Writing the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

True or false? A diary is a formal piece of writing.

Answer explanation

A diary is informal and more relaxed.

Informal writing contains more of the writer's ...

• drawings.

• personality.

• personal details.

Answer explanation

Informal writing is different to formal writing because it is more relaxed and contains more of the writer’s personality, opinions and ideas.

Who is the intended audience of a diary entry?

• children

• adults

• the person writing it

Answer explanation

The audience of a diary entry is simply the person who wrote it so there isn’t a need for it to be formal like a non-chronological report would be for example.

What does the word 'contract' mean?

• to pull apart

• to push together

• to split up

Answer explanation

An example of a contracted word could be 'didn't'.

What two words have been contracted to make the word 'couldn't'?

• did not

• could not

• would not

Answer explanation

Here is the word used in a sentence: I couldn't believe my eyes.

True or false? An apostrophe usually takes the place of the letters that have been removed from the second word.

Answer explanation

The apostrophe shows the reader that letters have been removed.