Writing the paragraph about exercise and sleep | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

In which section of a non-chronological report would you find this sentence? 'Scientists recommend children get 9-12 hours of sleep a night.'

• Introduction

• What is a healthy diet?

• Conclusion

• How important are exercise and sleep?

Answer explanation

A non-chronological report can be structured as introduction, first themed section, second themed section, conclusion.

Which of these are suitable fronted adverbials for a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle?

• Suddenly,

• In addition,

• Quickly,

• However,

Answer explanation

A formal fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone and often found in non-fiction texts like 'In addition to this,' or 'However,'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which formal fronted adverbial completes this sentence? __________, exercise can improve sleep quality.

• At night time

• Additionally

• Luckily

• As quick as a flash

Answer explanation

'Additionally,' is a formal fronted adverbial, which is a feature of non-chronological reports.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Match the terms to their definitions.

• fronted adverbial

• a sentence starter followed by a comma

• clause

• a group of words that contains a verb

• verb

• a doing, a being or a having word

Answer explanation

Both main clauses and subordinate clauses must contain a verb.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Is this statement true or false? 'Facts in the introduction of the non-chronological report are detailed and specific.'

(a)  

Answer explanation

Facts in a non-chronological report become less general and more specific throughout the text.

Match the word class to its example.

• adverb

• scientist

• adjective

• healthy

• noun

• improves

• verb

• regularly

Answer explanation

All word classes have different purposes in a sentence.

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3