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The Explorer's Daughter
Test Description: Edexcel IGCSE English Language
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a pod?
A
A group of Inuits
B
A pea
C
A group of fish
D
A small group of whales
2) Kari Herbert uses language to convey light because...
A
Greenland is very dark a lot of the time
B
She is writing descriptively to set the scene for the reader to appreciate the environment's beauty/unpredictability
C
It creates a happy scene
D
She wants the reader to have a sense of hope for both the narwhal and the hunters
3) How does Kari Herbert create tension?
A
Through verbs - e.g. 'gasp'
B
Through giving facts about the size of the prey, the narwhals
C
Through adjectives - e.g. 'flimsy kayak'
D
All of these
4) Why does Kari Herbert give information in the text through facts/scientific language and other specialised language?
A
To confuse the reader about Greenland
B
To make the text sound more authoritative and to explain particular parts of her story that the reader might not know
C
To show the reader that there are things they don't know about.
D
Because she is particularly intelligent
5) What sort of language does Herbert use to show the conflict in her personal feelings and thoughts?
A
Sensory writing
B
Triplets, emotive language and descriptive language
C
Persuasive writing
D
Bad language
6) What is scurvy?
A
A painful, weakening disease caused by lack of vitamin C
B
A type of cheese
C
A disease that is linked to the spine
D
A disease associated with pirates
7) What is a tupilak?
A
A charm or figure with magical powers
B
A piece of material
C
A boat with two sails
D
A type of boat
8) What is mattak?
A
The fat of the whale
B
The belly of the whale
C
The whales tail
D
The back of the whale
9) What type of writing is 'An Explorer's Daughter'?
A
A novel
B
A travel book
C
A memoir and travel book
D
A poem
10) Where did Kari Herbert live in Greenland?
A
Tarporley
B
Thule
C
Timbukhtu
D
Thirsk
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