Try 2 sample questions on Reading: Writer's Craft and Techniques
Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Read the following extract from a travel article:
'The market square erupted with colour—saffron silks, jade ceramics, ruby-red spices cascading from woven baskets. Vendors called out in a dozen dialects, their voices weaving into a tapestry of commerce and culture.'
What is the main effect of the writer's use of colour imagery in this extract?
- To suggest the market is disorganised and chaotic
- To create a vivid sensory impression of the scene's richness
- To show that the narrator feels overwhelmed by the experience
- To criticise the commercialisation of traditional culture
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✓ Answer: B — To create a vivid sensory impression of the scene's richness
Award 1 mark for identifying that colour imagery creates vivid sensory impressions that convey richness and vibrancy. A is incorrect—the imagery suggests abundance rather than chaos. C is incorrect—the tone is appreciative, not overwhelmed. D is incorrect—no criticism is implied; the description is celebratory.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
A student is analysing the following extract from a novel:
'She was ice. She was stone. She was every cold thing he had ever known, wrapped in the warmth of a smile that meant nothing.'
Which term best describes the technique used in 'She was ice. She was stone.'?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Hyperbole
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✓ Answer: B — Metaphor
Award 1 mark for identifying metaphor—the character is directly stated to be 'ice' and 'stone' without using 'like' or 'as'. A is incorrect—simile requires 'like' or 'as'. C is incorrect—personification gives human qualities to non-human things, not the reverse. D is incorrect—while the language is emphatic, it functions as metaphor rather than exaggeration.
CIE IGCSE English Language: Reading: Writer's Craft and Techniques FAQ
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