Starter quiz

  • What is the definition of a non-fiction text?
    • a text that is based on the author's imagination
    • a text that is based on factual information  ✓
    • a text that has a mixture of imaginative and factual parts
  • Which of the following is not likely to be a non-fiction text?
    • a poem about the moon  ✓
    • a newspaper article about the moon landings
    • an information website about the moon
    • a biography of an astronaut who landed on the moon
  • What does it mean if a text is written in 'chronological order'?
    • It's written in random order.
    • It's written in the order the events happened.  ✓
    • It's written in alphabetical order.
  • Which of the following best describe a 'paragraph'?
    • there is only one sentence
    • there is more than one sentence  ✓
    • the sentences are about different things
    • the sentences are linked by a shared theme  ✓
  • Which is the best definition of a subheading?
    • a title for a whole piece of writing
    • a title for a section or paragraph of writing  ✓
    • a title for a particular sentence
  • Which of the following might be the subject of a non-chronological report?
    • how the author felt looking at a starry sky
    • penguins  ✓
    • different careers in the NHS  ✓
    • the story of a mouse who lives in a school
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