Starter quiz

  • What tool, which helps you read complex texts, is being described here: 'A statement about what you think will happen in the future'?
    • 'Prediction' ✓
  • When using quotations to support my analysis they should be ...
    • detailed.
    • precise.  ✓
    • long.
    • summarised.
  • If a sentence has a main clause and a subordinate clause it is a ...
    • short sentence.
    • compound sentence.
    • simple sentence.
    • complex sentence.  ✓
  • Which of the below would a colon be useful for?
    • to introduce lists  ✓
    • to present dialogue  ✓
    • to separate two independent clauses  ✓
    • to end a question
    • to end a clause
  • Which of the below are discourse markers that would indicate the introduction of evidence?
    • firstly
    • for example  ✓
    • such as  ✓
    • illustrated by  ✓
    • in conclusion
  • Which of the below is the best definition of the phrase 'proofreading'?
    • carefully checking for errors in a text before it is finalised  ✓
    • carefully checking to see if a text can be improved before it is finalised
    • carefully checking if a text is long enough before it is finalised
    • carefully checking if a text has grammatical errors before it is finalised  ✓
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