Starter quiz

  • Put the key moments of the opening in the correct order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Lily was bored at home.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Lily looked through the telescope.
    • 3
      ⇔
      Lily saw a man on the moon.
  • Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
    • The young girl sighed in boredom
    • the young girl sighed in boredom
    • The young girl sighed in boredom.  ✓
    • the young girl sighed in boredom.
  • Which of these nouns must start with a capital letter?
    • moon
    • lily  ✓
    • man
    • telescope
  • Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
    • One wintry evening a young girl was slumped on the sofa.
    • One, wintry evening a young girl was slumped on the sofa.
    • One wintry evening, a young girl was slumped on the sofa.  ✓
    • One wintry evening a young girl, was slumped on the sofa.
  • Match the word class to its example.
    • noun
      ⇔
      living room ✓
    • adverb
      ⇔
      curiously ✓
    • adjective
      ⇔
      restless ✓
    • verb
      ⇔
      gazed ✓
  • Before writing sentences down, it is helpful to ______ them aloud first.
    • 'say' ✓
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