Pre-cursive formation of u, y and j | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Select the correct statement.
- Descender refers to the part of a letter that is above the x-height line.
- Descender refers to the part of a letter that is below the x-height line.
- Descender refers to the part of a letter that is below the baseline. ✓
Select the correct statement.
- Ascender refers to the part of the letter that is above the baseline.
- Ascender refers to the part of the letter that is above the x-height line. ✓
- Ascender refers to the part of the letter that is below the baseline.
Select the letters with descenders.
- g ✓
- b
- y ✓
- q ✓
- d
Select the letters with ascenders.
- g
- s
- b ✓
- d ✓
- l ✓
True or false: pre-cursive lower case letters always have a lead in and a lead out.
- True ✓
- False
Match the handwriting formation with the definition.
- print
  
  ⇔
  
  individual letters standing on their own ✓
- cursive
  
  ⇔
  
  style of handwriting where the letters are joined together ✓
- pre-cursive
  
  ⇔
  
  formation of letters which include a lead in and a lead out ✓