Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part two) | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.

• climax

• opening

• build-up

• resolution

Answer explanation

Each section of narrative writing has a different purpose. The opening begins, then the build-up increases the tension for the reader. The climax follows this as the most dramatic part of the narrative and the resolution closes the story.

What linguistic device is 'From outside the window,' an example of?

• subordinating conjunction

• fronted adverbial of place

• expanded noun phrase

• main clause

Answer explanation

There are different types of fronted adverbial and they all serve a different purpose. 'From outside the window,' is a fronted adverbial of place and it tells the reader where an action is taking place.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The curious girl was mesmerised

• the curious girl was mesmerised.

• The curious girl was mesmerised.

• The curious, mesmerised girl.

Answer explanation

A complete sentence must start with a capital letter, most often ends with a full stop and must contain a verb.

Match each word class to its example.

• verb

• twirled

• adjective

• safety

• adverb

• colossal

• noun

• quickly

Answer explanation

Ambitious vocabulary helps to paint vivid pictures for our reader in descriptive writing.

Which of these are the verbs in the following sentence? 'Her eyes bulged and she stared in amazement at the magical potion.'

• bulged

• eyes

• stared

• amazement

• magical

Answer explanation

Every clause must contain a verb. 'Bulged' and 'stared' are the doing words in each of these clauses.

Which of these is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence? 'In panic, Sophie hid under the covers.'

• hid

• Sophie

• covers

• In panic,

Answer explanation

Adverbs add extra detail to the verb. 'In panic,' describes how Sophie hid in her bed.