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Under the column headings, name as many different
and non-fiction that you can think of .
genres of fiction
(3 marks)
Non-fiction
What is the purpose of the blurb on the back of a book? (1 mark)
ln which genre of non-fiction are you most likely to find
the following?
o contents page. indexo glossaryo illustrations, pictures, tables, graphs and diagrams
(1 mark)
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4 Reading Fiction and non-fiction texts
Look at the front covers of these books.
appropriate genre.
Draw a line to match them up to the
(4 marks)
Comedy
Science-fiction
Mystery
lnformation text
. lf the front cover doesn't give-'o** you a clue about the genre1'--*'Jj of the book, the blurb should
rOl Provide enough informationr€i to tell you what it is.
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A GALACTICJOURNEY
THE ADVENTURESOF MY BIG RED
SPOTIED PANTS'
Reading Fiction and non-fiction texts
READING
Fiction and non-fiction textspages tl-S
1 Answers will vary.
Fiction - horror, romance, mystery, comedy,
adventure, science-fiction, fantasyNon-fiction - explanation, information,
instruction, persuasive, autobiography,biography, recount(3 marks; 2 marks tor M;1 mark for 2-3)
2 Io give you a brief summary of the book orto tell you what it is about. (1 mark)
3 lnformation or explanation texts. (1 mark)4 A Galactic Journey - Science-fiction
Cargo Ships of the World - lnformation textThe Adventures of My Big Red SpottedPants! - ComedyDetective Doogle and the Mystery Mansion
- Mystery (4 marks)
lmagery and figuralive languagepages 6-9Figurative language1 a. onomatopoeia b. assonance
c. simile d. personification
e. metaphor f. alliteration (6 marks)Similes1 Answers willvary. Appropriate similes to
describe each subject. (4 marks)Metaphors1 Our last day in Year 6 was a rollercoaster of
emotions. [l (1 mark)2 a. My heart was a carpenter's busy
hammer, (1 mark)b. The snow on the hills was a white, fluffy
blanket. (1 mark)c. My tears were rushing rivers flooding
down my cheeks (1 mark)d. My best friend Ajamil is a walking
dictionary.
Personification(1 mark)
1 Soon the two friends entered a clearingwhere the gnarled and twisted fleshless
fingers of hunched trees brushed the forest
floor in the wind. They couldn't afford to beafraid and there appeared to be a cavefurther along where they might take refuge.
A sudden gust of wind attacked them from
behind so they didn't stop to reconsider.
Cautiously, the children entered the yawning
cave which soon consumed them...(4 marks)
2 Accept appropriate answers where themountain is given'human qualities'. For
example: The mountain was a sleeping giantlying on his back.
Onomatopoeia1 a. The horses clattered across
the cobbles. (1 mark)b. The bees were buzzing around the
flowers. (1 mark)c. Click! Dad switched the fairy
lights on. (1 mark)d. The drink fizzed over the top of
my glass. (1 mark)e. The rain bubbled in the gutters. (1 mark)f. We could hear the leaves rustling
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)(1 mark)(1 mark)(1 mark)(1 mark)(1 mark)
rn the wind.
2 Answers will vary. Examples:
a. water: splashb. wind: whooshc. cow: mood. cat: purre. horn: beept. clock: tick-tock
Alliteration1 a. The turties slithered across the soft sand
towards the sea (1 mark)b. I dangled dangerously from the death-
defying cliff edge (1 mark)c. He held the bloodied blade above the
beast's bedraggled body. (1 mark)d. Katie cooked cupcakes in her cosy
kitchen. (1 mark)2 Answers wrll vary. Examples (which show
more than one example):
a. lion The lazy lion lounged in
its lair (1 mark)b. granny My grumpy granny grumbled
about the gravy. (1 mark)c. prince Peter the perfect prince
posted his parcel. (1 mark)d. wind The wild wind whistled from
the west (1 mark)
Assonance1 Creeping three at a time
The creatures seek shelterFrom the whistling wind.
Under the bright night sky,
They hide inside and cry,Praying for day.
(2 marks for assonance identified in5-6 lines; 1 mark for 3-4 lines)
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