Starter quiz

  • What is the definition of a non-fiction text?
    • a text that is based on factual information  ✓
    • a text that is based on the author's imagination
    • 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 stars  ✓
    • a newspaper article about the discovery of a new star
    • an information website about a particular star
    • a biography of an astronomer who discovered an important star
  • 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 describes 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 subjects of non-chronological reports?
    • major cities in the USA  ✓
    • how the author felt driving across the USA
    • the president of the USA  ✓
    • the author's criticisms of the president of the USA
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