something that is known to be true or proved

a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

a punctuation mark used at the end of a question

Writing facts

English

In this unit, pupils learnt to write descriptive sentences about characters. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by joining two simple ideas together using 'and'.

In 'Anna Hibiscus', pupils were introduced to expanded noun phrases to describe characters and settings. In this unit, pupils will build on this as well as use commas in a list. 

Looking after pets: reading and writing

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Identify the question that is punctuated correctly.

Cats like to hunt for birds, mice and voles.

Cats like to hunt for birds mice, and voles.

Cats like to hunt for birds, mice and, voles.

Cats like to hunt for birds mice and voles.

reading facts out loud in a very loud voice

jumping up and down whilst we read information

pointing to facts or information on a page

Which of these can help us remember facts and information?

Put these statements that help you write a fact in the correct order.

Complete the following sentence: Nouns ...

Match the following key elements to their examples.

Lulu was excited to visit the cat shelter

lulu was excited to visit the cat shelter.

Lulu was excited to visit the cat shelter.

lulu was excited to visit the cat shelter

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Identify the sentence that contains a question mark.

Identify the sentence that uses the comma correctly.

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