Starter quiz

  • What are included in diary entries?
    • a recount of experiences  ✓
    • thoughts and feelings  ✓
    • facts about the world
    • speech sentences
  • Which of the following are key linguistic features of a diary entry?
    • first person  ✓
    • past and present tense  ✓
    • third person
    • rhyming words
    • subheadings
  • Order the following to show the layout of a diary entry.
    • 1
      ⇔
      date
    • 2
      ⇔
      greeting - 'Dear Diary,'
    • 3
      ⇔
      paragraphs to organise recount
    • 4
      ⇔
      sign-off
  • Which of the following is a complete sentence?
    • I my friends and toys.
    • i am missing my friends and toys.
    • I am missing my friends and toys.  ✓
    • I am missing my friends and toys
  • Match the linguistic feature to the correct definition.
    • progressive past tense
      ⇔
      were walking ✓
    • progressive present tense
      ⇔
      am feeling ✓
    • first person
      ⇔
      I miss my friends.  ✓
    • show-not-tell language
      ⇔
      My jaw dropped.  ✓
  • This diary entry should be written in an informal tone.
    • True
    • False
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