Year 5 English Writing stories and poems: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Think about the purpose.

1. Think. The purpose is to entertain.
   entertain
2. Choose. A story.
   a story
3. Write the answer.
   a story

Check. A story. ✓

Method. Think about the speed and care.

1. Compare. Crept shows slow, careful movement.
   slow
2. Choose. Crept.
   crept
3. Write the answer.
   crept

Check. Crept. ✓

Method. Look for a noise.

1. Find it. The door swung open with a groan.
   groan
2. Write it. Groan.
   groan
3. Write the answer.
   groan

Check. Groan. ✓

Method. Think about what the words make you feel.

1. Look at the words. Locked, whispered and out of step build tension.
   tension
2. Name. Mysterious.
   mysterious
3. Write the answer.
   mysterious or tense

Check. Mysterious. ✓

Method. A shout takes an exclamation mark inside the inverted commas.

1. Find the words. Get down is a shout.
   shout
2. Punctuate. Exclamation mark inside the inverted commas.
   "Get down!" shouted Mum.
3. Write the answer.
   "Get down!" shouted Mum.

Check. "Get down!" shouted Mum. ✓

Method. Which line changes what happens?

1. Compare. Good morning is a greeting.
   greeting
2. Choose. A slammed door changes the situation.
   slammed
3. Write the answer.
   The door slammed shut

Check. The door slammed shut. ✓

Method. Look for as.

1. Find the link. As links the two things.
   as
2. Name. A simile.
   simile
3. Write the answer.
   bright as a spoon on a tin

Check. A simile. ✓

Method. Think about order words.

1. Compare. Then shows order; purple is a colour.
   order
2. Choose. Then.
   then
3. Write the answer.
   then

Check. Then. ✓

Method. Think about what a listener hears.

1. Think. A listener hears the rhythm and the meaning.
   listener
2. Explain. Reading aloud shows what needs changing.
   changing
3. Write the answer.
   to check that it sounds clear and works for a listener

Check. To check it sounds clear. ✓

Method. Use exclamation and a verb that shows the feeling.

1. Choose the feeling. Excited: a shout and a jump.
   shout
2. Write it. "We did it!" shouted Ella, jumping up.
   We did it!
3. Write the answer.
   "We did it!" shouted Ella, jumping up.

Check. Excitement shown. ✓

Method. Look at who will read it.

1. Find the reader. The reader is Year 3 children.
   Year 3
2. Name. Year 3 children.
   Year 3 children
3. Write the answer.
   Year 3 children

Check. Year 3 children. ✓

Method. Think about why the poem is written.

1. Think. The poem is written to describe.
   describe
2. Name. To describe the storm.
   describe
3. Write the answer.
   to describe or to create a picture

Check. To describe. ✓

Method. Think about how sure.

1. Compare. Might shows possibility.
   possibility
2. Choose. Might.
   might
3. Write the answer.
   might

Check. Might. ✓

Method. Choose a sense other than sight.

1. Choose the sense. Sound or smell.
   sound
2. Write. The sound of waves on the shore.
   waves
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any sense other than sight, such as the sound of waves or the smell of salt

Check. A sensory detail. ✓

Method. A question takes a question mark inside.

1. Find the words. Are you ready is a question.
   question
2. Punctuate. Question mark inside the inverted commas.
   "Are you ready?" asked Mia.
3. Write the answer.
   "Are you ready?" asked Mia.

Check. "Are you ready?" asked Mia. ✓

Method. Compare the sea with something.

1. Choose. The sea and glass.
   glass
2. Write. The sea is like a sheet of glass.
   like a sheet
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any simile, such as The sea is like a sheet of glass.

Check. A simile about the sea. ✓

Method. Think about order.

1. Read. The park comes after lunch.
   after
2. Choose. Then.
   Then
3. Write the answer.
   Then

Check. Then. ✓

Method. Think about what a reader learns from speech.

1. Think. Words show a character's feelings.
   feelings
2. Explain. A nervous character may hesitate.
   hesitate
3. Write the answer.
   the words a character chooses show what they think or feel

Check. The words show character. ✓

Method. Choose a repeated line, then add a comparison.

1. Repeat. Rain, rain starts two lines.
   rain, rain
2. Simile. Rain like a drum is a simile.
   like a drum
3. Write the answer.
   Rain, rain, on the tin roof, / rain like a drum all night, / rain, rain, on the window, / soft as a sleeping light.

Check. The poem has a repeat and a simile. ✓

Method. Replace a plain word with a precise one.

1. Choose the verb. Bolted is more precise than went.
   bolted
2. Add the detail. Across the lawn tells where.
   across the lawn
3. Write the answer.
   The dog bolted across the lawn.

Check. The edit is more vivid. ✓