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Harriet Tubman: biographical writing

Starter quiz

  • Which of these is not a feature of a biography?
    • quotes paragraph  ✓
    • sections
    • conclusion
    • introduction
  • Fill in the gap in the following sentence. 'The first paragraph of a biography is called the __________.'
    • conclusion
    • second section
    • first section
    • introduction  ✓
  • Match each term to its definition.
    • linguistic features
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      types of words and language that a writer chooses carefully ✓
    • subject-specific vocabulary
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      words and phrases about the subject of the report ✓
    • fronted adverbials
      ⇔
      a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
  • Match each type of fronted adverbial to its definition.
    • formal fronted adverbial
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      a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone ✓
    • fronted adverbial of cause
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      a sentence starter that explains cause and effect ✓
    • viewpoint fronted adverbial
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      a sentence starter that give the writer’s point of view ✓
  • Match each term to the correct definition.
    • cause
      ⇔
      makes an event or action happen ✓
    • effect
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      happens because of another event or action ✓
    • fronted adverbial
      ⇔
      a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
  • 'As a result,' and 'Consequently,' are examples of which type of fronted adverbial?
    • formal fronted adverbials
    • fronted adverbials of cause  ✓
    • viewpoint fronted adverbials
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