Recount

What tense do you write in when writing a diary entry?

• Future tense

• Past tense

• present tense

• Futuristic tense

What order do you write in when writing a diary entry?

• Back to front

• Night then day

• Any order

• Chronological order

What person do you write in when writing a diary entry?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Any person

Is it important to write about your feelings and emotions when writing a diary entry?

• No

• Yes

• Not sure

• Maybe

What is the purpose of a diary entry?

• To tell a story about fictional characters

• To help people perform in plays

• To recall events that have happened in the writers life

• To provide non chronological information about a topic

What is written at the top of a diary entry?

• your name

• date

• dear diary

• address

Which connectives are commonly used in a diary?

• casual

• anything

• time

• comparison

Select the most appropriate purpose for writing a diary entry.

• to inform

• to argue a point

• to recount events

• to entertain

Which of these words is a time connective?

• He

• They

• Next,

• School

The introduction of a diary entry

• briefly covers the who, what, where and when of the event

• explains the writers wishes

• lets the reader know what happened yesterday

• Introduces the writer