Diary Writing, Author Purpose and KS3 Subject Terminology

Question 1

When your teacher writes your report card she is writing to:

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Inform your parents

Question 2

What should you include in diary entry?

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Your own thoughts, feeling and opinions, What the 5 senses experience

Question 3

'The wind danced through the trees' is what device?

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personification

Question 4

What word class is 'faithful'?

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adjective

Question 5

What word class is 'bouncing'?

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verb

Question 6

An adverb describes a noun?

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False

Question 7

Which is the adjective: 'She wore a beautiful dress'

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beautiful

Question 8

When you watch a cereal commercial, the author of that commercial is writing to:

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Persuade you to buy a certain type of cereal, Entertain you with music & funny events while showing cereal, Inform you of all the benefits of that cereal

Question 9

What device is being used: 'the girl was heartbroken by the devastation the storm had caused'

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emotive language

Question 10

Which one is the correct spelling?

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Informal

Question 11

What can help us to identify a compound sentence, but not always?

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connective and comma

Question 12

Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules tell you what to do.

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This is an example of writing to inform.

Question 13

Which one is correct?

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I had an excellent day

Question 14

He, She, We and They are examples of pronouns?

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True

Question 15

Emotive language makes the reader feel sad.

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Sometimes

Question 16

What are the 3 reasons authors write?

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To get a raise, To persuade, To entertain

Question 17

Have you revised subject terminology?

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Yes

Question 18

Name the device being used: 'she sells seashells on the sea shore.'

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sibilance

Question 19

What is written at the top of diary entry?

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Date

Question 20

What type of sentence is: 'Miss Hansford, who loves shopping, walked past next.'

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Complex

Question 21

A diary is a time for

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Reflection

Question 22

The word 'catastophic' is what device?

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emotive language

Question 23

A verb is a doing word?

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True

Question 24

What device is being used: 'the rain drops danced in the moonlight'

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personification and alliteration

Question 25

Which is a noun: 'Jemima sat with a duck on the grass'

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Jemima, grass, duck

Question 26

How are diary entries written?

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Sentences and paragraphs in chronological order

Question 27

Which sentence is the most expressive?

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Today was very disappointing and I feel awful after it.

Question 28

What is written at the top of a diary entry?

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date

Question 29

What device is being used: 'the sand was as hot as the baker's oven'

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simile

Question 30

If you are writing about something that happened you are writing in the

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Past Tense

Question 31

One day Beth went to a circus. It was special because she'd never been to a circus before.

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This is an example of writing to entertain.

Question 32

what point of view should a diary be written in?

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1st person I, we, me, our,

Question 33

What device is being used: 'she swam like a dolphin'

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simile

Question 34

Which one of these is an example of a time connective?

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Meanwhile

Question 35

Which is a pronoun: 'He ate pizza like a pig'

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he

Question 36

Become a volunteer! It is very rewarding. Volunteering helps people & also makes you feel good.

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This is an example of writing to persuade.

Question 37

Which is the verb: 'the overworked computer exploded in a sea of sparks'

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exploded

Question 38

What word class is 'wise'?

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adjective

Question 39

If I am reading a text and the author is giving me facts about butterflies, the author is

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Trying to inform me

Question 40

What word class is 'quickly'?

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adverb

Question 41

A metaphor says something is something else?

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True

Question 42

Who, what, where, when and why are all openers for what type of sentence?

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interrogative

Question 43

What word class is 'table'?

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noun

Question 44

When you watch The Minions, you expect the author of the cartoon to

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Entertain you

Question 45

Which is the adverb: 'she walked uneasily into the classroom; she was late again!'

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uneasily

Question 46

What device is being used: 'her heart was ice'

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metaphor

Question 47

Diary can contain your

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All of the above

Question 48

If I read a story about toys that come to life at night, the author is trying to

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entertain me

Question 49

Are you now an expert?

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Can't be sure,

Yes

, No

Question 50

What type of sentence is: 'Nathan and Jack like reading newspaper and novels.'

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Simple

Question 51

If I wore my sister's dress and tore a hole in it, I might need to write her a letter to:

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Apologize for being careless and persuade her not to be mad

Question 52

What words are a good way to start paragraphs of a diary?

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Time conjunctions

Question 53

A diary is written from a ------- point of view

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First Person

Question 54

An adjective

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describes a noun

Question 55

what language should you use to write your diary?

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Informal (chatty) all the way through

Question 56

What is the purpose of a diary entry?

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To recall events that have happened in the writers life

Question 57

You can spot a simile by looking for the words 'like' or 'as'?

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True

Diary Writing, Author Purpose and KS3 Subject Terminology

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Diary Writing, Author Purpose and KS3 Subject Terminology

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