Year 1 English Facts and Information: check-up and quiz

Key words. A story is made up. It is not a true report of the real world.

Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.

1. Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.
   Once upon a time, a cat sat on a wall.
2. Decide what it is. It is part of a made-up story. It could not really happen like this.
   story
3. Write the answer.
   Story

Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓

Watch out. A story can have animals in it. Ask: is it true? A story is made up.

Key words. A fact is true, and you can check it.

Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.

1. Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.
   Cats have whiskers.
2. Decide what it is. It tells us something true about the real world. We can check it.
   fact
3. Write the answer.
   Fact

Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓

Watch out. An animal in a sentence does not make it a story. Ask: is it true, and can we check it?

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Where is the title of a text usually found?
2. Find the part of the text. The title is the first thing you see.
   The title is at the top of the page, in bigger writing.
3. Write the answer.
   At the top

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Also correct: at the top of the page.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   What is a sentence under a picture called?
2. Find the part of the text. Captions are whole sentences about the picture.
   A sentence under a picture that tells us more is a caption.
3. Write the answer.
   A caption

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.

Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.

1. Find number 3. Each number is on one part of the picture.
   Number 3
2. Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.
   The number is on the yellow-brown ground at the bottom.
3. Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.
   sand

Check. Check the picture again: number 3 is on the sand. ✓

Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Which season comes after autumn?
2. Find the part of the text. Find autumn in the list. The next season is the one after it.
   The list goes: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
3. Write the answer.
   Winter

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Which months are in summer?
2. Find the part of the text. Find summer in the list, then read the months after it.
   The summer bullet says: June, July and August.
3. Write the answer.
   June, July and August

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   What is step 5?
2. Find the part of the text. Find the number 5 at the start of the step.
   Step 5 says: Cover the seed with soil.
3. Write the answer.
   Cover the seed with soil.

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Which word tells you what to do?
2. Find the part of the text. The command word is the first word of the step.
   The step starts with Water. That is the command word.
3. Write the answer.
   Water

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Think about what each one tells you.

1. Think about the title. The title tells you about the whole text.
   Whole text
2. Think about the headings. Each heading tells you about one part, so you can find the part you need.
   One part
3. Write the answer.
   The title tells you about the whole text. Headings tell you about each part.

Check. Read the title, then the headings, to find the part you need. ✓

Watch out. Use both together.

Key words. A fact is true, and you can check it.

Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.

1. Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.
   A snail has a shell on its back.
2. Decide what it is. It tells us something true about the real world. We can check it.
   fact
3. Write the answer.
   Fact

Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓

Watch out. An animal in a sentence does not make it a story. Ask: is it true, and can we check it?

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Which season comes before spring?
2. Find the part of the text. Find spring in the list. The season before it is the answer.
   The list goes: winter, spring, summer, autumn.
3. Write the answer.
   Winter

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.

Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.

1. Find number 4. Each number is on one part of the picture.
   Number 4
2. Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.
   The number is on the grey shape on the sand.
3. Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.
   rock

Check. Check the picture again: number 4 is on the rock. ✓

Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   What is the title of the hedgehog text?
2. Find the part of the text. The title names the whole text.
   The title at the top is Hedgehogs.
3. Write the answer.
   Hedgehogs

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   Which words start a story?
2. Find the part of the text. These words are used at the start of many stories.
   Stories often start with Once upon a time.
3. Write the answer.
   Once upon a time

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.

Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.

1. Read the question. Look for the key words in it.
   What is one fact about hedgehogs?
2. Find the part of the text. A fact is true, and the text gives it.
   Under What hedgehogs eat: Hedgehogs eat worms, slugs and beetles.
3. Write the answer.
   Hedgehogs eat worms, slugs and beetles.

Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓

Watch out. Also correct: any true fact from the hedgehog text, such as a hedgehog has sharp spines.

Key words. An instruction tells you how to do something, step by step.

Method. Start with the step that happens first. Then put the other steps after it, in order.

1. Find the first step. You put the seed in before you cover it.
   Put one seed in the hole.
2. Put the rest in order. Each step happens after the one before it.
   Put one seed in the hole. → Cover the seed with soil. → Water the soil a little.
3. Write the order.
   B, A, C

Check. Read the steps in your new order out loud. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Check that no step is missing, and that no step is written twice.

Method. A caption is a whole sentence about the picture.

1. Find the crab. The crab is number 5 in the picture.
   Number 5 = crab
2. Say where it is. Tell where the crab is, in one sentence.
   A crab is on the sand.
3. Write the caption. Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
   A crab is on the sand.

Check. The caption starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓

Watch out. Also correct: any true sentence about the crab, such as The crab has two claws.

Method. A caption starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

1. Look at the first letter. It is small, so it needs a capital.
   the
2. Make it a capital. Write the capital T.
   T
3. Add a full stop at the end. The caption is a whole sentence, so it needs a full stop.
   The sun is up.

Check. Read it aloud. It starts with a capital and ends with a dot. ✓

Watch out. Check the start and the end of the sentence.

Key words. An instruction tells you how to do something, step by step.

Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.

1. Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.
   How to make a jam sandwich has steps.
2. Decide what it is. It tells you what to do, step by step. It starts with a word that tells you to do something.
   instruction
3. Write the answer.
   Instruction

Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Instructions tell you what to do. Stories tell you what happened.