Primary 4 English Studies Flashcards: Listening and Speaking: Descriptive and Narrative Composition on various topics

Question 1

A composition that tells events in the order they happened is a ________ composition.

Accepted Answer

narrative

Question 2

A composition that creates a clear picture of a person, place, or thing is a ________ composition.

Accepted Answer

descriptive

Question 3

The part of a narrative that introduces the setting and characters is the ________.

Accepted Answer

beginning

Question 4

The part of a narrative where the main events develop is the ________.

Accepted Answer

middle

Question 5

The part that shows how a narrative finishes is the ________.

Accepted Answer

ending

Question 6

In the description 'The mango was sweet, juicy and yellow,' the words appeal mainly to sight and ________.

Accepted Answer

taste

Question 7

Which detail best describes sound: 'the bell clanged', 'the wall was blue', 'the soup was salty', or 'the cloth was rough'?

Accepted Answer

the bell clanged

Question 8

Which detail best describes texture: 'smooth as glass', 'bright as noon', 'loud as thunder', or 'sweet as honey'?

Accepted Answer

smooth as glass

Question 9

The people or animals who take part in a story are its ________.

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 10

The place and time in which a story happens form its ________.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 11

The ordered events in a story form its ________.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 12

The sequence word that should begin the first event is ________.

Accepted Answer

First

Question 13

Complete the sequence: 'First we arrived; ________, we bought tickets; finally, we entered.'

Accepted Answer

Question 14

Which opening is best for an oral narrative: 'Last Saturday, my family visited the zoo', 'The zoo is large', 'Thank you', or 'Dear Sir'?

Accepted Answer

Last Saturday, my family visited the zoo

Question 15

Which sentence is descriptive: 'The narrow road was dusty and quiet', 'We went home', 'First, I woke up', or 'The match ended'?

Accepted Answer

The narrow road was dusty and quiet

Question 16

An oral composition should be spoken clearly enough for the ________ to follow.

Accepted Answer

audience

Question 17

Pausing briefly between main ideas makes an oral composition easier to ________.

Accepted Answer

understand

Question 18

The main reason for arranging events in order is to make the narrative ________.

Accepted Answer

clear

Question 19

All of these improve oral narration except speaking clearly, using sequence words, keeping events in order, or mumbling rapidly.

Accepted Answer

mumbling rapidly

Question 20

Before presenting an oral composition, a speaker should first ________ the main ideas.

Accepted Answer

plan

Strong work.