Y9 E&L Unit 2 Check your progress

Match the purposes of an article to their readers' possible reaction.

• Articles published as research

• Inform about a topic

• Articles in gossip magazines

• Entertain people

• Informal articles in blogs

• Give advice and share experiences

Select all the uses of a colon ( : )

• It helps the writer organise information.

• It closely links information in the sentence.

• It is used where the second part of the sentence directly explains the first.

• It can be used where the two parts of the sentence are very close in terms of ideas.

Select all the uses of a semi-colon ( ; )

• It helps the writer organise information.

• It closely links information in the sentence.

• It is used where the second part of the sentence directly explains the first.

• It can be used where the two parts of the sentence are very close in terms of ideas.

Select all the ways in which you can use your voice to make a text interesting to listen to.

• Varying volume and emphasising words to establish a tone.

• Varying the pace of your voice to show emotion.

• Making pauses to add tension.

• Starting over if you realise you made a mistake.

Match the following ways of using movement and gesture in a drama scene to the ways they convey character and action.

• Shows worry

• Wringing your hands

• Shows urgency

• Turning your back to someone

• Shows evasion

• Moving around the stage

What are some qualities that detectives show in crime fiction? Select all that apply.

• They are slightly odd or eccentric.

• They are intelligent and resourceful.

• They ask a lot of questions.

• They make deductions from the clues they have gathered.

• They are always triumphant in the end of the story.

What are some conventions of detective fiction? Select all that apply.

• There are villains and good characters.

• At the end, the mystery is solved and the villain caught.

• Detectives pick up clues and make deductions.

• They involve remote settings.

• The detective has a love interest.

Draw your self-portrait.

Write some examples of figurative language.