It describes a criminal.
2. It conveys the idea of lost time.
3. It suggests time is tangible.
4. It highlights the value of time.

What is the effect of the hyperbole in 'I've told you a million times'?

1. It suggests a lack of communication.
2. It shows indifference.
3. It exaggerates for emphasis.
4. It indicates a literal truth.

What is the effect of personification in 'the leaves danced in the wind'?

1. It implies leaves are heavy.
2. It suggests stillness.
3. It brings nature to life.
4. It describes a storm.

What effect does personification create in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

1. It implies a storm is coming.
2. It suggests a lack of movement.
3. It gives nature human-like qualities.
4. It indicates silence in nature.

What effect does metaphor create in the sentence: 'Time is a thief'?

1. It suggests time steals moments from life.
2. It implies time is irrelevant.
3. It suggests time is a friend.
4. It indicates time is a physical being.

What effect does hyperbole create in the sentence: 'I've told you a million times'?

1. It indicates a lack of interest.
2. It emphasises frustration or urgency.
3. It implies a casual conversation.
4. It suggests complete accuracy of information.

What effect does alliteration have in the sentence: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

1. It slows down the reading pace.
2. It creates a rhythmic and memorable sound.
3. It makes the sentence confusing.
4. It adds seriousness to the message.

What effect does simile create in the sentence: 'Her smile was like sunshine'?

1. It suggests sadness and gloom.
2. It implies coldness and distance.
3. It indicates confusion and doubt.
4. It conveys warmth and happiness.

The next few slides focus on the analytical verbs we use in writing, often when talking about a technique we can use different words to show the effect (e.g. repetition often emphasises something)

What does 'emphasise' mean in analytical writing?

1. To confuse the audience
2. To summarise ideas briefly
3. To highlight the importance of something
4. To ignore key points

What does 'reinforce' mean?

1. To provide a conclusion
2. To strengthen a previous argument
3. To introduce a new concept
4. To summarise findings

Which verb means to restate for clarity?

1. Suggest
2. Expose
3. Reveal
4. Reiterate

What does 'reveal' imply in writing?

1. To make something known
2. To exaggerate facts
3. To dismiss arguments
4. To obscure information