Level A 1. True or false? Good writers do not need to plan. 2. When thinking about ideas to include in a piece of writing, you need to... A) work out your spellings first B) correct your spelling as you go C) check your spellings after you have finished writing 3. True or false? Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writing (your purpose). 4. True or false? Before you start writing, you need to decide who is going to read your writing. 5. True or false? You can use the same style of writing for anything. 6. True or false? Good writers get it right first time. 7. When you plan writing, the most important thing to think about is: A) correct punctuation B) correct spelling C) what you want to say 8. When writing, you always need to work out a written plan.
9. When you look over the first draft of your writing, the most important question is... A) does it look nice? B) does it say what I want it to say? C) are the words spelt correctly? 10. When planning your writing, how should you decide what words to use? A) choose words that convey what you want to say B) choose words that you can spell C) use as many big words as possible
Level B 1. True or false? You don't need to think about how to plan your writing. 2. True or false? When beginning a new piece of writing, it is best to start with the first idea that comes into your head. 3. What is the first stage in writing? A) planning B) drafting C) editing D) proof-reading 4. What do you need to think about when planning a piece of writing? A) why you are writing B) who you are writing to C) how you are going to plan D) all of these 5. What is not a way to plan writing? A) write a list of ideas or points B) draw a picture C) write your ideas on sticky notes D) just start writing 6. What do you do after you plan your writing? A) make changes to your plan B) write a draft C) work out spellings
7. What do you do after drafting a new piece of writing? A) check for spellings B) edit the draft C) check for punctuation D) change the plan 8. How many drafts should you write? A) one draft is fine B) two drafts C) it depends on the purpose of your writing and who is going to read it D) more than two drafts 9. What do you do after editing your writing? A) go back to the plan B) write another draft C) proof-read your writing 10. What do you do when you edit your writing? A) Check the spellings B) Check the grammar C) Check and make changes to the punctuation D) Check and make changes to the content, style, layout and order of points in your writing.
Level C 1. What is involved in proof-reading? A) checking punctuation B) checking spellings C) checking grammar D) all of these 2. True or false? Planning is something to do on your own. 3. True or false? Writing is something you always need to do on your own. 4. When you plan writing using sticky notes... A) write down all your points on one sticky note B) it doesn't matter how you write down your points C) write down each point on a different sticky note 5. True or false? When using a mind map to plan your writing, write your topic on the middle bubble, and then put each idea or point in an outer bubble. 6. When planning, it is best to write in sentences. 7. What do you do after writing a list of ideas to include in your writing? A) Start writing your first draft B) Order your points C) Add to the list of ideas.
8. True or false? You can start thinking about paragraphs at the planning stage. 9. True or false? You can plan your writing at the same time as actually doing the writing. 10. Planning your writing helps you to... A) come up with new ideas B) check your spelling C) improve your punctuation
Answers Level A 1. True or false? Good writers do not need to plan. The correct answer is: B. False. We can all become good writers by learning how to plan. 2. When thinking about ideas to include in a piece of writing, you need to... The correct answer is: C. When planning writing, it is very important to get your ideas down first, before thinking about spelling. 3. True or false? Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writing (your purpose). The correct answer is: A. True. Every time you write, you need to think about your purpose. 4. True or false? Before you start writing, you need to decide who is going to read your writing. The correct answer is: A. True. Every time you write, you need to take account of who will read your writing. 5. True or false? You can use the same style of writing for anything. The correct answer is: B. False. If you are writing different types of texts, you will need to use different writing styles. 6. True or false? Good writers get it right first time. The correct answer is: B. False. All writers need to re-write, depending on what they are writing and how important it is to them.
7. When you plan writing, the most important thing to think about is... The correct answer is: C. When planning, you first need to check that you have included the most important points in your writing. 8. When writing, you always need to work out a written plan. The correct answer is: B. If you are writing a text or a shopping list, you could plan your writing in your head. 9. When you look over the first draft of your writing, the most important question is... The correct answer is: B. When writing your first draft, the content is the most important thing to think about does it say what you wanted? 10. When planning your writing, how should you decide what words to use? The correct answer is: A. When choosing vocabulary, you first need to think about the words you can use to get your point across.
Level B 1. True or false? You don't need to think about how to plan your writing. The correct answer is: B. False. It is useful to find out about different ways of planning and to choose the method that is best for you. 2. True or false? When beginning a new piece of writing, it is best to start with the first idea that comes into your head. The correct answer is: B. False. It is best to jot down all your ideas in a plan before you start writing. 3. What is the first stage in writing? The correct answer is: A. Planning is the first stage in writing, whether you are planning in your head or in writing. 4. What do you need to think about when planning a piece of writing? The correct answer is: D. When planning a new piece of writing, you need to think about why you are writing and who will be reading it. You also need to think about how you are going to plan. 5. What is not a way to plan writing? The correct answer is: D. If you plan rather than just start writing, you can decide how to organise your ideas and put them in the order that makes sense for you. 6. What do you do after you plan your writing? The correct answer is: B. After planning a new piece of writing, the next stage is to write a draft.
7. What do you do after drafting a new piece of writing? The correct answer is: B. To edit the draft means to check what you have written and make changes. 8. How many drafts should you write? The correct answer is: C. There is no fixed rule about the number of times you draft and edit your writing. It depends on how important the writing is, i.e. the purpose of your writing and who is going to read it. 9. What do you do after editing your writing? The correct answer is: C. After editing, the next stage in writing is to proof-read your text. 10. What do you do when you edit your writing? The correct answer is: D. When you edit your writing, you are checking that the writing makes sense and that it works for what you want and for who is going to read it.
Level C 1. What is involved in proof-reading? The correct answer is: D. Rather than try to do all of these tasks at the same time, it is best to re-read your writing each time and check separately for grammar, spelling and punctuation. 2. True or false? Planning is something to do on your own. The correct answer is: B. False. You may plan on your own, but equally, it can be useful to plan writing with others. 3. True or false? Writing is something you always need to do on your own. The correct answer is: B. False. Whilst we mostly tend to think of writing as a solitary activity, writing with one or more people can be very useful as you can pool everyone's ideas. This is called collaborative writing. 4. When you plan writing using sticky notes: The correct answer is: C. You write down each point on a different sticky note so you can then arrange the points in any way that you want. 5. True or false? When using a mind map to plan your writing, write your topic on the middle bubble, and then put each idea or point in an outer bubble. The correct answer is: A. True. Creating a mind map with your main idea at the centre and other ideas coming off this, is a good way to plan your writing. 6. When planning, it is best to write in sentences. The correct answer is: B. False. You need to finish planning before expanding your ideas into sentences.
7. What do you do after writing a list of ideas to include in your writing? The correct answer is: B. After listing the points you want to include, you need to then put your points in order. 8. True or false? You can start thinking about paragraphs at the planning stage. The correct answer is: A. True. If you list and order your main points when planning, these points can then be expanded into paragraphs. 9. True or false? You can plan your writing at the same time as actually doing the writing. The correct answer is: B. False. Planning what to write is when you think about your subject before you start writing. 10. Planning your writing helps you to... The correct answer is: A. The idea of planning writing is to think about what you want to say. It is usually better to think about spelling and punctuation when you have finished writing.