VWO Exam 2021 TV 3: preparations

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Test preparation VWO Engels 2021 TV II

Test week

one

• Study the following sources: 1. LessonUp Reading strategies: text types and purposes; 2. LessonUp Text structure; 3. LessonUp Reading strategies: stylistic devices (including the Stylistic Devices document on ELO), 4. LessonUp Reading strategies: Text features and 5. LessonUp Tone of voice

Purpose and text types at a glance

Download and print the document "Stylistic Devices" from your studiewijzer. This document is part of your test!

They're all there for a reason!

Altruistic:

Ambiguous:

Bitter:

Catatonic:

Critical

Complacent:

Condescending:

Contemptuous:

Cynical:

Decadent:

Defensive:

Derogatory:

Disappointed:

Dismissive:

Hypothetical:

Ignorant:

Irony:

Neutral:

Matter-of-fact:

Mocking

Optimistic:

Pessimistic:

Persuasive:

Sarcasm:

Scepticism:

Sincere:

Tongue-in-cheek:

Trivialising: 

Conventional:

Delusion:

Denounced:

Illustrious:

Enigmatic:

Cathartic:

Derisive

Indignant

Paradoxically:

C’est le ton qui fait la musique 

(in proper English)

 :)

Example questions test

Text 6:            What stylistic device do you recognise in paragraph 3?

                          Explain your answer.                                                (2 points)

Text 7:             What is the main purpose of this article with regard to                     

                          parenting?                                                                      (1 point)

                          a. Informative

                          b. Persuasive

                          c. Expressive

                          d. Narrative

Example questions test

Text 4:          What main structure does paragraph c (question 8) have? 

                       a. Sequence                                          (1 point)

                       b. Cause and effect

                       c. Problem and solution

                       d. Compare and contrast

Text 12:            What stylistic devices do you recognise in the review of Paper

                          Towns? Mention two separate stylistic devices  

                           and explain them.                             (4 points)

               

What tone of voice belongs best to these pictures?

Sceptic/critical

(Animal) Altruism

Irony