GCSE English Language Diagnostic Assessment
‘Are We Having Fun Yet?’
This assessment is split into two sections:
- Reading
- Writing
You should answer both sections fully and to the best of your ability. The results from this assessment will set the foundation of your individual learning plan.
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
Section A
Tick the two correct statements:
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Question 2 of 11
2. Question
Identify two facts we learn about Glastonbury from the text:
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Question 3 of 11
3. Question
Language and Structure
Copy an example of a simile from the text.
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Question 4 of 11
4. Question
Copy an example of hyperbole from the text
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Question 5 of 11
5. Question
In lines 11-14, what is the effect of the phrase ‘undiluted horror’?
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Question 6 of 11
6. Question
From lines 5 – 20, copy an example of a complex sentence.
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Question 7 of 11
7. Question
What rhetorical device is used in the title and what does this title imply?
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Question 8 of 11
8. Question
What other structural feature can you identify in the text?
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Question 9 of 11
9. Question
Comparison
Text 1: taken from the current text
Text 2: Charles Dickens writes about a popular London fair held in London.
Text 1: “This is my sixth time at Glastonbury and I’ve never had any trouble.” Indeed, on my train to Castle Cary, the carriages are crammed with well-spoken degree students sipping Pimms and making polite chit chat. The acts for 2005 included Coldplay, Elvis Costello and the American rock band The Killers, who brought a touch of salubriousness to the proceedings by performing in tuxedo jackets and Glitter. But Glastonbury has still managed to preserve a healthy degree of wackiness.
Text 2: Imagine yourself in an extremely dense crowd, which swings you to and fro, in and out, and every way but the right one; add to this the screams of women, the shouts of boys, the clanging of gongs, the firing of pistols, the ringing of bells, the bellowings of speaking-trumpets, the squeaking of penny dittos the noise of a dozen bands, with three drums in each, all playing different tunes at the same time, the hallooing of showmen, and an occasional roar from the wild-beast shows; and you are in the very centre and heart of the fair.
Compare how the writers have conveyed their different views and experiences of the festival and fair they describe.
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Question 10 of 11
10. Question
Evaluation
To what extent do you agree that the writer enjoyed her experience of Glastonbury?
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Question 11 of 11
11. Question
Section B
I have chosen to answer question A / B
Writing Ideas (12 marks)
Writing accuracy (8 marks)
You should aim to fill at least a page of A4 lined paper.
