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Tips for Year 11 English Students to Get the Best Marks

 


✏️ 50 Gap-Fill Questions for Year 11 English

A. Unfamiliar Text & Analysis (1–15)

  1. A writer’s reason for creating a text is called the ______.

  2. When you discuss the effect on the reader, you are analysing the ______.

  3. A repeated idea or image in a text is called a ______.

  4. When a writer appeals to the reader’s emotions, this is ______.

  5. The ______ is the deeper message the writer wants to communicate.

  6. A word with emotional meaning attached to it is ______ language.

  7. A contrast between what is expected and what happens is ______.

  8. When the writer hints at future events, it is called ______.

  9. A short quotation used to support a point is called ______.

  10. Reading between the lines to understand meaning is ______.

  11. Giving an object human traits is ______.

  12. A comparison using “like” or “as” is a ______.

  13. A comparison without “like” or “as” is a ______.

  14. A sudden change or realisation by a character is an ______ moment.

  15. A narrative told from “I” point of view uses ______ person.

B. Film Techniques (16–30)

  1. A close-up shot is used to show ______.

  2. A high-angle shot makes the subject look ______.

  3. A low-angle shot makes the subject look ______.

  4. Music in a film that characters cannot hear is ______ sound.

  5. Music characters can hear is ______ sound.

  6. Costume is used to show a character’s personality, status, or ______.

  7. Lighting that creates harsh shadows is called ______ lighting.

  8. The arrangement of people/objects in a frame is called ______.

  9. A fast sequence of shots is an example of ______.

  10. Colour is often used in film to symbolise ______.

  11. When a shot stays on a character for a long time, it builds ______.

  12. A wide shot is used to establish the ______.

  13. A film’s time, place, and social world is its ______.

  14. The overall message of a film is its ______.

  15. Using repeated visual symbols in a film is a ______.

C. Writing Skills (31–40)

  1. A sentence that clearly states your argument is your ______ statement.

  2. A paragraph must begin with a clear ______ sentence.

  3. The explanation of how your evidence proves your point is called ______.

  4. The ending of a paragraph that returns to the question is the ______.

  5. Using strong, specific verbs is an example of ______ language.

  6. The process of improving your ideas and structure is called ______.

  7. The process of fixing spelling/grammar/punctuation is ______.

  8. Writing that entertains the reader is ______ writing.

  9. Writing that argues a viewpoint is ______ writing.

  10. The sentence that finishes an essay is the ______ statement.

D. Grammar & Academic Language (41–50)

  1. A sentence must have a subject and a ______.

  2. A group of words missing either a subject or verb is a ______.

  3. When two full sentences are joined incorrectly, it is a ______ splice.

  4. A sentence that ends with “?” is a ______ sentence.

  5. “Although” and “because” are examples of ______ conjunctions.

  6. Proper nouns must always have ______ letters.

  7. A sentence that uses “you” to speak to the reader is ______ voice.

  8. Formal academic writing should avoid ______ (I, me, us).

  9. Writing that is neutral and objective is called ______ tone.

  10. A sentence containing more than one idea is a ______ sentence.


Tips for Year 11 English Students to Get the Best Marks  ANSWER KEY

A. Unfamiliar Text & Analysis (1–15)

  1. purpose

  2. effect

  3. motif

  4. pathos

  5. theme

  6. connotative

  7. irony

  8. foreshadowing

  9. evidence / quote

  10. inference

  11. personification

  12. simile

  13. metaphor

  14. epiphany

  15. first

B. Film Techniques (16–30)

  1. emotion

  2. weak / powerless

  3. strong / powerful

  4. non-diegetic

  5. diegetic

  6. culture / identity

  7. low-key

  8. mise-en-scène

  9. montage

  10. meaning / symbolism

  11. tension

  12. setting

  13. world / context

  14. message / theme

  15. motif

C. Writing Skills (31–40)

  1. thesis

  2. topic

  3. analysis

  4. link

  5. descriptive

  6. revising

  7. editing

  8. creative

  9. persuasive / argument

  10. concluding

D. Grammar & Academic Language (41–50)

  1. verb

  2. fragment

  3. comma

  4. interrogative

  5. subordinating

  6. capital

  7. second person

  8. personal pronouns

  9. formal

  10. complex

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