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English
KS3 Revision
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does PEE stand for? | PEE stands for point, evidence, explain. • Make a point. • Give evidence (as a quotation or by paraphrasing). • Explain the evidence. |
| What does paraphrasing mean? | Paraphrasing means referring to the text, but without using the exact words from the text. |
| What is the difference between inference and deduction? | The writer infers something in their writing. The reader deduces what the writer is saying. |
| If a text is in chronological order, what does this mean? | Chronological order means that the text discusses the events in the order in which they happened. |
| Why might illustrations be used in a text? | Illustrations provide visual information. They can help to explain ideas, make the text look more appealing and they can also be emotive. |
| What literary feature is used in this sentence? The brave blackbird was basking in the bird bath | The literary feature used is alliteration. |
| What is a simile? | A simile is a description that makes a comparison. It usually contains the word ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, ‘His feet were as cold as ice’. |
| What is onomatopoeia? | Onomatopoeia is a descriptive technique. Onomatopoeic words sound like what they describe, for example, ‘fizz’, ‘pop’, ‘growl’. |
| List the seven writing purposes. | The seven writing purposes are to persuade, entertain, describe, inform, instruct, advise and argue. |
| In an answer to a longer reading task, how many quotations should you try to use in each paragraph? | You should try to use two or three quotations in each paragraph when writing an answer to a longer reading task. |
| What does form refer to in a piece of writing? | Form refers to the layout and style of a piece of writing, for example, a leaflet, article, letter or email. |
| What are connectives used for in a piece of writing? | Connectives are used to link sentences, paragraphs and ideas. |
| What effect is achieved by using a short sentence in a piece of writing? | A short sentence is used to emphasise a point or to surprise the reader |
| What type of sentence is this? The cat ate its food and it drank some water. | This is a compound sentence; two simple sentences are joined with the conjunction ‘and’. |
| Where should the apostrophe go in this sentence? My mums bag got stole when we were at the shops. | The apostrophe should go in mum’s. It shows that the bag belongs to mum. |
| What type of apostrophe is used in the word ‘shouldn’t’? | The apostrophe in ‘shouldn’t’ is an apostrophe of contraction; it shows that the letter ‘o’ has been left out. |
| Suggest two methods of planning your writing. | Methods of planning your writing include using lists, spider diagrams, tables and flowcharts. |
| What is a rhetorical question? | A rhetorical question is a question that doesn’t require an answer. For example, ‘Would you want to live like this?’. |
| List three different types of text that are written to persuade. | Texts that persuade include: • adverts • charity websites / leaflets • holiday brochures • some letters and articles about specific issues. |
| What do the letters stand for in the FORESTRY mnemonic for persuasive techniques? | The mnemonic FORESTRY stands for: • F – facts • O – opinions • R – rhetorical questions • E – emotive / empathetic language • S – statistics • T – triplets • R – repetition • Y – you (second person) |
| In what main way is writing to argue different from writing to persuade? | When writing to argue, you should present both sides of the issue / argument. When writing to persuade, you only need to present views about one side of the issue. |
| What is an imperative? | An imperative is a command or instruction. For example, ‘Buy one now!’ |
| What type of verbs should you use in writing to advise? | Modal verbs should be used in writing to advise. Modal verbs include ‘should’, ‘must’ and ‘could’. |
| Which word in this sentence is the verb? The silly young girl climbed onto the slippery roof. | The word ‘climbed’ is the verb. Verbs are ‘doing’ words. |
| What name is given to words that describe nouns? | Adjectives are used to describe nouns. Adjectives are describing words. For example, ‘happy’, ‘old’, ‘blue’, ‘ugly’. |
| What person is this sentence written in? He only went to the shop. | The sentence is written in the third person. The third person is ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ (singular) or ‘they’ (plural). |
| Which tenses are used in this sentence? The trees have lost their leaves because it is autumn | This sentence uses the past tense (‘have lost’) and the present tense (‘it is’). |
| Which word in this sentence is an adverb? The old man was hobbling slowly down the narrow lane. | The adverb in the sentence is ‘slowly’. Adverbs describe verbs. |
| What descriptive technique is being used in this sentence? As the light wind blew, the flowers danced and the leaves waved at us. | The descriptive technique used in this sentence is personification. |
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