Vocabulary task for 11+ writing

Thank you for having a go at last week’s vocabulary challenge for 11+ exam writing! 👊

Here are two new words to help your child learn some more vocabulary for different 11+ exam writing texts. ✍️

One word is shown in the examples and the other is set as the home task challenge.

I have pasted below the picture for the home task.

Also, the link to last week’s task is pasted in the chat below in case you missed it.

Example

Here is an example of how ONE word can be used in four types of 11+ exam writing.

👀 Word

minatory

Meaning

(adjective): expressing or conveying a threat; threatening; having a menacing quality

👉TEXT 1) 11+ story writing about a spooky house surrounded by ‘Keep Out’ notices

She noticed the neglected timber of the house, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds.

👉TEXT 2) 11+ diary entry describing bad weather

Although walking in the park today was lovely, I was haunted by the minatory black clouds.

👉TEXT 3) 11+ persuasive text (formal letter to the Town Council about dog owners not clearing up after their animals)

Dog owners are unlikely to be deterred by the Town Council’s minatory finger-wagging.

👉TEXT 4) 11+ person description text

The significant downturn of his mouth suggested a minatory attitude towards others.

Home Challenge 🧠

Here’s a new word task to try at home.

Give your child about 20+ minutes to do it well.

In the chat below this post, I’ve attached the picture so your child can imagine a scene to use as inspiration for their sentences.

Have fun writing!

Anna 

Home Challenge ✍️

👀 New word = orphic

Definition = mysterious; fascinating; entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding

Step 1: Look at the picture of the strange library (attached in the chat below).

Step 2: Say the word and understand the definition.

Tip: to learn to say a new word, type ‘orphic definition’ into Google. The dictionary definition that appears will have a loudspeaker symbol. Hit this, and the word will be read aloud to you. 🗣

Step 3: Now, use ORPHIC in four different text-type sentences.

Sentence 1: Use it in a story sentence to describe a strange figure entering the library.

Sentence 2: Use it in an informal letter recount sentence to describe to a family member a fascinating picture you have just seen hanging on the wall in the strange library.

Sentence 3: Use it in a discursive text sentence to describe the benefits for children of reading books.

Sentence 4: Use it in a picture description sentence to describe the tree in the old library.