Edexcel English Language Non-Fiction Anthology

Mini Revision Quiz

‘Young & Dyslexic’ By Benjamin Zephaniah

Instructions:
You should have the anthology text open in front of you to complete these tasks.
Complete all tasks using black ballpoint pen.
Marks available are shown at the end of each task in brackets.

Task 1: Read the text carefully and circle the correct answer:

This text was published in: Zephaniah says he is:

a. A child’s magazine a. Unintelligent
b. The Guardian newspaper b. Creative and observant
c. A leaflet about learning c. A good writer
d. A travel guide d. Good at maths

The extract describes: He took revenge on a teacher because:

a. Zephaniah’s struggles at school a. He said Nazis weren’t that bad
b. His family b. He gave him a low grade
c. Different special needs c. He didn’t help him to read
d. All of the above d. He was annoying

The writer compares dyslexics with? Zephaniah has written:

a. Sales agents a. Articles
b. Cleaners b. Shopping lists
c. Architects and designers c. Memoirs
d. Einstein d. Poetry, novels and plays

Zephaniah explains that his teachers:

Zephaniah used to write poems:
a. Shut down his ideas
a. Which were short
b. Made racist comments
b. Using phonetic language
c. Humiliated and insulted him
d. All of the above c. About his troubles
d. For other dyslexic people

When he asked for help his teacher:

He states that to write well you must have:
a. Helped him
a. Excellent spelling
b. Told him to study harder
c. Told him to play football b. Lots of books at home
c. A good education
d. Told him to ask a friend
d. Passion, creativity and imagination
(10 marks)

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Task 2: Who said it? Write the answer in the space provided.

1. ‘Nazis weren’t that bad.’

……………………………….

2. ‘How dare you challenge me.’

……………………………….
3. ‘If there’s a God isn’t that a design fault?’
……………………………….

4. ‘You are dyslexic.’

……………………………….

5. ‘We can’t all be intelligent, but you’ll end up being a good sportsperson.’
……………………………….

(5 Marks)

Task 3: Find examples of each structural feature and write the quotation in the correct column. Then
comment on its purpose and effect.

Structural Feature Quotation Purpose & Effect

Punctuation (choose)
Question marks
dashes
colon

Repetition

Lists

Short sentences

Direct speech

Other

(15 marks)
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Task 4: Complete the blanks with the correct words from the text

1. ‘The past is a ………………………………..… country.’

2. ‘no compassion, no understanding and …………………….……………………….’

3. ‘Opportunities opened for me and they ……………………………… didn’t ………………………………. or

………..…………………………. , them.’

4. ‘A high percentage of the …………………… population are dyslexic, and a high percentage of the
………………… population.’

5. ‘” Shut up stupid boy. Bad people would do one-third more bad.” I thought I’d put in a good idea. I was
Just being ……….……………… .She also had a …………………, but the thing was, she called me
………………………………………… for even thinking about it.’

(10 Marks)

Task 5: For each of the quotations in task 4, make a comment on the effect of the language and literary
devices on the reader.

Technique Comment on Effect

Metaphor

Triple

Triple

Facts

Insulting language

(10 Marks)
Total marks available for whole paper (50 Marks)

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