Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks | English

Starter quiz

Which two of these words need a capital letter?
- greece ✓
- soldier
- government
- october ✓
- knowledge
Match the correct punctuation to each of the sentences below.
- Where is my sports jacket
  
  ⇔
  
  ? ✓
- What a joy that was
  
  ⇔
  
  ! ✓
- Athens is in Greece
  
  ⇔
  
  . ✓
- We're excited about the trip
  
  ⇔
  
  ! ✓
What is a co-ordinating conjunction?
- a word that starts an adverbial clause
- a word that describes a noun
- a word that joins two main clauses to form a compound sentence ✓
- a word or words that can tell the reader where a noun is
Which of these are true for non-fiction texts?
- A non-fiction text is full of facts. ✓
- A non-fiction text is imaginary.
- A non-fiction text has two characters who speak to each other.
- There are different types of non-fiction text. ✓
Tick the fronted adverbial that is best suited to start this sentence: "I completed my home learning."
- With care, ✓
- In the swimming pool,
- After six years,
- All of a sudden,
Which sentence has the comma accurately punctuated?
- Before, breakfast I went for a run.
- Before breakfast, I went for a run. ✓
- Before breakfast I went, for a run.

What is a linguistic feature?
- the way pictures are arranged in a report
- the way punctuation is used to show an emotion
- the way words are used in a sentence to make the meaning clear ✓
- the size of words in a piece of text
Tick the three words that are specific to the topic of Ancient Greeks.
- Acropolis ✓
- soldier
- government
- hoplite ✓
- Parthenon ✓
What type of fronted adverbial is 'impressively'?
- fronted adverbial of time
- fronted adverbial of place
- viewpoint fronted adverbial ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause
Which two of these are viewpoint fronted adverbials?
- Slowly,
- Intriguingly, ✓
- Fearfully,
- Significantly, ✓
Which two of these are true for a fronted adverbial of cause?
- It links a cause to its effect. ✓
- It lists two adjectives to describe a noun.
- It links one sentence to the next sentence. ✓
Match the cause to the effect.
- They were philosophers.
  
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  As a result, they developed many new ideas about society. ✓
- They built grand temples.
  
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  As a result, their architecture influenced other buildings. ✓
- They had democracy.
  
  ⇔
  
  As a result, the citizens were given a say. ✓

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Subject-specific vocabulary, including numerical facts, is used in a non-chronological report.
Fronted adverbials of cause are used at the start of a sentence to explain a reason.
Sentences can start with a range of fronted adverbials like formal and viewpoint fronted adverbials.

Non-chronological reports can be written in first person.

Non-chronological reports are only written in third person. A non-chronological report is not a biography or recount.

Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event and that is written out of time order
Language - a way of communicating using words for expressing ideas, thoughts and information
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma