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<b>These are multiple choice, however, instead of the essays.</b> Questions inspired by GCSE English and the SATs.

These are multiple choice, however, instead of the essays. Questions inspired by GCSE English and the SATs.

Would You Pass English At School Now?

This pair best suits the context of the sentence, and maintains its internal logic.

hardships...exhilaration

Which pair of words best fit the below sentence?

F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Which author wrote this quotation? 

Restive means being unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.   
Patient is therefore the opposite of this.

Patient.

Choose the best antonym for the word below.

An adverb is a word that changes or simplifies the meaning of a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence.  
The quote itself is from P.G. Wodehouse's _The Adventures Of Sally._

Adverb.

Which part of speech is the underlined word?

The novel was written by John Steinbeck, and published in 1937.

'Of Mice And Men'

Which novel is the below quotation from?

The problem with this sentence is that the opening phrase "underestimating its value" modifies "breakfast," not "people." The order of the words in the sentence in the correct answer does not have this problem of a misplaced modifying phrase. This choice also clarifies the causal relationship between the two clauses in the sentence.   
None of the other choices convey the information presented in the sentence as effectively and directly.

Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.

Improve and clarify the below sentence.

The poem is 'Anthem for Doomed Youth,' written September - October 1917.

Wilfred Owen.

Which poet wrote this?

While not rules, as such, this is the accepted guidance, though American scholar Harold G. Henderson did stick to the end-rhyme principle while translating.   
Kuhi are in fact poem monuments bearing carvings of famous haiku on natural stone.

Typically, Haiku are not end-rhymed.

This is one of William Shakespeare's early plays, as well as one of his most farcical comedies

'The Comedy Of Errors'

Which Shakespeare play does this plot describe?

A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases or clauses.  
The quote is from Tina Fey's autobiography, _Bossypants_.

Conjunction

A spaniel is a purebred dog, in the same way that iron is a pure metal. A mongrel is comprised of multiple pure breeds, and an alloy is comprised of multiple pure metals.

Alloy : Iron

Determine which answer choice below has a relationship similar to the original words.

In the context of this sentence, 'heretical' makes most sense, as it relates closely, though in opposition, to the 'radical' and 'conservative' concepts also mentioned.

Heretical

Which would be the correct word to use in this sentence?

They were all part of the Romantic movement in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Romantic.

What movement were these poets a part of?

This is only one that shows the correct usage of "your," "there," "they're" and "their."

"Your burrito is over there, but they’re coming back later, so don’t eat their tacos. They aren’t yours.”

To what extent do you agree with the view of the critic who claimed that “a longing for home and security pervades the Brontës’ poetry”?  
 In your answer you should either refer to two or three poems in detail or range more widely through the whole selection.

Fair enough.

Please write 2,000 words in answer to the question below.

You probably wouldn't pass English today, but who cares? You have better things to do anyway.

You got an F!

You'd have probably just made it through, and a pass is a pass, so don't sweat it.

You got a D!

Not bad at all! You'd pass English today.

You got a C!

You got a B!

Congratulations! You'd be a straight-A student. Keep up the good work.

You got an A!

An A star! Congratulations! You'd be top of the class. Keep being amazing.

You got an A\*!

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