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Year 1

Statements and questions

I can recognise the difference between a statement and a question.

New
New
Year 1

Statements and questions

I can recognise the difference between a statement and a question.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. There are four types of simple sentence.
  2. Each type of simple sentence has a different purpose for the reader.
  3. Any simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense.
  4. A statement is a simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
  5. A question is a simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark.

Keywords

  • Statement - a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop

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

  • Fact - something that is known to be true or proved

  • Opinion - a personal view about something

  • Question mark - a punctuation mark used at the end of a question

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to know the difference between facts and opinions.

Provide lots of examples and opportunities for pupils to share different opinions about things they are familiar with like TV programmes.

Supplement this lesson with images that are suitable for your class and context.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Tick the two common nouns:
Correct answer: children
play
Correct answer: football
fast
Q2.
Tick the two proper nouns:
girl
Correct answer: Izzy
sing
Correct answer: Norway
Q3.
Match the word class and word correctly:
Correct Answer:noun,car

car

Correct Answer:adjective,speedy

speedy

Correct Answer:verb,drive

drive

Correct Answer:adverb,slowly

slowly

Q4.
Tick the sentence which has the correct punctuation:
The dog is called spot.
the dog is called Spot.
Correct answer: The dog is called Spot.
the dog is called spot
Q5.
I love bugs. This is an example of
a phrase.
an expanded noun phrase.
Correct answer: a simple sentence.
Q6.
Match these verbs correctly:
Correct Answer:doing verb,play

play

Correct Answer:being verb,is

is

6 Questions

Q1.
What punctuation mark does a question always need at the end?
comma
Correct answer: question mark
full stop
Q2.
Tick the correct punctuation mark to complete this simple sentence: What is that noise
,
.
Correct answer: ?
Q3.
What is the verb in this sentence? Mum walks to work.
Correct Answer: walks, Walks, walk
Q4.
Tick the statements:
What is your name?
Correct answer: The slide is big.
Correct answer: The playground is fun.
Can I play?
Q5.
Tick the questions:
Correct answer: What is your name?
The park is big.
Correct answer: Do you want to play?
The children are playing.
Q6.
Match the statement of fact and statement of opinion.
Correct Answer:fact,Sam has brown hair.

Sam has brown hair.

Correct Answer:opinion,I think Sam is funny.

I think Sam is funny.