Year 9 PPE Revision Pack

English Language Paper 1

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Question 1 – Retrieving information

Task 1

Read the four responses below to the following Question 1-style task:

List four things you learn about Itch’s hobby.

Statements A-D are all true, but you need to tick the two responses that are focused exactly on the task

A. Itch likes doing science experiments.

B. Itch has burnt off his eyebrows.

C. Itch doesn’t like football or surfing

D. Itch keeps his science equipment hidden in his wardrobe.

Task 2

Read the section of the text from lines 11-21 again. List four things you learn about Itch’s mum, Jude.

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Question 2 – Language

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Student AThe writer has used lots of words to describe setting. All the words are linked to the idea of damage. Some of the words she used are

Student BThe writer has used violent words such as ‘hanging’, ‘smashed’ and ‘collapsed’ to describe the damaged house, as if the house

How does the writer use language to create an impression of damage and decay?

‘hanging off’ and ‘twisted back’. The effect of these words make me think the house is badly damaged.

had been badly treated, almost like a person. Words like ‘twisted’ and ‘warped’ make me think there is something creepy and unnatural about the house.

A. Underline the sections in both responses above that comment on the effect of the language choices.

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C. Now write a paragraph to analyse the effect of the words and phrases in the text above connected to the idea of decay.

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Task 2

Identify from the text what image the writer has used to describe each of the following objects in the house.

1. Roof tiles like ________________________________________2. Wallpaper like _______________________________________3. Sofa and chairs as ________________as___________________4. Mantelpiece like ______________________________________

Task 3

Analyse one of the similes from the text by describing what it reminds you of and what effects it creates.

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Task 4

Explain why you think the writer of ‘Silver Laughter’ compares the house to a person.

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Task 5

Using all you have learned so far, answer the following question:

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Question 3 – Structure

Task 1

What effect does the opening of the novel so far have on you the reader?

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Task 2

Draw a picture of what you would be able to see if you were looking at the scene in Extract 4 in real life. Think about where you would be positioned to see the boy, the girl, the rock, the sea and the sun.

How does the writer use structure to intrigue the reader?

Task 3

Using coloured pens, annotate the 5 extracts to show where the writer has used each of these structural features.

Focus on character thoughts.

Focus on small details.

Wider view of setting.

Uses dialogue.

Task 4

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How does the writer sue structure to intrigue the reader?

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Question 4 – Evaluation

Task 1

Complete the following activity by underlining and highlighting words from the source text. Try using different coloured pens for each task.

i. Underline the following phrases in the text: ‘fluttering’, ‘a rustle of excitement’, ‘fanned out in the wind and floated’ and ‘ flashed like lightning’.4

ii. Circle all the verbs in the first and last paragraphs.iii. Highlight where the writer has used the words ‘up’ and

‘down’ in the text.iv. Underline sentences where the narrator seems to be talking

to the reader.v. Draw an arrow in the margin to show where the pace of the

action speeds up.vi. Draw a star next to the part of the text that you think is the

most exciting.

A student wrote ‘I love how the writer describes this scene. I can really imagine the excitement and the chaos!’

How far do you agree that the writer creates a sense of excitement in the text?

Task 2

Some of the word choices have wonderful connotations; others suggest sound effects, which add to the dramatic mood of the text. Read what one student wrote about the word ‘fluttering’.

At the beginning of the text, the mood is mostly calm. The writer describes how the man on the balcony has thrown something which comes ‘fluttering down’. The word ‘fluttering’ is a soft, gentle word, which reminds you of a bird’s feather or a butterfly wing. The ‘fl’ sound is like the air moving slowly, which suggests how the piece of paper drifts to the ground. The choice of this word effectively creates a slow, quiet start to the scene, which is a great contrast to the excitement later on.

Choose one other language choice from task 1 and write about how the effect of the words is connected to the mood of excitement in the text.

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Task 3

Choose one or two verbs from both the first and the last paragraph of the text to use as quotations. Use these to explain the contrast between the action at the beginning and the end of the text.

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Task 4

The scene in the text has been carefully structured to create a sense of drama. One structural feature used by the writer is to shift the

reader’s point of view from looking up at Henry on the balcony to looking down at the crowd on the ground. This creates a dramatic contrast between one single man standing high above the street, causing all the excitement by throwing the money, and the crowd of people below, who are screaming and fighting to grab it.

Complete the table below by adding words or phrases from the text that are opposites to show the contrast between what is happening up on the balcony and down on the ground.

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One manLots of bank notes

Lots of peopleOne £20 bank note

Task 5

What type of narrative perspective is used in the text?

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Who do you think the narrator might be?

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Where do you think the narrator is positioned in the scene described in the extract?

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What is the effect of the narrator commenting on the action?

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Task 7

Using all you have learned about evaluation answer the following question.

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5 things I found hard

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Question 5

Q5: Your school is asking students to contribute some creative writing for its website.

Write a description as suggested by this picture.

Section B: Writing

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.Write in full sentences.

You are reminded of the need to plan your answer.You should leave enough time to check your work at the end.

Q5: Your headteacher wants you to contribute a piece of creative writing for a new school display.

Write a description as suggested by this picture:

Section B: Writing

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.Write in full sentences.

You are reminded of the need to plan your answer.You should leave enough time to check your work at the end.

Q5: A new blog, titled ‘Perfect Prose’, are asking for creative writing contributions.

EITHER: Write a description suggested by this picture:

Section B: Writing

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section.Write in full sentences.

You are reminded of the need to plan your answer.You should leave enough time to check your work at the end.

5 things I found hard

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