Transcript L1-2 Christmas Literacy Quiz

Christmas literacy quiz
December 2011. Kindly contributed by Carrie Bray. Search
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Covers many aspects of Level 1 and Level 2 Literacy
and Functional English including spelling, parts of
speech, and punctuation.
Christmas Literacy Quiz
• Yule enjoy this!
Homophones
• The word Yule was wrong on the
introduction slide.
• What is the correct spelling in this
context?
Punctuation
• Copy out this sentence with correct
punctuation:
santa didnt leave me any presents
wailed jimmy.
Adverbs
• Identify the adverb in this sentence:
Rudolph flew through the night as
quickly as he could.
Apostrophes
• Where has an apostrophe been
misused?
A) Rudolph’s nose shone so bright.
B) The elve’s worked hard to meet
their deadline.
C) It’s Christmas!
Purpose Of Text
• What kind of text is this?
Christmas is celebrated in many
different countries around the
world. Each country has
different traditions. Mince pies
and Christmas pudding are not
common outside the UK.
Spelling
• Spot the deliberate mistake:
At this time of year acommodation is
very expensive. Hotels often double
their rates.
Sentences
• What is the subject in this
sentence?
The elves decided to go on strike
two days before Christmas.
Capital letters
• Where should the capital
letters be?
every year father christmas has
to enlist the help of hundreds of
helpers. he recruits them by
putting an advert in the chronicle
and echo.
Sentences
• Identify the verbs in this sentence:
The demands made on parents to
buy the latest toys increases as
advertising becomes more
aggressive.
Spelling
• Find the deliberate mistake:
Father Christmas likes to relax in the
Carribean after a busy December.