Starter quiz

  • Which sentence needs a question mark at the end?
    • Where was the first Olympic Games held  ✓
    • The Olympic Games is a sporting event
    • How exciting it is to take part in the Olympic Games
    • The Olympic Games was dedicated to the god Zeus
  • Which sentence would best suit ending with an exclamation mark?
    • Where was the first Olympic Games held
    • The Olympic Games is a sporting event
    • How exciting it is to take part in the Olympic Games  ✓
    • The Olympic Games was dedicated to the god Zeus
  • Match the tense to its corresponding sentence.
    • Present tense
      ⇔
      The Olympic Games are in Olympia. ✓
    • Past tense
      ⇔
      The Olympic Games were in Olympia. ✓
    • Future tense
      ⇔
      The Olympic Games will be in Olympia. ✓
  • Which co-ordinating conjunction completes this sentence? "Ancient Greeks had a belief system centred around gods and goddesses __________ this played a significant role in their daily lives."
    • , but
    • , or
    • and  ✓
  • Look at this clause: "because they wanted to honour the god Zeus". What type of clause is this?
    • 'subordinate' ✓
  • Tick the sentences that are main clauses.
    • But not where all the gods lived.
    • Myths are traditional stories.  ✓
    • Because of their importance to the Greeks.
    • It was where the Olympian gods lived.  ✓
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