Starter quiz

  • What is a non-fiction text?
    • a story that is made up
    • a text that provides information about real-life topics  ✓
    • a text about someone's life
    • a playscript
  • Complete the following sentence: 'A fronted adverbial __________.'
    • makes sense by itself
    • starts a sentence  ✓
    • is followed by a full stop
  • Match each word class to its definition.
    • noun
      ⇔
      a naming word for people, places or things ✓
    • verb
      ⇔
      a doing or being word ✓
    • adjective
      ⇔
      a word that describes a noun ✓
    • adverb
      ⇔
      a word that describes a verb ✓
  • Which of these are true for non-fiction texts?
    • A non-fiction text is full of facts to inform the reader.  ✓
    • A non-fiction text is made up.
    • A non-fiction text has two characters who speak to each other.
    • There are different types of non-fiction text.  ✓
  • Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
    • King Tut ruled Egypt from the age of 9.  ✓
    • King Tut ruled Egypt from the age of 9
    • king Tut ruled Egypt from the age of 9.
    • king Tut ruled Egypt from the age of 9
  • What is subject-specific vocabulary?
    • vocabulary used in a fairytale
    • vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject  ✓
    • vocabulary that is exciting and descriptive
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