Starter quiz

  • True or False? A memoir is usually written in the first-person perspective.
    • True ✓
    • False
  • What is an autobiography?
    • poetry without strict rhyme or meter; it emphasises natural speech rhythms.
    • a written account of a person's life, written by that person  ✓
    • a contemporary tale often involving gods and supernatural creatures.
  • Which of the following are forms of children's texts?
    • picturebook  ✓
    • science fiction
    • poetry collection  ✓
    • animal stories
    • graphic novel  ✓
  • Which of the following are examples of non-fiction texts?
  • What features would you expect to find in a graphic novel?
    • speech bubbles  ✓
    • characters and character design  ✓
    • captions  ✓
    • traditional paragraphs
  • Which is the most suitable definition for a theme within a text?
    • the surrounding details that help understand what you're reading
    • how a character's feelings and emotions change throughout a story
    • a protagonist with noble qualities, often saving or helping others
    • a big idea, topic or message that repeats within a story  ✓

Attributions

  • Q4: Science + Nature Magazine © 2023 Future Publishing Limited

  • Q4: Grimwood, Nadia Shireen, Simon & Schuster

  • Q4: Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Thirteen Caribbean Poets, John Agard (ed.), Grace Nichols (ed.), Walker Books

  • Q4: Survivors, David Long, Kerry Hyndman, Faber & Faber

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