English Language

Question: The term "onomatopoeia" refers to the formation of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Given that, which of the following character names is onomatopoeic?
A
Mr. Tall, the banker

B
Mr. Swish, the broom maker

C
Mr. Hungry, the baker

D
Mr. Legs, the sprinter

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Question: Literary agents usually have _______ clients or authors on their client list.
A
1-5

B
1-10

C
1-100

D
1-200

E
None of the these: the number of clients can vary a great deal.

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Question: In fiction writing, a 'foil' is _____.
A
the fundamental and usually universal concept expressed through the story

B
the protagonist

C
the hurried dialogue between two characters that expresses frustration or unhappiness

D
the antagonist

E
a character who calls attention, by contrast, to the good qualities or traits of the protagonist or other characters

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Question: The term 'irony' refers to ______.
A
the moment a character becomes angry or extremely irate

B
the discrepancy or incongruity between what is meant and what is actually said, which often results in a wry contrast

C
the moment a speaker means every word he or she says and wants to be taken literally

D
a theme centred on irons, fire irons, or tire irons

E
b and c

F
None of these

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Question: In fiction writing, a 'caricature' is _______.
A
a character from the past

B
a character who is larger than life

C
a character whose behaviour or mannerisms are exaggerated for comic relief, as in a visual cartoon

D
a drawing of the main character

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Question: Fiction that is published online is usually called _______.
A
PC fiction

B
long fiction

C
flash or flashy fiction

D
digital fiction

E
b and d

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Question: The term 'writer's block' refers to _______ .
A
the moments when a writer gets 'stuck' and finds it difficult to continue writing a particular work or story

B
the division between chapters in a book where white space is present on half a page

C
a metallic block writers use for inspiration and to generate new ideas

D
an author's finished book

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Question: ______ is a method by which an author enters into a contract with a publishing company, at the author's expense, to have his or her manuscript printed in book form.
A
E-publishing through the author's own website

B
Professional journaling

C
Self-publishing

D
A query letter

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Question: What is copy-editing?
A
Editing a text by making notes on a separate sheet of paper and ensuring that there are three spare copies of the manuscript

B
Copying the entire text in case it gets lost

C
Marking up a manuscript with symbols that communicate to a typesetter, editor or author how to change the manuscript

D
Copying and editing the manuscript, and then repeating the process twice

E
None of these

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Question: A full-length work in which characters appear in cartoon form, but that is usually written for an adult audience, is called _______.
A
pulp fiction

B
an autobiography

C
a graphic novel

D
a comic strip

E
c and d

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Question: The term "onomatopoeia" refers to the formation of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Given that, which of the following character names is onomatopoeic?

Question: Literary agents usually have _______ clients or authors on their client list.

Question: In fiction writing, a 'foil' is _____.

Question: The term 'irony' refers to ______.

Question: In fiction writing, a 'caricature' is _______.

Question: Fiction that is published online is usually called _______.

Question: The term 'writer's block' refers to _______ .

Question: ______ is a method by which an author enters into a contract with a publishing company, at the author's expense, to have his or her manuscript printed in book form.

Question: What is copy-editing?

Question: A full-length work in which characters appear in cartoon form, but that is usually written for an adult audience, is called _______.