The first join: in, ig, ed, eg, aw, ap, an, ar | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

True or false? Warming up your hands before writing will help to improve your handwriting.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The more you exercise your hands, the stronger they become.

Cursive handwriting involves ...

• forming the letters separately by lifting your pencil.

• joining letters together by not lifting your pencil.

• joining all of the letters in a sentence together with no finger spaces.

Answer explanation

Cursive handwriting is smooth and flowing as the letters join together without lifting your pencil.

How many tramlines are there usually?

• 3

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

There are four tramlines. Which tramlines are used in the formation of a letter depends on which letter is being formed.

Put the tramlines in the correct order, from the top to the bottom.

• x-height line

• baseline

• ascender line

• descender line

Answer explanation

Using tramlines helps us to ensure our letters are correctly formed, straight and the correct size.

Which of these letters has a descender?

• a

• c

• f

• g

• y

Answer explanation

The letters f, g and y have a descender in their lower case formation as part of their letter falls below the baseline.

Which of these letters has an ascender and a descender?

• y

• p

• f

• g

Answer explanation

The lower case letter f is the only letter in the alphabet to have an ascender and a descender.