Starter quiz
- Which of the following best defines 'malice'?
- deep introspection
- a fleeting emotion
- spiteful wish to harm ✓
- a moment of epiphany
- reverence for another
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- What is 'physiognomy' primarily concerned with?
- analysis of landscape
- judging character from facial features ✓
- evaluation of urban buildings
- appreciation of different music styles
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- Which of the following is a synonym for 'intimidating'?
- looming
- imposing
- menacing ✓
- disquieting
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- What can be the problem with multiple plot points?
- It makes the action too short and therefore unsatisfactory.
- It is confusing to keep the character moving around.
- The reader doesn't get to care about any one incident. ✓
- It means you miss the main theme of the story.
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- If a paragraph lacks 'cohesion', what is it missing?
- linkage between ideas ✓
- humour to make the reader laugh
- vivid imagery
- intense emotions
- multiple characters
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- If a writer has 'obfuscated' the setting in a descriptive paragraph, what have they done?
- highlighted it
- centralised it
- used only figurative language
- simplified it
- made it unclear or confusing ✓
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