LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS Refer to EXTRACT A to answer the following questions. 

1.9 Identify a phrase in paragraph 6 that uses alliteration. (1)

1.8 Is it possible to predict how all pets will react to the changes described in the article? Give a reason for your answer.     (3)

4.6 What do the colours on Earth represent? (2)

3.6 Give the degrees of comparisons for the word “happy”.  (2)

5.6 What do the shapes to the left of the wording represent? (1)

1.2 The article makes mentions of “quarantine” and “stay-at-home” orders. Explain what these words mean.         (2)

1.6 Name a form of social media that is mentioned in the article. (2)

1.1 Comment on the title. What does it tell us about the topic of the article? (2)

1.12 This article appeared in The Independent, a British newspaper that describes itself as making up its own mind about daily issues. Who seems to be the intended audience for this article? Give a reason for your answer.      (3)