Starter quiz

  • Fill in the missing word. Paikea is the main __________ in 'Whale Rider'.
    • setting
    • title
    • character  ✓
    • plot
  • What is a plan?
    • a final piece of written work
    • a framework that writers create before they write  ✓
    • a writer's first ideas said aloud about their writing
  • What is the main setting in 'Whale Rider'?
    • Germany
    • a coastal village in New Zealand  ✓
    • Paikea's school
    • the mountains
  • Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?
    • full stop
    • exclamation mark
    • comma  ✓
    • question mark
  • What does a full sentence need to include?
    • a comma
    • a capital letter  ✓
    • a verb  ✓
    • a full stop or other closing punctuation  ✓
    • a conjunction
  • Match the word classes to their definitions.
    • adjective
      a word that describes a noun ✓
    • verb
      a doing, being or having word ✓
    • noun
      a person, place or thing ✓
    • adverb
      a word that describes a verb ✓
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