Parts of Speech
What part of speech is a naming word?
Noun
A question used to make the reader think, not to get an answer.
Rhetorical question.
True or false.
Visual texts have text structures and language features.
True
Starting with 'I', what genre gives factual information about a topic?
Informative.
Which language is the most common language spoken in Australia?
English.
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What language feature compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?
Similie.
This text structure is multiple sentences (about the same thing) put together.
Paragraph.
Starting with 'P', what genre tries to change someone's opinion?
Persuasive.
What do we call the language someone learns first at home?
First language/home language/mother tongue
What part of speech are the words 'run' and 'work'?
Verb
Identify this language feature, starting with 'M'.
Time is money.
Metaphor.
What text structure tells events in time order?
Sequencing or chronology.
Starting with 'N', what genre tells a story?
Narrative.
What language is spoken in parts of Canada, Africa and France?
French.
What part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun.
Which sentence uses alliteration?
a. the big dog barked loudly
b. over the hill and far away
c. fresh, fast and friendly service
C. fresh, fast and friendly service
What text structure compares similarities and differences?
Compare/contrast
Headlines, byline, subheadings and columns are used in what genre of text?
News article or feature article.
Name two languages that use characters instead of an alphabet.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Ancient Egyptian.
What part of speech shows how, when or where something happens?
Adverb.
This language feature, starting with 'H', is an unrealistic exaggeration used to make or prove a point.
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"Hyperbole.
Flashback.
Salutations are used in what genre of text.
Letters.
Name the world region where Spanish is most widely spoken.
South America.