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English tests
KEY STAGE
2
LEVELS
3–5
Grammar, punctuation
and spelling
Paper 1: ANSWERS
First name
Middle name
Last name
Date of birth
School name
DfE number
Date
Day
Month
Year
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Please do not write on this page.
Instructions
Questions and answers
In this booklet your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation are tested.
There are different types of question for you to answer in different ways.
The space for your answer shows you what type of answer is needed,
including:
• Multiple-choice answers: for some questions you do not need to do any
writing. Tick, draw lines to, or put a circle around your answers. Read the
instructions carefully so that you know how to answer the question.
• Short answers: some questions have a line or box for your answer. This
shows that you need to write a word, phrase or sentence.
Marks
The number under each line at the side of the page tells you the maximum
number of marks for each question.
Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. Work through the
booklet until you are asked to stop.
You will have 45 minutes to answer the questions in this booklet.
1. Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentence below.
John went to the doctor _______ he was feeling ill.
however
because
despite
yet
1 mark
2. Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that it is grammatically
correct.
The window was ________________ by a ball.
Tick one.
broked
broke
broken
breaked
3.
1 mark

Complete the sentences below using either I or me.
I wanted my mum to watch __ME__ in the school play. After we went cycling, Emma and _I___
were very tired. The teacher asked Tim and _ME___ to collect the books.
1 mark
4. lucy is coming here in august to learn english.
a) Circle the three words in the sentence above that should start
with a capital letter.
b) For one of the words you identified above, explain why it needs
a capital letter.
Word chosen ____________________
NAME
PROPER NOUN
NAME OF A LANGUAGE
START OF A SENTENCE
NAME OF A MONTH
2 marks
5. Each of the sentences below is missing a verb.
Draw a line to match each sentence with the correct verb.
One has been done for you.
SENTENCE
VERB
Luke and Bill _____ going to the
is
park tomorrow.
Ben _______ riding his bike.
are
Linda and Lucy ______ been at
has
the park all morning.
Jenny ______ forgotten to do her
have
homework.
1 mark
6.
Tick one box to show where the missing question mark should go.
Jenny looked at her mother and said,
“
What time is dinner
“

1 mark
7. Change the question in the table below into a command.
Write the command in the box.
QUESTION
COMMAND
Could you pass me the
ketchup please?
PASS THE KETCHUP.
1 mark
8. Draw lines to match the sentences/words with their most likely final punctuation.
Use each punctuation mark once.
Sentence
punctuation
Listen to me
!
.
?
Where is my dog
I went to the park with my best friend
1 mark
9. Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
however
but
as
Lucy and I were walking to the park ___BUT_______ it started to rain, _____HOWEVER_______
Lucy had an umbrella with her ________AS___ the same thing had happened only yesterday.
1 mark
10. Linda decided to take her dog on a long and tedious journey by train to Aberdeen.
Put a tick in each row to show whether each underlined word is a noun
or an adjective.
Word from the sentence
Noun
dog


tedious
train
Adjective

1 mark
11. Which pair of pronouns is best to complete the sentence below?
The whole class was learning a new poem however _______ made frequent mistakes and the
teacher kept yelling at _________.
they
them
us
we
her
she
them
I

1 mark
12. Find one word that can complete both sentences below.
Write the word in the box.
The boy was standing
I could not
CLOSE
CLOSE
to his mother.
the door.
1 mark
13. Which sentence uses the correct plural.
Tick one
There were several babys at the playgroup.
The pet shop had a variety of pupies for sale
All the ladies were wearing pink today.

The skys were filled with smoke.
1 mark
14. Which sentence contains two verbs?
Tick one
She put on her coat and ran down the street.

He picked up his books and pencils.
I phoned the TV company for a quote.
1 mark
15. Which of the sentences below uses commas correctly?
Tick one
Last night I had a bad dream, but then my mum, gave me a
cuddle tucked me in and kissed me good night, and made
everything feel much better.
Last night, I had a bad dream but then, my mum gave me a
cuddle tucked me in and kissed me good night and made
everything, feel much better.
Last night, I had a bad dream but then my mum gave me a

cuddle, tucked me in and kissed me good night and made
everything feel much better.
Last night I had a bad dream, but then my mum, gave me a
cuddle, tucked me in and kissed me good night and made
everything feel much better.
1 mark
16. Circle all the adverbs in the sentences below.
Beth was always well behaved in class, she moved slowly and spoke
quietly.
1 mark
17. You are looking over your work and decide to replace the word ‘old’ in
the sentence below.
The castle was old.
Choose another word with a similar meaning and write it in the box.
Aged, elderly, ANCIENT, FROM THE
PAST, LONG-STANDING, LONGFORGOTTEN, DEEP-ROOTED
1 mark
18. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
Tick one
I cleaned the dog oh boy (he stunk) and then dried him and put
him to bed.
I cleaned the dog oh boy he stunk (and then dried) him and put
him to bed.
I cleaned the dog (oh boy he stunk) and then dried him and put
elderly
him to bed.
I cleaned the dog oh boy he stunk and then dried him (and put
him to bed).
1 mark
19. Put a tick in each row to show whether the word is a noun or a verb.
One has been done for you.
Noun

