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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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

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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)

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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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