Starter quiz

  • The closing is...
    • the final paragraph of a journalistic report.  ✓
    • the section that includes quotes from eyewitnesses.
    • the first paragraph of a journalistic report.
    • the section that includes a detailed recount of the event.
  • Match each part of the closing paragraph with its function.
    • introductory sentence
      ⇔
      introduces the paragraph and summarises what is happening ✓
    • general information
      ⇔
      informs the reader about what is likely to happen next ✓
    • concluding sentence
      ⇔
      ends the report ✓
  • Match each cohesive device with its definition.
    • fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
    • complex sentence
      ⇔
      a sentence with a main clause and a subordinate clause ✓
    • subject-specific vocabulary
      ⇔
      vocabulary associated with a particular subject ✓
    • parenthesis
      ⇔
      additional information that can be removed from a sentence ✓
  • Identify the modal verb in the following sentence. 'Titanic will collect additional passengers at Cherbourg.'
    • Titanic
    • will  ✓
    • collect
    • passengers
    • Cherbourg
  • Select the sentences written in any present tense.
    • Titanic is sailing across the Atlantic.  ✓
    • Additional passengers will be collected at Cherbourg and France.
    • The ship has left Southampton docks.
    • The ship currently has 2,300 passengers on board.  ✓
  • Select the sentences written in the future tense.
    • The ship has been designed to the highest standards.
    • Readers will follow updates on the ship's progress at the Oak Times.  ✓
    • Titanic is widely described as 'unsinkable'.
    • The ship's maiden voyage will be concluding in New York City.  ✓
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