Planning a section about Ancient Greek religion for a non-chronological report | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following need a capital letter?

• country

• greece

• temple

• parthenon

• mountain

Answer explanation

Capital letters are used for proper nouns: names of specific people, places and things. "Greece" and "Parthenon" are both proper nouns.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Aphrodite.

• There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus Poseidon, Apollo and Aphrodite.

• There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo and Aphrodite.

• There were twelve Olympian gods like Zeus Poseidon Apollo and Aphrodite.

Answer explanation

Commas are placed between all nouns in a list except the last two.

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• On Mount Olympus the Greek gods and goddesses, resided.

• On Mount Olympus, the Greek gods and goddesses resided.

• On, Mount Olympus the Greek gods and goddesses resided.

Answer explanation

A fronted adverbial comes at the start of a sentence. "On Mount Olympus," is a fronted adverbial.

What is the purpose of a subheading?

• To make a text longer.

• To summarise the text.

• To signal the reader to each section of the text.

Answer explanation

Subheadings make a text clearer and easier to read. They signpost the reader to what the section is about.

Which of the following of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?

• Interestingly,

• However,

• In addition to this,

• Also,

Answer explanation

"Also," and "In addition," connect and extend ideas across more than one sentence in the same paragraph.

Which of these conjunctions are contrasting conjunctions?

• but

• however

• and

• as well as

Answer explanation

"but" and "however" state opposition or contrast between two ideas.