Practising writing direct speech for 'Whale Rider'

English

In this unit, pupils learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures. In 'The Viewer', pupils will learn to think of speech sentences that develop character from a picture book.

In 'The Happy Prince', pupils learnt to develop their ability to develop character with vocabulary and speech. In this unit, pupils will learn to develop speech from a film to varied speech sentence structures.

'Whale Rider': narrative writing

What is the name of the punctuation mark that indicates where the words the character said begin and end?

Which is the reporting clause in this speech sentence? ''I want to be the leader,'' declared Paikea calmly. 

True or false? This speech sentence is punctuated correctly: ''the leader will be a boy,'' exclaimed Koro. 

“Will it ever happen!” Paikea asked curiously.

“Will it ever happen?” Paikea asked curiously.

Will it ever happen?” Paikea asked curiously.

“Will it ever happen?” paikea asked curiously.

Which speech first sentence is correctly punctuated?

Match the adverb to the most appropriate verb.

her grandfather stated, “Our leader must be strong and wise.”

Her grandfather stated “Our leader must be strong and wise.”

Her grandfather stated, “our leader must be strong and wise.”

Her grandfather stated, “Our leader must be strong and wise.”

Which speech second sentence is correctly punctuated?

Order the sections of a narrative chronologically. 

Who are the main characters in 'Whale Rider'?

Which of the following nouns should begin with a capital letter?

paikea was determined to prove she could be a leader. 

Paikea was determined to prove she could be a leader

Paikea was determined to prove she could be a leader. 

Paikea was Determined to prove she could be a leader.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

a word that tells the reader where the action takes place

Starter Quiz