Lesson AO2-2
AO2-2 Analyse how writers use structure to influence readers Quiz: AQA English Language, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What structural element does AO2 require students to analyse in texts?
- Dictionary definitions
- Organising ideas
- Sentence length
- Spelling accuracy
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A narrative opens with a close-up of an object then shows the whole city. What is this technique?
- Cyclical framing
- Foreshadowing hint
- Zooming out
- Flashback transition
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What is the most common effect of ending a text with a direct question?
- Comical relief
- Immediate closure
- Reader reflection
- Complete confusion
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Moving from a noisy market to an empty room creates what structural contrast?
- Speed and motion
- Stillness and isolation
- Clarity and truth
- Excitement and chaos
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What term describes a text that ends with an image echoing its opening?
- Chronological order
- Linear narrative
- Fragmented sequence
- Cyclical structure
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What is the usual effect of placing a short final sentence in a paragraph?
- Adding confusion
- Changing tense
- Introducing dialogue
- Delivering impact
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What structural effect is achieved by withholding key information until late in a story?
- Suspense
- Boredom
- Predictability
- Clarity
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What does a structural shift in focus mean within a text?
- Moving subject
- Ending the story
- Changing the genre
- Repeating a motif
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What is the main structural purpose of inserting a flashback in a narrative?
- Explaining present feelings
- Ending the story
- Speeding up time
- Resolving the plot
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A text moves from posing a problem to offering a resolution. What is this structure?
- Foreshadowing hint
- Cyclical frame
- Problem-solution
- Chronological sequence
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What is the primary effect of starting a paragraph with a brief, punchy statement?
- Create confusion
- Conclude narrative
- Grab attention
- Slow the pace
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What structural term describes a narrative that begins with the ending and works backwards?
- Flash forward
- Non-chronological
- Cyclical structure
- Linear narrative
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What does a sudden shift in verb tense mid-text typically signal to the reader?
- Setting change
- Character death
- Loss of hope
- Time shift
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Which structural choice is most effective for building narrative tension?
- Revealing the ending
- Summarising years
- Pausing the action
- Resolving conflicts
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What emotional response does a hopeful ending after a bleak middle typically evoke?
- Confusion
- Anger
- Relief
- Despair
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What is the effect of ordering three examples so the strongest appears last?
- Foreshadowing failure
- Building climax
- Creating confusion
- Reducing impact
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Which structural progression best demonstrates a character's emotional development over time?
- Static setting
- Circular focus
- Hope to disappointment
- Repeated imagery
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What is the primary function of a narrative turning point?
- Describe setting
- End story
- Change direction
- Introduce villain
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What effect is created by moving structurally from a dark room to a single candle?
- Sudden panic
- Total despair
- Expanded chaos
- Focused hope
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What does a writer achieve by using the same closing image as the opening?
- Narrative confusion
- Abrupt shock
- Plot resolution
- Cyclical unity
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