Skills
What is the plural of “child”?
Children
What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
What do we call two or more lines in a poem that end with words that sound the same?
Rhyme
What is the main purpose of an informative text?
To give facts and information
Which letter is most commonly used in English words?
E
Which word is an adjective in this sentence: The tall tree swayed in the wind?
Tall
In The Hobbit, what type of creature is Bilbo?
A Hobbit
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
What is a heading used for in an article?
To show the topic of a section
What is the term for a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning?
Homophone
What is the past tense of “run”?
Ran
Which book series features the character Katniss Everdeen?
The Hunger Games
Who wrote the poem The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which text feature helps readers find the meaning of difficult words?
Glossary
What is the opposite of a synonym?
Antonym
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?
Question mark (?)
Who wrote the novel Matilda?
Roald Dahl
What is it called when a poet compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What do captions usually explain?
Pictures or diagrams
Which word is a palindrome: level or table?
Level
What is a synonym for “happy”?
Joyful
Which book is Mr Farrow currently reading?
(Answer will vary)
What do we call the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?
Meter
True or False: Informative texts can include diagrams and charts.
True
What is the longest word in the English dictionary?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis