Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Diaries are a type of...

• recount

• poem

• fiction

Answer explanation

You can write a recount of anything! A school trip, a holiday or even just a day at school.

A diary entry is written in which tense?

• past

• present

• future

Answer explanation

Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense. Sometimes it might include some present tense to describe what is happening now.

Which of these verbs are past tense?

• look

• looking

• looked

Answer explanation

Another past tense verb is 'watched'. They usually end in -ed.

Fill in the blank. A diary entry should be written in the __________ person.

• first

• second

• third

Answer explanation

Here's an example of writing in the first person. "I went to the park to see my friend."

Which of these words would you likely use when writing in the first person?

• you

• he

• I

Answer explanation

Another example of a word likely to be used is: 'me'.

Which of these is written in the first person perspective?

• She saw the hospital.

• Florence saw the hospital.

• I saw the hospital.

Answer explanation

Practise pretending to be Florence by asking a friend or partner to ask you questions and you can reply as Florence herself.