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