ENG1502 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Allegory.
Answer: A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning- a literal level
and one or more symbolic levels (Animal Farm is an allegory)
◍ What do you have to do in question 1?.
Answer: By infering or understanding, shade four TRUE boxes.
◍ What do you have to do in question 3?.
Answer: Three BIG paragraphs. Analyse the language in the whole extract,
worth 12 marks. Summary sentence then cover three bullet points. Quote
and analyse the language.
◍ Alliteration.
Answer: The repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
◍ Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions).
Answer: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or
work of art (Classical allusions are references to Greek / Roman mythology
& Biblical allusions are references to the Bible
◍ Anecdote.
Answer: A brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event
told to entertain or make a point
◍ What do you have to do in question 2?.
Answer: Three paragraphs. Summarise the differences between two
characters or events or places. Answers will tend to be factual but you may
have to INFER. 8 marks. Quote and say what you infer.
,◍ Antagonist.
Answer: A character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
◍ What do you have to do in question 4?.
Answer: Three paragraphs. Identify and summarise what the writers'
attitudes are. Show HOW these attitude are conveyed - find quotes that
reveal their attitudes and what you can infer from them. You can comment
on tone and how this is created - e.g. Repetition or other techniques.
◍ Aside.
Answer: A short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express
his or her true thoughts and feelings. Aside are presumed unheard by other
actors.
◍ What do you have to do in question 5?.
Answer: Six paragraphs plus a single sentence paragraph using e right
FORM of writing. Mix lots of techniques throughout but focus on:1.
Rhetorical questions x32. Facts and opinions - make them up or take from
extract3. Personal pronouns4. Anecdote5. Exaggeration - imagine, imagine,
imagine6. IncentivesLast sentence matches your first.
◍ What is the acronym to remember my key techniques for question 5?.
Answer: IN DAH FORREST
◍ Assonance.
Answer: The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in
two or more stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
◍ Define:.
Answer: Incentive and flattery
◍ Blank Verse.
Answer: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (much of
Romeo and Juliet is written in this)
◍ Character.
Answer: A person, animal, or entity in a literary work
, ◍ Define:.
Answer: Nifty words
◍ Define:.
Answer: Direct address
◍ Climax.
Answer: The third park of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action;
this is the moment the reader has been waiting for
◍ Comedy.
Answer: A literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending
(Shakespeare's comedies often ended with a marriage)
◍ Define:.
Answer: Alliteration
◍ Comic Relief.
Answer: A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work
by introducing a humorous character or situation
◍ Conflict (External & Internal).
Answer: A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. Internal
Conflict- a conflict with him or herselfExternal Conflict- a conflict with a
person, animal, natural disaster, or an item
◍ Connotation.
Answer: Ideas or tone associated with a word. Calling someone a dog has a
negative connotation associated with that person's appearance
◍ Denotation.
Answer: The dictionary meaning of a word
◍ Define:.
Answer: Hyperbole
◍ Define:.
Answer: Facts and statistics
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Allegory.
Answer: A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning- a literal level
and one or more symbolic levels (Animal Farm is an allegory)
◍ What do you have to do in question 1?.
Answer: By infering or understanding, shade four TRUE boxes.
◍ What do you have to do in question 3?.
Answer: Three BIG paragraphs. Analyse the language in the whole extract,
worth 12 marks. Summary sentence then cover three bullet points. Quote
and analyse the language.
◍ Alliteration.
Answer: The repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
◍ Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions).
Answer: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or
work of art (Classical allusions are references to Greek / Roman mythology
& Biblical allusions are references to the Bible
◍ Anecdote.
Answer: A brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event
told to entertain or make a point
◍ What do you have to do in question 2?.
Answer: Three paragraphs. Summarise the differences between two
characters or events or places. Answers will tend to be factual but you may
have to INFER. 8 marks. Quote and say what you infer.
,◍ Antagonist.
Answer: A character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
◍ What do you have to do in question 4?.
Answer: Three paragraphs. Identify and summarise what the writers'
attitudes are. Show HOW these attitude are conveyed - find quotes that
reveal their attitudes and what you can infer from them. You can comment
on tone and how this is created - e.g. Repetition or other techniques.
◍ Aside.
Answer: A short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express
his or her true thoughts and feelings. Aside are presumed unheard by other
actors.
◍ What do you have to do in question 5?.
Answer: Six paragraphs plus a single sentence paragraph using e right
FORM of writing. Mix lots of techniques throughout but focus on:1.
Rhetorical questions x32. Facts and opinions - make them up or take from
extract3. Personal pronouns4. Anecdote5. Exaggeration - imagine, imagine,
imagine6. IncentivesLast sentence matches your first.
◍ What is the acronym to remember my key techniques for question 5?.
Answer: IN DAH FORREST
◍ Assonance.
Answer: The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in
two or more stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
◍ Define:.
Answer: Incentive and flattery
◍ Blank Verse.
Answer: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (much of
Romeo and Juliet is written in this)
◍ Character.
Answer: A person, animal, or entity in a literary work
, ◍ Define:.
Answer: Nifty words
◍ Define:.
Answer: Direct address
◍ Climax.
Answer: The third park of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action;
this is the moment the reader has been waiting for
◍ Comedy.
Answer: A literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending
(Shakespeare's comedies often ended with a marriage)
◍ Define:.
Answer: Alliteration
◍ Comic Relief.
Answer: A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work
by introducing a humorous character or situation
◍ Conflict (External & Internal).
Answer: A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. Internal
Conflict- a conflict with him or herselfExternal Conflict- a conflict with a
person, animal, natural disaster, or an item
◍ Connotation.
Answer: Ideas or tone associated with a word. Calling someone a dog has a
negative connotation associated with that person's appearance
◍ Denotation.
Answer: The dictionary meaning of a word
◍ Define:.
Answer: Hyperbole
◍ Define:.
Answer: Facts and statistics
