Planning a persuasive letter | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What are the main characters in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?

• gluesticks

• crayons

• Duncan

• school children

Answer explanation

Oliver Jeffers' illustrations play a crucial role in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by visually bringing to life the personalities and emotions of each crayon character.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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.

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

Why are the crayons writing to Duncan, their owner?

• to say hello

• to say thank you

• to explain why they are quitting

• to tell him about themselves

Answer explanation

Each crayon has a different reason for wanting to quit.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Which sentence is written in the first person?

• They are feeling neglected.

• He is worried about his friends.

• I am worried about the other crayons.

• You are neglecting the crayons.

Answer explanation

A letter is a personal piece of writing so it uses words like ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘me’.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following are key linguistic features of a persuasive letter?

• speech sentence

• exaggeration

• figurative language

• rhetorical question

Answer explanation

Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5

What does persuade mean?

• to give a different idea to your partner

• to convince or to make someone agree with you

• to give your opinion

Answer explanation

To persuade means to convince or influence someone to believe or do something through reasoning or argument.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.3.5