Using paragraphs and sentence structures purposefully | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What verb form (beginning with 'I') do we use when we want to give an order?

Answer explanation

Imperatives can you make you sound authoritative but also as if you are pleading.

What word beginning with 'P' is the way we organise our writing into sections?

Answer explanation

Paragraphs can be described as a group of sentences all on the same idea.

Which of the following best defines the answer to a problem?

• a letter

• a solution

• a disagreement

• an agreement

Answer explanation

When we solve a problem, we find a solution.

Which of the following are examples of modal verbs?

• would

• has

• should

• have

• can

Answer explanation

Modal verbs suggest and are used to suggest different degrees of certainty. They are useful when giving advice.

If you say, "If I were you...." what are you using?

• a rhetorical question

• a conditional

• an adjective

• a discourse marker

Answer explanation

Conditionals like "if" are very useful when you are giving advice or what to imagine a difference situation.

Which of the following words refer to a writer's structure?

• framework

• outline

• vocabulary

• similes and metaphors

• shape

Answer explanation

Structure is primarily about the different ways texts are organised.