Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What are the settings in 'The Man on the Moon'?

• a rocket

• Lily's house

• the moon

• Lily's school

Answer explanation

The moon and Lily's house are the main settings in the film. We can use adjectives to describe the contrast between them to the reader.

Complete this sentence: 'The main characters in 'The Man on the Moon' are the man and ___.'

Answer explanation

'The Man on the Moon' is a short film based on the story of a young girl called Lily and an elderly man on the moon.

Which of these is a fronted adverbial followed by?

• full stop

• exclamation mark

• comma

• question mark

Answer explanation

There are different types of fronted adverbials and they all serve a different purpose. They are all followed by a comma.

Place the sections of narrative writing in the correct order.

• opening

• build-up

• climax

• 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 does a full sentence need to include?

• a comma

• a capital letter

• a verb

• a full stop

Answer explanation

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

Match the word classes to their definitions.

• adverb

• a word that describes a noun

• noun

• a word that describes a verb

• adjective

• a person, place or thing

• verb

• a doing or a being word

Answer explanation

Sentences are made up of different word classes. They all serve different purposes in a sentence.