Starter quiz
- Which of these words are adjectives?
- busy ✓
- happily
- fun ✓
- museum
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- Which of these words are adverbs?
- bravely ✓
- slow
- quietly ✓
- calm
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- Why would you use a question?
- to ask someone something ✓
- to say how you feel
- to say where you like to go
- to show surprise or shock
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- Which of these has the question mark in the correct place?
- What? was the weather like yesterday
- What was? the weather like yesterday
- ?What was the weather like yesterday
- What was the weather like yesterday? ✓
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- Match the term to its example.
- expanded noun phrase⇔busy, crowded town ✓
- simple sentence⇔I like funny jokes. ✓
- question⇔Where do you go at the weekend? ✓
- Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
- I like to energetically dance when I am happy
- I like to energetically dance. when I am happy.
- I like to energetically dance when I am happy. ✓
- i like to energetically dance when I am happy.
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Exit quiz
- Match the word to its example.
- noun⇔rollercoaster ✓
- adjective⇔happy ✓
- verb⇔dance ✓
- adverb⇔energetically ✓
- Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- I like to go on rollercoasters. ✓
- I like to go on rollercoasters
- i like to go on rollercoasters
- I Like To Go On Rollercoasters.
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- Which of these is a question mark?
- .
- ? ✓
- !
- ,
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- Which of these are questions?
- Why did you shout? ✓
- I feel happy.
- The table is wooden.
- Where do you live? ✓
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- Which of these words could you use to end a letter?
- From ✓
- To
- Dear
- Hello
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- Which of these need a question mark adding at the end?
- How do you feel ✓
- What is that noise ✓
- I go to school
- The park is busy
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A letter may include questions which you have to reply to
- A further question might be asked at the end of the letter so someone can reply
- Questions must end in a question mark
- A question is a type of simple sentence that asks someone for an answer
- Letters need to end with a closing and the writer's name so the reader knows who the letter is from
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to structure questions.
Spend time in the lesson modelling examples of questions using different sentence stems and emphasise this using your voice to show you are asking something. Refer to the Year 1: simple sentences Grammar unit for a Grammar lesson to teach alongside.
Keywords
Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Question mark - a punctuation mark used at the end of a question
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
First person - the 'I/we' perspective
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