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KS2 English

Statements game Name: ............................................................................................................. Read these statements and circle whether you think they are TRUE or FALSE.

When writing stories and poems, Adverts are less factual than authors and poets use similes other non-fiction materials. and metaphors to describe things.

TRUE / FALSE

Write some more statements which are TRUE about the following text types: FICTION

POETRY ADVERTS WEBSITE

TRUE / FALSE You can rely 100% on the information you find on any website.

TRUE / FALSE Information in a well-known encyclopaedia is more likely to be correct than something you’ve found on someone’s homemade website. TRUE / FALSE

Teachers

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Non-fiction (factual) writing includes newspaper articles and reference books.

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Fiction isn’t real – it’s made up – Non-fiction is factual but some of A metaphor is a word or a phrase and includes stories, poetry and it is biased as the writer may used to describe something as if play scripts. skew the information included. it were a something else.

NONFICTION NEWSPAPER

Date: ..............................................

TRUE / FALSE

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Adverts, brochures, leaflets and posters do not present a balanced view. As they want to sell you something, they only tell you good things, and often exaggerate. TRUE / FALSE

When reading non-fiction, you can scan through the headings and pictures to find what you need quickly.

It is wise to compare several different newspaper articles if you want a balanced view of events, as events can be skewed by the writer’s bias.

A simile is a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were a something else.

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