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Tips for Year 9 and 10 English Students to Get the Best Marks

 


⭐ Tips for Year 9 and 10 English Students to Get the Best Marks


✏️ 50 Gap-Fill Questions for Year 9–10 English Practice

A. Vocabulary & Writing (1–15)

  1. A ______ sentence gives the main idea of a paragraph.

  2. A writer uses ______ to describe a person’s qualities or behaviour.

  3. The ______ of a story is where and when it takes place.

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

  5. A ______ is a direct comparison without using “like” or “as.”

  6. ______ is giving human qualities to non-human things.

  7. The main message in a text is called the ______.

  8. The ______ is the feeling or atmosphere of a text.

  9. A strong paragraph should include a ______ to support your idea.

  10. A writer creates ______ when the reader feels nervous or curious.

  11. The ______ is the person telling the story.

  12. A spelling, punctuation, or grammar mistake is called an ______.

  13. When you go back and check your writing, this is called ______.

  14. A group of related sentences is called a ______.

  15. The ______ sentence connects your paragraph to the question.

B. Reading Comprehension Skills (16–30)

  1. When you explain why a quotation is important, you are giving an ______.

  2. If you read between the lines, you are making an ______.

  3. The main events of a story are called the ______.

  4. The turning point of a story is called the ______.

  5. The end of the story is called the ______.

  6. When a writer hints at future events, it is called ______.

  7. When two opposite ideas are placed side-by-side, it is ______.

  8. The struggles a character faces are called the ______.

  9. The time and place of a movie or book is its ______.

  10. A text written to inform is called ______ writing.

  11. A text written to entertain is called ______ writing.

  12. A text written to persuade is called ______ writing.

  13. A character who changes during the story is a ______ character.

  14. A character who stays the same is a ______ character.

  15. A topic sentence must link back to the essay ______.

C. Creative Writing Skills (31–40)

  1. Describing something using the five senses is called ______ detail.

  2. Short, fast sentences can create ______.

  3. Long, descriptive sentences often create a slower ______.

  4. A surprising twist at the end is called a ______.

  5. Beginning in the middle of the action is starting ______.

  6. The villain or opposing force in a story is called the ______.

  7. The main character is also known as the ______.

  8. Weather used to create mood is an example of ______.

  9. A repeated idea, image, or symbol is called a ______.

  10. Dialogue shows what characters say using ______ marks.

D. Grammar & Sentence Structure (41–50)

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

  2. A comma splice is when two full sentences are joined with only a ______.

  3. A ______ shows strong emotion at the end of a sentence.

  4. A ______ joins two ideas (e.g., because, although, when).

  5. Capital letters must be used for ______ nouns.

  6. A list of items should use ______ to separate them.

  7. Speech needs quotation marks and a ______ verb (e.g., said).

  8. A sentence that asks a question ends with a ______.

  9. The opposite of active voice is ______ voice.

  10. Paragraphs should begin with a small ______ to show a new idea.











✅ ANSWER KEY

A. Vocabulary & Writing (1–15)

  1. topic

  2. characterisation

  3. setting

  4. simile

  5. metaphor

  6. personification

  7. theme

  8. mood

  9. quotation / quote (either is acceptable)

  10. suspense

  11. narrator

  12. error

  13. editing / proofreading (both acceptable)

  14. paragraph

  15. linking / link (both acceptable)

B. Reading Comprehension Skills (16–30)

  1. explanation

  2. inference

  3. plot

  4. climax

  5. resolution

  6. foreshadowing

  7. contrast / juxtaposition (both acceptable)

  8. conflict

  9. setting

  10. informative

  11. creative / narrative (either acceptable)

  12. persuasive

  13. dynamic

  14. static

  15. question / prompt (either acceptable)

C. Creative Writing Skills (31–40)

  1. sensory

  2. tension

  3. pace

  4. twist

  5. in medias res

  6. antagonist

  7. protagonist

  8. pathetic fallacy

  9. motif

  10. speech / quotation (either acceptable)

D. Grammar & Sentence Structure (41–50)

  1. verb

  2. comma

  3. exclamation mark

  4. conjunction

  5. proper

  6. commas

  7. reporting

  8. question mark

  9. passive

  10. indent

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