Revision for the Writing Test
Watch and listen carefully.
Writing Test
• You will do two
writing tests and a
spelling test and all
these added together
will make your writing
score which is out of
50 marks. Don’t lose
marks by forgetting
the following:
VCOP
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Vocabulary
Connectives
Openers
Punctuation
Vocabulary
• Don’t use boring
words! Don’t
write said or nice
or big but
bellowed or
exquisite or
gigantic!
Connectives
• To be a level 4
remember to use a
range of connectives
eg however,
subsequently, as a
result, therefore,
furthermore, thus
consequently, lastly,
finally or eventually.
Openers
• Start all sentences with
a different word so it
is not then, then and
then or I, I and I!
• Think about your
sentences before you
write!
Punctuation
• Show the marker you can
use:
• full stops .
• commas ,
• apostrophe Jim’s coat I’m
• speech marks, “Hello”
• exclamation marks !
• question marks ?
• ellipses …
Level 5
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Can you also use
Dash
Hyphen
Colon
Semi colon
Brackets
If you can… you
should!
Paragraphs
• Organise your work
into paragraphs and
can you link the flow
of your text so it all
makes sense and
follows on in a
chronological and
logical manner.
Get marks
• Up to 20 marks are for
making it lively,
interesting and
imaginative.
• 12 marks for sentence
structure and
punctuation.
• 8 marks for
organisation.
Spelling and handwriting
• Then spelling is worth
up to 7 marks so listen
carefully and try hard.
• Handwriting is worth
3 marks.
• Try to ensure people
can read it clearly.
Types of writing
• There are lots of
different types of
writing and you have
to do 2. One will be
fiction and one will be
non fiction.
Recount
• A recount tells you
about something that
has happened in the
past. It may include
personal opinions or
comments. Eg letters,
diaries, newspaper
articles and news
reports.
Instructions
• Instructions tell you
how to do something
in a step by step way
with imperative verbs
and clear instructions.
Eg instructions for a
board game, building
models, recipes,
directions, how to
repair something.
Non-chronological report
• Non-chronological
reports give facts
about a subject eg
encyclopedias,
information books,
posters, leaflets and
travel guides.
Explanation
• Explanations tell the
reader how or why
things happen or how
and why something
works eg leaflets,
posters, manuals,
letters, diagrams and
information books.
Persuasion
• Persuasive writing will
try to influence the
way someone thinks
about a person or
subject eg advertising
posters, articles,
leaflets and SPAM
email.
Balanced argument/discussion
• Both viewpoints are
given and the readers
are left to make up
their own mind eg
newpaper articles,
newspaper letter
pages, magazines,
information leaflets
and posters.
Story
• Introduce characters
and setting.
• Build up to the
characters doing
something.
• Problem
• Resolution
• Ending
CHECK YOUR WORK
• Leave some time to
read your work to
yourself and you will
probably see any
mistakes you need to
change. Remind
yourself of the VCOP
things you haven’t
used yet!
Well done
• If you can work at a
steady pace and think
about your writing in
the planning time and
before you write you
should do really well!