524 prompts matching "Writing: Sentence Building Task — writing a short essay about something"
Upgrade my words: making 'nice' more precise
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me at least eight more precise words to use inste
Simile or metaphor? tell them apart
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between a simile and a metaphor
Idiom match-up: guessing meanings from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me clues about the meaning of common English idiom
Exaggeration station: understanding hyperbole
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with clear examples, then qu
Word pictures: choosing vivid adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing vivid, precise adjectives ins
Strong verbs instead of 'went' and 'got'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise verbs to use
Idiom or literal? spotting the difference
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to tell whether a phrase is being used as
Scanning skill: finding an answer fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to scan a passage quickly to find a specif
Using quotation marks to prove my answer
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to lift a short quotation from a text as e
PEE method: point, evidence, explain
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the Point, Evidence, Explain method for answer
Reading the question before the passage
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why reading the question first can help me rea
Checking my answer matches the mark scheme
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check whether my comprehension answer c
Inference questions: reading between the lines
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to answer inference questions by reading b
Vocabulary-in-context questions: guessing meaning from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar w
Comparing two passages under exam conditions
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to compare two short passages quickly and
Connectives that show cause and effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show cause and effe
Connectives that add more information
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that add information, su
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Repetition as a deliberate cohesive device
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how writers sometimes repeat words on purpose
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct punctuation and placement for usin