Questions about similes and metaphors

Adapted (Changed to English spellings) from Michael Grants book ‘Gone’ from the Gone series there is a series of comprehension questions followed by questions 1-4 for AQA paper 1 English Language.

AQA paper 1 questions 1-4 and starter comprehension questions to check understanding of the text and close reading.

You Think You Know Me By Ayaan Mohamud Comprehension to check understanding and develop close reading followed by AQA exam style questions. Answer to the translation question is: “Af Daboolan Waa Dahab” is an old Somali proverb meaning Silence is gold.

Mini description task. Image and vocab choices given. I have used this as homework, filler tasks, cover tasks and starters. Quick, easy and simple to use.

ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card with comprehension questions and AQA paper 1 questions 1-4

An extract from Matt Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’ where she first enters the library. - No references are made to how she got there. Comprehension questions to check understanding then questions 1-4 based on the AQA paper 1

Please be aware that this extract talks about mental health and self-harm and may not be suitable for all groups/ ages

A comprehension text. The extract is taken from ‘The Hypnotist’ Laurence Anholt and there are 18 questions with a small range of tasks.

Based on Jodi Taylors’ chronicles of St Marys there are comprehension and questions for paper 1 reading sections

Activity based around similes/ meaning.

English Language paper 1 Key stage 3 or Low ability key stage 4 broken down into different powerpoint question slides -

classwork based around chapter three of Percy Jackson and the book thief

Proglogue for ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with simple annotations. GCSE AQA

classwork and planning based around chapter one of Percy Jackson and the lightening thief

chapter four of Percy Jackson with the myth of the minatour PEE paragraph

Diary entry lesson based around chapter 3 of Percy Jackson and the lightening thief

Revision posters created with a variety of information from different sources