Year 7 English practice questions

Lock in’s Year 7 English course has 6 units with 93 flashcards and 101 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.

• Language featuresSound devices; Figurative language; Imagery, word choice and tone; Explaining effects
• Reading narrativeCharacterisation; Point of view and narrator; Narrative structure; Setting, conflict and theme; Answering questions on prose
• PoetryStructure: stanza, rhyme and rhythm; Poetic forms; Reading and analysing poems; Writing your own poetry
• Persuasive and informative textsPurpose, audience and text types; Persuasive techniques; Fact, opinion and modality; News reports and writing persuasively
• Writing: stories and TEEL paragraphsImaginative writing; Planning, drafting and editing; TEEL paragraphs; Connectives and formal expression
• Grammar, punctuation and spellingWord classes; Sentences; Punctuation; Spelling and homophones

Try each question before you open the answer. Written answers show what a full-marks response needs to include.

1. Question 1. Language featuresMultiple choice

   “The leaves danced in the wind” uses…

   1. ASimile
   2. BOnomatopoeia
   3. CPersonification
   4. DRhyme
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   C. Personification

2. Question 2. Reading narrativeMultiple choice

   The beginning of a narrative that introduces characters and setting is the…

   1. AOrientation
   2. BResolution
   3. CClimax
   4. DComplication
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   A. Orientation

3. Question 3. Reading narrative: characterisation3 marks

   Explain THREE ways writers can show what a character is like.

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   Model answer. Writers can show character through dialogue, as the words a character chooses reveal their attitude. They can also show what a character does and thinks, such as a girl secretly practising every night to show determination. Finally, they can describe how other characters react, such as a room falling silent when someone walks in, showing they are respected or feared.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Way 1, e.g. through what the character says (dialogue)
   • Way 2, e.g. through what the character does (actions) or thinks
   • Way 3, e.g. through appearance or how others react to them
4. Question 4. PoetryMultiple choice

   A group of lines in a poem is a…

   1. AParagraph mark
   2. BStanza
   3. CChapter
   4. DCouplet only
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   B. Stanza

5. Question 5. Poetry: structure: stanza, rhyme and rhythm4 marks

   Explain the difference between free verse and rhyming poetry, and why a poet might choose each.

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   Model answer. Free verse has no regular rhyme or rhythm, so it can sound natural, like someone thinking or speaking. A poet might choose it to capture a personal moment honestly. Rhyming poetry follows a pattern of end rhymes and usually a steady beat. A poet might choose rhyme to make a poem musical, memorable or funny, as in a limerick.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Free verse has no regular rhyme or rhythm
   • A poet might choose free verse to sound natural or capture thoughts
   • Rhyming poetry has a regular pattern of end rhymes, often with a steady rhythm
   • A poet might choose rhyme to be musical, memorable or playful
6. Question 6. Persuasive and informative textsMultiple choice

   “Shouldn’t every child have the chance to learn to swim?” is a…

   1. AAnecdote
   2. BRhetorical question
   3. CCall to action
   4. DStatistic
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   B. Rhetorical question

For analysis questions, use the same three parts each time: name the technique, quote the words that show it, and explain the effect on the reader. Short quotes you can explain beat long ones you can’t. For writing tasks, plan for two minutes before you start.

In Lock in, every English topic has short notes, then flashcards that use spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it comes back just before you would forget it. Practice questions come in three levels, Foundation, Standard and Complex. Three right in a row moves you up a level, and two wrong moves you back.

Press Study for me and the app builds a 15 to 20 minute session from the cards that are due, the mistakes that are due and questions on your weakest topics. Anything you get wrong comes back 1, 3 and 7 days later until you get it right. When an exam is close, sit a timed practice exam with AI marking.

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