Planning a section about Ancient Greek warfare for a non-chronological report | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of these need a capital letter?

• soldier

• city

• athens

• zeus

• religion

Answer explanation

Capital letters are used for proper nouns (names of specific people, places, things and 'I').

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The Ancient Greeks were known for their contributions to art, science, maths.

• The Ancient Greeks were known for their contributions to art, science and maths.

• The Ancient Greeks were known for their contributions to art, science maths.

• The Ancient Greeks were known for their contributions to art science and maths.

Answer explanation

Commas are placed between all nouns in a list except the last two.

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• Ancient Greeks had a belief system, which included gods and goddesses.

• Ancient Greeks had a belief system which, included gods and goddesses.

• Ancient Greeks had a belief system, which included, gods and goddesses.

Answer explanation

The use of the comma indicates that the relative clause "which included gods and goddesses" is extra information and can be removed without affecting the main clause.

What is the purpose of a subheading in a plan?

• To make the text more cohesive.

• To capture key vocabulary and information.

• To organise notes and chunks of information.

Answer explanation

Subheadings make notes clearer and easier to follow.

Which of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?

• Also,

• Impressively,

• Furthermore,

• Despite this,

Answer explanation

"Also," and "Furthermore," serve to connect and extend one idea across two sentences.

What is a fronted adverbial always followed by?

• ,

• !

• ?

• .

Answer explanation

A fronted adverbial is always followed by a comma to signal to the reader that the main clause is starting.