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Today
Final preparation before creative writing test!

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Creative writing test
Thursday 29 April
Exam.net
At home: test week setting (camera & in Teams)
Dictionary is allowed (hard copy)
Story is based on (1) different types of writing prompts OR (2) pictures that are given

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Your mark will be based on:
  1. Does your story make sense?
  2. Grammar & vocabulary
  3. Spelling
  4. Paragraphs
  5. Capitals & punctuation 

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What do you need to write a coherent story?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Quiz time
Grammar & Vocabulary

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GR:
I've just bought ___ new computer
A
a
B
an
C
the
D
nothing

Slide 6 - Quiz

GR:
I'm not sure what __ doing: I think it's chopping wood.
A
their
B
they're
C
they are
D
there

Slide 7 - Quiz

GR:
I've thrown a lot of ___ over the years.
A
party's
B
partys
C
parties
D
partie's

Slide 8 - Quiz

GR:
Turn off the radio! It's ___ loud!
A
to
B
too

Slide 9 - Quiz

GR:
I don't like this pie, and my friend thinks so ___
A
to
B
too

Slide 10 - Quiz

GR:
Next year I'm going __ Indonesia during the summer
A
to
B
too

Slide 11 - Quiz

GR:
It's too crowded: there are too many ___ here
A
persons
B
people

Slide 12 - Quiz

You can find ___ rice in the fields in Vietnam.
A
much
B
many

Slide 13 - Quiz

GR:
That girl sings __
A
beautiful
B
beautifully
C
beautifull

Slide 14 - Quiz

VOC:
to describe a place with a lot of people, you use the word:
A
busy
B
crowded

Slide 15 - Quiz


Synonyms for 'nice'
(when you talk about someone's character)

Slide 16 - Mind map

Vocabulary you can use to describe a place / location

Slide 17 - Mind map

Quiz time
Spelling

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Which word is spelled correctly?
A
happend
B
happened

Slide 19 - Quiz

Which word is spelled correctly?
A
neccessary
B
necessary

Slide 20 - Quiz

Which word is spelled correctly?
A
untill
B
until

Slide 21 - Quiz

Which word is spelled correctly?
A
surprise
B
suprise

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which word is spelled correctly?
A
Beautiful
B
Beatiful
C
Beautifull
D
Beatifull

Slide 23 - Quiz

Which word is spelled correctly?
A
Finally
B
Finaly

Slide 24 - Quiz

Quiz time
Paragraphs

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How do you show that you're starting a new paragraph?

Slide 26 - Mind map

Quiz time
Capitals & punctuation

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When do you use capitals in English?

Slide 28 - Mind map

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
??
A
question mark
B
exclamation mark
C
ellipsis mark

Slide 29 - Quiz

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
.
A
point
B
dot
C
full stop

Slide 30 - Quiz

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
;
A
colon
B
semi-colon
C
semi-comma

Slide 31 - Quiz

Which of the following is correct?

1. My pin number has two 5's.
2. My pin number has two 5s.
A
5's
B
5s

Slide 32 - Quiz

Which of the following is correct?

A. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
B. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
A
A
B
B

Slide 33 - Quiz

Which of the following sentences is correct?
A
Harvey is a good driver, moreover, he is a very friendly one.
B
Harvey is a good driver. Moreover he is a very friendly one
C
Harvey is a good driver. Moreover, he is a very friendly one.

Slide 34 - Quiz

Final tips & tricks
  1. Keep track of time
  2. Try to think of an outline of your story before you start writing --> characters, plot, ending
  3. Do a spell check!
  4. Reread your story carefully 

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