KS2 English Name: ............................................................................................................. Date: .............................................. BBC 2010 © bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers Teachers Statements game When writing stories and poems, authors and poets use similes and metaphors to describe things. Adverts are less factual than other non-fiction materials. Non-fiction (factual) writing includes newspaper articles and reference books. Fiction isn’t real – it’s made up – and includes stories, poetry and play scripts. Non-fiction is factual but some of it is biased as the writer may skew the information included. A metaphor is a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were a something else. You can rely 100% on the information you find on any website. 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. When reading non-fiction, you can scan through the headings and pictures to find what you need quickly. Information in a well-known en- cyclopaedia is more likely to be correct than something you’ve found on someone’s home- made website. 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. Read these statements and circle whether you think they are TRUE or FALSE. TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE TRUE / FALSE Write some more statements which are TRUE about the following text types: WEBSITE NON- FICTION POETRY NEWSPAPER ADVERTS FICTION

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Statements game

When writing stories and poems,authors and poets use similesand metaphors to describethings.

Adverts are less factual thanother non-fiction materials.

Non-fiction (factual) writing in-cludes newspaper articles andreference books.

Fiction isn’t real – it’s made up –and includes stories, poetry andplay scripts.

Non-fiction is factual but some ofit is biased as the writer mayskew the information included.

A metaphor is a word or a phraseused to describe something as ifit were a something else.

You can rely 100% on the infor-mation you find on any website.

Adverts, brochures, leaflets andposters do not present a bal-anced view. As they want to sellyou something, they only tell yougood things, and often exaggerate.

When reading non-fiction, youcan scan through the headingsand pictures to find what youneed quickly.

Information in a well-known en-cyclopaedia is more likely to becorrect than something you’vefound on someone’s home-made website.

It is wise to compare severaldifferent newspaper articles ifyou want a balanced view ofevents, as events can beskewed by the writer’s bias.

A simile is a word or a phraseused to describe something as ifit were a something else.

Read these statements and circlewhether you think they areTRUE or FALSE.

TRUE / FALSE