listen
wall


grow
paper
Verb

1 mark
20. Look at the passage below. Change all the verbs from the past tense to the present tense.
One has been done for you.
wakes
My mum’s alarm clock woke me at 6am.
ROLL
GO
I rolled over in my bed and went back to sleep.
SHAKES
Ten minutes later, my mum came in and shook me awake.
SAY
Opening one eye slowly I said, “Surely it’s not time to get up yet?”
2 marks
21. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence below.
The rowdy children were seated at the back of the vast hall.
1 mark
22. Insert three commas in the correct places in the sentence below.
I will need to buy a pair of swim shorts, some goggles, a towel, arm bands and a
waterproof wallet.
1 mark
23. Circle all the nouns in the sentence below.
The ice covered the lake as day became night.
1 mark
24. Which of these two sentences are statements?
Tick
two.
Where is the aquarium?
Fish live underwater.

Stop touching the glass.
How do fish breathe?
Lunch is served in the café.

1 mark
25. Put one letter in each box to show the word class.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
A
B
C
D
Hurriedly, the grey rabbit left the cage.
D
C
B
A
1 mark
26. Tick the words that mean the opposite of:
minimal
Tick
one.
difficult, tough
small, minor
maximum, full

change, alter
1 mark
27. Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.
(was / were)
The children _____________ tired.
(go / goes)
Harvey _____________ to football on Monday nights.
(walk / walks)
My Mum and Dad _____________ the dog during the day.
1 mark
28. Write a different adverb in each space below to help describe what Anthony did.
Anthony ran through the field _________QUICKLY_________ and tiptoed through the
garden ________QUIETLY__________.
1 mark
29. Put a tick in each row to show whether the main clause or the subordinate clause
is in bold.
One has been done for you.
Main
clause
Subordinate
clause
My dad, who is thirty-eight, likes to
read the paper.
The sandwich was delicious because
it had extra onions on it.


Although it was Tuesday, the bins
weren’t collected.
The dog, which was black and white,
chased after the ginger cat.


1 mark
30. Insert the capital letters and full stops in the passage below.
One has been done for you.
T
W
the mouse scuttled quietly through the overgrown field . when the sun
M
finally rose, he knew it was monday morning
1 mark
31. A prefix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a
new word.
For example
unhappy
Put a prefix at the beginning of each word to make it mean the opposite.
_____UN___available
_____DIS___appeared
___IM_____polite
1 mark
32. Insert the missing inverted commas in the sentence below.
“If you head west from Ireland,” said the tour guide, “You’ll eventually
get to America.”
1 mark
33. Which ending would make this word an adverb?
poor
Tick
one.
poorer
poorly

poorness
poorest
1 mark
34. Put a tick to show whether the apostrophe in each sentence is used from omission
or possession.
Apostrophe
for omission
Don’t stare at the sun.


Anwar’s sandwich looks tasty.
Carl’s the quietest boy in class.
Apostrophe
for
possession

1 mark
35. Write a contraction to replace the underlined words in each sentence below.
a) How are the children getting to the theme park?
_______HOW’RE_______ the children getting to the theme park?
b) Oliver could not eat another bite of his dinner.
Oliver _______COULDN’T_______ eat another bite of his dinner.
36.
2 marks
Circle the preposition in the sentence below.
It was after noon that the TV was fixed.
1 mark
37. Put a tick in each row to show whether the underlined part of the sentence is a
phrase or a clause.
Phrase
We have light because of the sun.

The light travels for miles through the
deep dark space.

The big moon reflects the sun’s light at
night-time.

We’ve learnt lots about space this
year.
Clause

2 marks
38. Circle the article in each sentence below.
When the dog ran, it was tired.
They saw an enormous elephant.
Eating a banana can keep you healthy.
1 mark
39. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘launched’ in the sentence below?
Claudia launched the ball.
Tick
one.
caught
threw

held
rolled
1 mark
40. Correct the homophones in this sentence.
ONE
SUN
WAY
PAIR
Won fine day when the son was shining weigh up in the sky, a pear of
HARES
BY
hairs came hopping buy.
2 marks
41. Write an antonym for each of these words.
Word
Antonym
strong
WEAK
first
LAST
day
NIGHT
out
IN
2 marks
42. Make complex sentences from two simple sentences.
One has been done for you:
My brother is not popular with the neighbours. My brother scares the postman away.
My brother, who scares the postman away, is not popular with the neighbours.
The weather in Brussels has been terrible lately. The weather is starting to get worse.
THE WEATHER IN BRUSSELS, WHICH HAS BEEN TERRIBLE LATELY, IS STARTING TO GET
WORSE.
___________________________________________________________________________________
The table is only small. The table cannot support the weight of 25 children.
THE TABLE, WHICH IS SMALL, CANNOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF 25 CHILDREN.
2 marks
43. Circle the prepositions in the following sentences.
I fell asleep during the film!
I found the book behind the sofa.
Jon put his books in his tray.
1 mark