Generating ideas for parenthesis in a non-chronological report about pandas | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following is a statistic about basking sharks?

• The basking shark is rarely seen in winter in the UK.

• The basking shark has over 1,000 sharp teeth.

• Some basking sharks migrate while others do not.

• The basking shark is an endangered species.

Answer explanation

Using statistics is a way of making our writing more authoritative and it provides valuable information to our reader.

Which of the following sentences show that the situation for pandas is improving?

• Roads and railways criss-cross the pandas' habitat.

• The panda population has risen to around 1,800.

• A vast Giant Panda National Park was opened in 2020.

• Pandas are sometimes accidentally killed by traps.

Answer explanation

These sentences show positive changes for pandas that indicate an improved situation.

Which of the following are appropriate expanded noun phrases to replace 'bamboo' in a non-chronological report?

• this big, crunchy plant

• these thick, woody stems

• this remarkable, fast-growing species

Answer explanation

We use a formal tone in a non-chronological report because we are writing factual information. We avoid using imaginative, narrative language.

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these features of pandas.

• teeth

• strong

• fur

• black

• eye markings

• patterned

Answer explanation

The word pairs would be 'strong teeth', 'black eye markings' and 'patterned fur'.

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these features of pandas' diet and habitat.

• stems

• almost-indigestible

• mountains

• vast, 45-metre-high

• bamboo plants

• snow-covered

Answer explanation

The word pairs would be 'vast, 45-metre-high bamboo plants', 'almost-indigestible stems' and 'snow-covered mountains'.

Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe these pieces of subject-specific vocabulary.

• solitary

• mammals

• indigestible

• smooth, wide

• canines

• bamboo stems

• molars

• sharp

Answer explanation

The word pairs would be 'solitary mammals', 'sharp canines', 'smooth, wide molars' and 'indigestible bamboo stems'.