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Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

Starter quiz

  • What is an adjective?
    • a being, doing or having word
    • a word that describes a noun  ✓
    • the person, place or thing that is doin the action
  • What is a verb?
    • a word that modifies another word
    • a being, doing or having word  ✓
    • the person, place or thing that is doing the action
  • Which of the following is an adjective?
    • confusingly
    • anxious  ✓
    • running
  • The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader is called the ______ of a text.
    • personification
    • mood  ✓
    • melody
    • modifier
  • Writing that is designed to be written in a detail and interesting way so that the reader can visualise the scene is called ______ writing.
    • academic
    • persuasive
    • descripive  ✓
  • Starting with the least effective, place these descriptive sentences in order of effectiveness.
    • 1
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      The trees had green leaves, brown trunks, and brown branches.
    • 2
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      The trees had luscious, verdant leaves and brown trunks.
    • 3
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      The trees had luscious, verdant leaves that rustled in the wind.
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