Starter quiz
- What comes at the very top of an information text?
- your name
- a heading ✓
- a subheading
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- Which section will come first in an information text about an author?
- Childhood and inspiration
- Jobs and books
- Introduction ✓
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- What does a sentence always begin with?
- a full stop
- a lower case letter
- a capital letter ✓
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- Other than the beginning of a sentence, when else do you need to use a capital letter?
- for verbs
- for proper nouns ✓
- for adjectives
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- Which pieces of punctuation can a sentence end with?
- a full stop ✓
- a question mark ✓
- a comma
- an exclamation mark ✓
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- True or false? There is only one type of sentence.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the main purpose of an introduction in a non-fiction text?
- to engage the reader, introduce the topic and provide general information ✓
- to make the reader laugh and provide specific information about the topic
- to summarise the topic at the end of a text
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- How should you lay out your heading on the page?
- It should be on the right hand side of the page.
- It should be centred in the middle of the page. ✓
- It should be capitalised and underlined. ✓
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- What person perspective is an information text about a person mainly written in?
- first person
- second person
- third person ✓
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- Match the sentence types to their definition.
- a statement⇔a simple sentence that expresses a fact or opinion and ends with a . ✓
- a question⇔a simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a ? ✓
- a command⇔a simple sentence that tells someone to do something ✓
- an exclamation⇔a simple sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise ✓
- Which of the following is a command?
- Her stories involve vibrant settings.
- Read on to find out more. ✓
- Have you heard of Atinuke?
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- Match the sentence types to the examples given.
- question⇔Have you read ‘Too Small Tola’ or ‘Anna Hibiscus’ stories? ✓
- statement⇔Atinuke is the author of these imaginative children’s books. ✓
- exclamation⇔You'll be fascinated by reading about her life! ✓
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Key learning points
- The purpose of the introduction is to engage the reader, introduce the author and provide general information.
- An information text begins with a heading about the whole text and a subheading for the introduction.
- There are four main sentence types (a statement, a question, a command and an exclamation).
- Using a variety of sentence types in your introduction helps to engage and inform the reader.
- The text is mainly written in third person to inform the reader, with the use of some second person to engage them.
Common misconception
The last sentence of the modelled paragraph is a command and an exclamation. Children may form the misconception that a command is always an exclamation or visa versa.
Explore examples of imperative verbs used to form a command and show examples of commands without an exclamation. Explore examples of exclamations that are not a command.
Keywords
Introduction - the opening section of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on
Statement - a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop
Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark
Exclamation - a type of simple sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise