English Reading Techniques

‘Can you afford to miss this opportunity?’ is an example of which of the following?

• Rhetorical question

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

‘She ran like a cheetah’ is an example of a…

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Slogan

‘This is the essential guide to using Social Media’ is an example of…

• Metaphor

• Humour

• Bias

What is alliteration?

• Strong language

• Exaggeration

• Similar sounding words in a slogan or phrase

Which of the following phrases is a hyperbole?

• Who doesn’t like free stuff?

• We are the best bakery in London!

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away

What is a colloquial expression?

• Similar sounding words

• Describing something as bigger or more than it is

• Informal words/ slang

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• Billy’s Big Burgers

• You hit the nail on the head

• This is the best smartphone on the market

Why is humour effective in writing?

• It keeps the reader entertained

• It keeps the reader engaged

• Both answers

Why are rhetorical questions effective in writing?

• Makes information ‘catchy’

• Emphasises the writer's point

• Gives the reader visual clues of what the piece of writing is about

What is the definition of opinion?

• A point of view based in fact

• Being one-sided

• A view or judgement formed about something not necessarily based on fact