Starter quiz

  • What is the definition of a non-fiction text?
    • a genre of text which provides real events, information or knowledge  ✓
    • a made-up story with fictional characters
    • a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • creature
      ⇔
      an animal ✓
    • habitat
      ⇔
      the natural home or environment of an animal ✓
    • light
      ⇔
      a form of energy that allows us to see ✓
  • What do animals need in order to survive?
    • food/water  ✓
    • air/oxygen  ✓
    • clothes
    • shelter/protection  ✓
  • Match the animal to the habitat it would be found in.
    • an octopus
      ⇔
      the sea ✓
    • a squirrel
      ⇔
      a forest ✓
    • a scorpion
      ⇔
      the desert ✓
    • an earthworm
      ⇔
      on land ✓
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • illustration
      ⇔
      a picture in a book ✓
    • caption
      ⇔
      a title or explanation for an illustration ✓
    • author
      ⇔
      the person who writes the text for a book ✓
    • illustrator
      ⇔
      the person who creates the pictures for a book ✓
  • What kind of vocabulary would you expect to find in a non-fiction text?
    • descriptive vocabulary
    • subject-specific vocabulary  ✓
    • emotive vocabulary
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