Y8 Literacy Quiz1

Henry is making up a song for his band. What kind of writing are the song words?

• Creative

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Procedural

Noah is making up a song for his class. Why is he making the song?

• To make people feel things

• To tell facts

• To be funny

• To teach math

Ben wants to get better at reading. What should he do?

• Summarize

• Make pictures in his mind

• Argue with friends

• Remember everything

Which one of these is NOT a way to understand what you read?

• Guessing what happens next

• Thinking about what it reminds you of

• Doing math

• Figuring out what it means

Isla is making up a song and wants to share her own thoughts and ideas. What does the 'writer’s message' do in her song words?

• To share what the writer thinks and feels

• To decide how long the song is

• To tell how loud the song is

• To show how fast the song goes

What do technology reports usually talk about?

• Make-believe stories

• Parts and uses of technology

• Personal stories

• Old events

What do pictures do in texts that give us information?

• To be funny

• To show proof and help explain

• To make us confused

• To make us laugh

What do adverbs do in how-to texts?

• Tell about nouns

• Tell about actions

• Tell about describing words

• Tell about joining words

Abigail is writing a paper to convince her class. What should she include in her paper?

• Talk about a character

• Use different kinds of sentences

• Describe where it happens

• Tell what happens in the story

Emma worked hard for her tests. Which words show cause and effect?

• First, second, third

• To finish

• So, because

• For instance