Yr 9 - Term 1 - Urban creative writing

Question 1

Name the 5 senses

Answer 1

Sight, smell, sound, taste, touch

Question 2

Name 2 planning techniques for descriptive writing

Answer 2

Mystery to discovery using a sound
Circle and anchor method

Question 3

What are the 5 things to look out for when proof reading

Answer 3

Full stops, Capital letters, Punctuation, Spellings, Comma splicing

Question 4

What is a circular narrative

Answer 4

When a story ends the same way it began

Question 5

Motif

Answer 5

A recurring image or idea in a text

Question 6

Enigma

Answer 6

Unanswered questions / mystery at the start of a story

Question 7

Tone

Answer 7

The mood/ atmosphere in a story

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

When you compare one thing to another using ‘as’ or ‘like

Question 9

Metaphor

Answer 9

When you compare one thing to another without using ‘as’ or ‘like’. You say one things is another

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

Question 11

Zoomorphism

Answer 11

Giving a human or thing animal characteristics

Question 12

Semantic field

Answer 12

A category of words, related in their meaning

Question 13

Symbolism

Answer 13

The use of objects to represent ideas

Question 14

Imagery

Answer 14

Creating pictures in a reader’s mind using words

Question 15

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 15

When the weather mirrors a character’s mood/emotions

Question 16

Elipsis

Answer 16

Set of dots which denote missing information or used for suspense and tension

Question 17

Sentence types

Answer 17

Minor, simple, compound and complex sentences

Question 18

Minor sentence

Answer 18

A sentence without a main subject or verb, usually one word eg Help!

Question 19

Simple sentence

Answer 19

A sentence with one main clause eg The dog was running around

Question 20

Compound sentence

Answer 20

A sentence with at least 2 main clauses joined with a comma or a conjunction eg It was raining and I forgot my coat.

Question 21

Complex sentence

Answer 21

A main cause with at least one subordinate clause joined with a conjuction eg Kate got a detention because she forgot her homework.

Question 22

Adjective

Answer 22

A word that describes a noun

Question 23

Colon

Answer 23

Punctuation used to introduce lists and explanations eg I went to the shop and got: an apple, a banana and a pear

Question 24

Semi colon

Answer 24

Punctuation used to link separate sentences that are joined in meaning
eg I can’t go out tonight; I have hw

Question 25

Dash

Answer 25

Punctuation that separates information like brackets or shows an after-thought

Question 26

Tenses

Answer 26

Past, present, future