Sentence structure
What is a proper noun?
Specific name for a person, place thing. Capitalised.
What was the name of the grandmother in The Typewriter?
Khulu
What contains exposition, rising action and climax?
Who wrote the Percy Jackson series?
Rick Riordan
What instrument does Ms Cormick play?
The trumpet (and the violin badly)
Write on the board a sentence containing a noun, a verb, an adjective, and adverb.
Example: I ate a juicy apple slowly.
What did the main character have to steal in The Dare?
A poinsettia flower
What 3 things did anyone looking after Hamlet need to provide?
Silk sheets, turkish delight, gold leaf for his tusks.
Who wrote the play Hamlet?
Shakespeare
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so
Where did the family have to move to in The Noose?
Coronationville
Name the 4 firework makers in the competition.
Lila and Lalchand, Signor Scorcini, Dr Puffenflasch, Colonel Sparkington.
Who was caned at his school?
Roald Dahl
What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world?
Mexico City
What is an independent clause?
It has a subject, a verb, is a complete thought and has a capital letter and full stop.
What is the name of the author of Out of Bounds?
Beverly Naidoo
What were the Three Gifts?
Who is the author of My Family and Other Animals?
Gerald Durrell
How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?
12
What is a run on sentence?
When two or more independent clauses are joined without punctuation or conjunctions.
What was the surname of the family Rosa's mother used to clean for?
the van Niekirks
What 5 businesses did Rambashi run?
Keeping hens, water taxi service, kidnappers, restaurateurs, singing group.
Jeff Kinney wrote what series of books?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What is a group of crows called?