Writing a section of a narrative based on 'The Borrowers' (part 2) | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Order the following events from the build-up.

• Arrietty enjoyed the freedom of the outdoors.

• Arrietty realised she was looking at the eye of a human “bean”!

• Arrietty felt terrified.

• Arrietty spotted something that alarmed her.

Answer explanation

The atmosphere changes from a peaceful atmosphere to a concerning atmosphere.

Which sentences convey a peaceful and happy atmosphere?

• Arietty ran through the soft, fresh grass.

• Across the grass, Arrietty saw a strange, unknown thing.

• Arrietty basked in the glorious sunlight and her face glowed.

• Her heart started beating fast as s didn't know what it was.

Answer explanation

The other sentences convey a more worrying and concerning atmosphere.

What is the purpose of the build-up in a narrative?

• to introduce the characters

• to build action and suspense, leading up to the climax

• to take the action and suspense to its highest point

• to resolve the problem

Answer explanation

The purpose of the build-up is to build action and suspense, leading up to the climax.

Match the keywords to the correct defintions.

• suspense

• the building of action and suspense that leads up to the climax

• build-up

• when you are feeling anxious or excited about what may happen

• atmosphere

• the tone or mood created in a text

Answer explanation

We want to build the desired atmosphere and create suspense in the build-up of our narrative writing.

What is ‘show and tell’?

• the tone or mood created in a text

• showing a character’s feelings by just explicitly saying the feeling

• showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions

Answer explanation

‘Show and tell’ does some showing and some telling!

True or false? We use the notes from our plan to form full sentences.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Our notes contain precise precise vocabulary and ‘show and tell’ ideas which we can then turn in to full sentences.