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English KS2 En2 3a,b,c,f,g, 4d, 5b
NLS Y5T3T12,13&15,Y6T2T16
Much of this activity is about inferential comprehension, so children might disagree with the answers. Try discussing other possible answers. Use the questions at the bottom of this page as the basis of extension work.

Persuasive Writing I: comprehension
Test your skills of comprehension in this interactive quiz.
This comprehension is based on Persuasive Writing I -
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1. How would you best describe the writer's emotions in the first paragraph?
2. What effect is intended when the writer uses the phrase 'so-called restaurant'?
3. Where is the restaurant supposed to be built?
4. Who described The Drive as 'one of the most desirable roads in Hanley'?
5. Mr James is afraid of many things. What do you think his greatest fear is?
6. What paragraph in the letter best illustrates that Mr James is extremely narrow-minded about other people?
7. What is the writer's intent when he says his road will become a car park and his garden as a bin?
8. What phrase best describes Mr James's personality?
9. Why does Mr James mention that The Drive is an unspoilt area?
10. Why does Mr James state that he's an upstanding citizen?
When you finish, try to think about the following things:
Is Mr James likely to persuade anyone that the restaurant should not be built?
How could his letter be improved?
Does he support his argument with facts?

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