Y8 Crossword

2. Research suggests that reading for 10 minutes a day is a great way to boost your mood." Name the persuasive technique.
5. Punctuation mark that comes after the dependent clause to separate it from the main clause. (5)
6. Brackets help to clarify__________(7)
9. What reading skill can be described as "reading between the lines."(9)
11. "Contentedly" is what kind of word? (6)
13. "Hope is a thing with feathers" is an example of what? (8)
15. "The curious cat followed Mr Alexis to the supermarket." What kind of word is "curious"?(9)
18. Using a thesaurus will help improve your__________. (10)
19. Roald Dahl was born in this country. (5)
20. Another word for kind. (8)

1. A synonym for enthusiastic. (7)
3. "Bob is as mad as a hatter." Name the figurative technique. (6)
4. The students startled, surprised, and shocked their teacher this week. Name the descriptive technique. (12)
7. Doing this activity is an example of_____________? (Clue: we celebrated this last week) (8)
8. When you are determined to do something, it means that you ___________________(5,4,2)
10. What type of writing expresses feelings in a compressed arrangement of words? (6)
12. Complete this quote, "Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the _______" (4)
14. "Shiver", "consider", "tremble", "wonder", "think", "enjoy" are what kind of words. (5)
16. The language choices we use can help to make the text more____________________(8)
17. If you do something thoughtfully, it means you do it__________(9)