Loveday Writing

What seven items would you want to have if you were the last person on Earth?** 1. One set of clothes (undies, bra, socks, pants, shirt, jumper)* 2. A blanket 3. A pillow 4. Panadol 5. A (big) bottle of water 6. A stove 7. Food (of some sort)   *For the sake of this exercise, I’m counting this as

What’s your favourite tinned food?** At the moment, my favourite tinned food is Heinz Big N Chunky Beef Bolognese soup. It’s simple to cook, tasty and I eat it everyday for lunch at work.   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

List six bizarre excuses for not doing your homework** 1. I was sucked into a vortex 2. I was too busy travelling through time 3. My homework magically disappeared 4. My homework decided to escape/run away 5. My pens and paper kept magically transforming into food 6. I had a fight with my textbook   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything

Write three differences between carpet and ice-cream** 1. Ice-cream is edible, carpet is not 2. Carpet is furry, ice-cream is not 3. Ice-cream has to be kept in the freezer, carpet does not   **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.

List ten things that go up and down** 1. Ball 2. Lift/Elevator 3. Pogo Stick 4. Kangaroos 5. Planes (when they take off and eventually land) 6. Birds (when they take off and eventually land) 7. Flies, bees and other flying insects (when they take off and eventually land) 8. Springs 9. Cherry Picker/Scissor Lift 10. Rollercoaster   **Reference: Marsden,

Suggest six ways to get a ping-pong ball out of a (vertical) drain.** 1. Use a vacuum cleaner to suck it out of the drain 2. Put your hand down the drain and get it out 3. Scoop it out with a soup ladle 4. Use Drano (it will get it out of the drain but it will also end

What’s your favourite kitchen appliance and why?** The stove. The fact that a stove would be my favourite kitchen appliance is obvious to me, but I’ll explain per the request of the topic. The stove is my favourite kitchen appliance as I can cook/bake anything with it and provides me with hot meals. The kettle would come in second as

You’re alone, on a deserted beach. You turn away for a moment. When you turn back your towel has gone. Give four possible explanations for this** 1. A gust of wind blew it away 2. The ocean, or the tide swept it away 3. An animal has taken it (I suppose then the beach wouldn’t really be deserted if there

What I like and dislike about TV** Like: 1. Provides a constant variety of programmes 2. Its ability to have a DVD player or video game console plugged in 3. Provides entertainment 4. Provides information (especially when watching the news)   Dislike: 1. There are repeats constantly broadcast 2. There’s constantly reality shows on and they are the same every

Write ten ways you could amuse yourself if the TV broke down** 1. Use the internet* 2. Watch TV shows/DVDs on my laptop* 3. Play my Nintendo DS* 4. Text my friends and family* 5. Read a book or magazine 6. Go for a walk 7. Play cards and/or board games 8. Go to the gym 9. Paint something/arts and