Presenting our knowledge related to early Islamic civilisation | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is an audience?

• a group of people who watch or listen to something

• a group of people who perform on stage

• a group of people playing

Answer explanation

An audience comes to watch or listen to a performance.

What should an audience do when they are watching a presentation?

• listen to the presentation

• talk to their partner throughout the presentation

• read their book during the presentation

• look at the presenter

Answer explanation

A member of the audience should give their full attention to the presenter. This involves looking at the presenter and listening to them.

What is the purpose of an essay?

• to tell the reader a story

• to record thoughts and feelings

• to inform the reader about a particular topic or issue

Answer explanation

An essay is a type of non-fiction text that informs the reader about a particular topic or issue.

Which of these words would be found in an essay about early Islamic civilisation?

• Baghdad

• awesome

• caliphate

• Islam

Answer explanation

'Awesome' would not be used in an essay because this adjective is too informal for the text type.

What helps effective presenting?

• speaking loudly enough for everyone to hear

• pronouncing words correctly

• telling jokes

• eye contact

• confident body language

Answer explanation

All these techniques can be practised until you feel more confident doing them.

'Polysyllabic' words are ...

• words with one syllable.

• words with more than one syllable.

• words with more vowels than consonants.

Answer explanation

'Polysyllabic' words are words with more than one syllable like 'civilisation'.