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Review Poetry and Unseen Skills questions for English, with correct answers shown and coverage across poetic language and imagery; speaker and tone; structure and form.

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Question 1

In an unseen poem, what is best to identify first?
  1. Who is speaking
  2. The poet's postcode
  3. The exact historical date
  4. The examiner's opinion

Question 2

What is usually the best evidence in an analysis paragraph?
  1. A short embedded quotation
  2. A full copied stanza
  3. No quotation at all
  4. A quote from another subject

Question 3

When comparing two poems, what should you start by comparing?
  1. A clear shared theme
  2. The page numbers
  3. The title lengths
  4. The publication prices

Question 4

In poetry analysis, what does structure mean?
  1. How ideas are organised
  2. How words are spelled
  3. Who published the poem
  4. The poet's handwriting

Question 5

In poetry, what does form mean?
  1. The overall type and shape
  2. How fast you read it
  3. The colour of the page
  4. The exam board code

Question 6

If tone shifts from calm to angry, what does this usually show?
  1. A change in viewpoint or emotion
  2. A spelling mistake
  3. A printing error
  4. A random line break

Question 7

Which opening is strongest for a comparison?
  1. Both poets present conflict as damaging, but in different ways.
  2. Poems are old and written in lines.
  3. These poems have words and punctuation.
  4. I like one poem more than the other.

Question 8

In unseen poetry, what should you mainly avoid?
  1. Retelling the poem line by line
  2. Using subject terminology
  3. Quoting short phrases
  4. Comparing methods

Question 9

Which analytical verb is usually strong?
  1. suggests
  2. sayss
  3. writesed
  4. tellsly

Question 10

In poetry analysis, what does inference mean?
  1. Read between the lines using evidence
  2. Ignore the text and guess
  3. Copy the question only
  4. List random techniques

Question 11

Which connective best introduces contrast?
  1. however
  2. therefore
  3. similarly
  4. for example

Question 12

If both poems use storm imagery, what should you compare?
  1. How each poet uses it for different effects
  2. Which one has more commas
  3. Which one is longer only
  4. Which poet has a cooler name

Question 13

What gets marks in poetry responses?
  1. Point + evidence + explanation
  2. Long copied quotations only
  3. Writing without evidence
  4. Listing titles only

Question 14

When is a one-word quotation useful?
  1. When it is precise and relevant
  2. When it has very unusual spelling
  3. When it is the longest word available
  4. When it is not in the poem

Question 15

If a line is unclear, what is best practice?
  1. Offer a supported interpretation
  2. Skip all analysis
  3. Invent plot details
  4. Change the quotation

Question 16

What should good timing in unseen poetry start with?
  1. A brief plan before writing
  2. Writing without reading
  3. Memorising every line
  4. Answering in one sentence

Question 17

What is the best way to compare methods?
  1. Name the method and effect in both poems
  2. Define the method only
  3. Quote one poem only
  4. Avoid terminology

Question 18

What should a strong conclusion include?
  1. A clear final comparison judgement
  2. A brand new random quote
  3. No mention of both poems
  4. A copied introduction

Question 19

What should a strong comparison introduction mention?
  1. Both poets and a shared focus
  2. Your test seat number
  3. The examiner's name
  4. How long the poems are in words

Question 20

When selecting evidence, what kind of quotations should you choose?
  1. Short and clearly linked to your point
  2. The first line only
  3. The longest possible lines
  4. From a different poem

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