Planning the paragraph about exercise and sleep | English

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- regular exercise keeps the heart working properly.
- Regular exercise keeps the heart working properly
- Regular exercise keeps the heart working properly. ✓
- Regular exercise Keeps The heart working properly.
What is a fronted adverbial always followed by?
- a full stop
- a comma ✓
- an adjective
- a co-ordinating conjunction
- a capital letter
Which of these fronted adverbials shows that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?
- Interestingly,
- However,
- In addition, ✓
- As a result,
Which of these words are subject-specific to the section about exercise and sleep?
- muscles ✓
- healthy
- physical activity ✓
- body
Is this sentence true or false? 'Exercise can help improve our mental health.'
- 'true' ✓
Is this sentence true or false? 'Full sentences are written in plans.'
- 'false' ✓

Which of the following is true of exercise?
- Regular exercise makes it harder to sleep
- Regular exercise does not strengthen muscles
- Regular exercise can improve sleep quality ✓
- Regular exercise is not recommended for children
Exercise releases 'feed good' chemicals like ...
- serotonin ✓
- sweat
- endorphins ✓
- oxygen
Match the words to their definitions.
- physical activity
  
  ⇔
  
  any movement that uses up your body’s energy ✓
- mental health
  
  ⇔
  
  the state of your emotional wellbeing, which affects how you feel ✓
- exercise
  
  ⇔
  
  a way of keeping the body healthy through being active ✓
How much sleep do scientists recommend children to have a night?
- 9-12 minutes
- 9-12 hours ✓
- 7-9 hours
- 13-15 hours
Is this statement true or false? 'Scientists recommend 30 minutes of physical activity a day for children.'
- 'false' ✓
Which organ is especially important in keeping our bodies alive?
- brain
- heart ✓
- arms
- stomach

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Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
The purpose of the paragraph is to explain the importance of exercise and sleep in a healthy lifestyle.
Fronted adverbials of cause and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
A subheading signals part of a a text and should stand out from the rest of the text.
The plan should include subject-specific vocabulary.

Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.

Planning should only have keywords and be written in note-from using bullet points.

Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences