Download Paper 1: short answer questions

Paper 1: short answer questions
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this task.
Levels
3–5
Your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation will be tested in
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You will be given 45 minutes to complete this task.
1 Add a suffix to this word to make an adjective.
danger________________
1 mark
2 Write two adjectives to complete the sentence below.
The ________________ prince fell in love with the ________________ girl.
1 mark
3 Find one word that can complete both sentences below.
Write the word in the box.
I decided to ________________ breakfast because I was late.
We took it in turns to ________________ using the rope.
1 mark
4 Circle the connective or connective phrase in the sentence below.
Even though the children had worked hard for their test, the teachers
were still nervous!
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1 mark
5 Which sentence uses the correct plural?
Tick one.
The donkey were grazing in the field.
The tomatoes were ripening on the plant.
The lady were all waiting in a queue.
The teacher had their staff meeting on a Tuesday.
1 mark
6 Which two of these sentences are statements?
Tick two.
When can I eat my lunch?
Good gracious me!
How many days until my birthday?
My phone is the latest model.
Today is my birthday.
1 mark
7 Complete the sentence below with a contraction that makes sense.
________________ be sad if you lose your favourite toy.
1 mark
8 Put a circle around the words that should have a capital letter at the start.
it would be nice to visit manchester in june because it will be warm.
1 mark
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9 Look at the passage below. Change all the verbs from the present tense
to the past tense.
I am walking to the swimming pool so that I am early.
Maria is revising for her exams.
The children are running in the playground.
2 marks
10 You are looking over your work and decide to replace the word ‘boring’ in the
sentence below.
It is boring when you have nothing to do.
Choose another word with a similar meaning and write it in the box.
1 mark
11 Write a question beginning with the words below.
How often
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1 mark
12 peter, who lived in america, was the father of jake
a) Circle the three words in the sentence above that should start with
a capital letter.
b) For one of the words you have identified, explain why it would need
a capital letter.
Word chosen ________________
2 marks
13 Which pair of pronouns is best to complete the sentence below?
________________ peered over and saw ________________ dancing beautifully.
Tick one.
She
they
Her
He
They
her
Them
her
1 mark
14 Insert three commas in the correct places in the sentence below.
For the recipe I needed butter lemon juice sugar plain
flour and sultanas.
1 mark
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15 Which word is closest in meaning to ‘fled’ in the sentence below?
The robbers fled the scene of the burglary.
Tick one.
escaped
walked
remained
destroyed
1 mark
16 Tick one word to complete the sentence below so that it is grammatically correct.
The plane was ________________ by the pilot.
Tick one.
flied
flown
flew
flewed
1 mark
17 Draw lines to match each sentence with the most likely final punctuation.
Sentence
Punctuation
The Olympics happen every 4 years
!
Be careful
?
What is happening
.
1 mark
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18 Complete the sentences below using either I or me.
It was time for ________________ to walk home.
________________ had to make up my mind about what to do.
Megan and ________________ performed in the pantomime.
1 mark
19 Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly?
Tick one.
“It is nearly time for dinner, called Mark’s mum, so you
need to wash your hands.”
“It is nearly time for dinner”, called Mark’s mum, so you
need to wash your hands.
“It is nearly time for dinner,” called Mark’s mum, “so you
need to wash your hands.”
“It is nearly time for dinner, called Mark’s mum, “so you
need to wash your hands.”
1 mark
20 Put one letter in each box to show the word class.
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
A
B
C
D
The ugly dog ferociously bit the man’s leg.
1 mark
21 Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentence below.
In the summer it often rains ________________ it can be better to go abroad for
your holidays!
although
so
yet
because
1 mark
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22 Change the command in the table below into a question.
Write the question in the box.
Command
Question
Help me finish my homework.
1 mark
23 Put a tick in each row to show whether the word is an adverb or a verb.
One had been done for you.
Adverb
kindly
Verb
✓
skipped
was
silently
1 mark
24 Tick the words that mean the opposite of: calm.
Tick one.
bland, mild
anger, cross
excited, wild
serene, tranquil
1 mark
25 Underline the subordinate clause in each sentence below.
Despite being tired, the athlete ran a victory lap!
The lady, who had a broken toe, hobbled to work.
The boy was late for school because he had overslept.
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1 mark
26 Each of the sentences below is missing a verb.
Draw a line to match each sentence with the correct verb.
Sentence
Verb
The children _________ washed their
hands carefully.
Jamie __________ working
hard at school.
Birds __________ flying
south for the winter.
is
had
are
1 mark
27 Which of the sentences below uses exclamation marks correctly?
Tick one.
“Help, I’ve been robbed!” Marion yelled.
“Help, I’ve been robbed!” Marion yelled!
“Help! I’ve been robbed?” Marion yelled.
“Help, I’ve been robbed.” Marion yelled!
1 mark
28 Circle all the nouns in the sentence below.
The noisy geese flocked around the car.
1 mark
29 A prefix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make
a new word.
For example
unintelligent
Put a prefix at the beginning of each word to make it mean the opposite.
________________practical
________________comfortable
________________capable
1 mark
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30 Write the correct singular or plural form in each space below.
One has been done for you.
frogs
one frog, five ________________
one patio, two ________________
one elf, four ________________
one mouse, six ________________
1 mark
31 Circle the two verbs in the sentence below.
The kind boy helped the old lady to walk across the road.
1 mark
32 I ran to the front of the queue because I was excited but my brother said he had
never seen anything so dull.
Put a tick in each row to show whether each underlined word is a noun or an
adjective.
Word from the sentence
Noun
Adjective
queue
brother
dull
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1 mark
33 Which of these should be written as two separate sentences?
Tick one.
Rugby is a contact sport and golf is a non-contact sport.
The trees are losing their leaves I think that winter is on its way.
I like swimming, but I prefer staying warm and dry!
My best friend is Sophie because she is always kind.
1 mark
34 Circle the preposition in the sentence below.
The lorry drove over the sleeping policeman.
1 mark
35 Circle the word that describes how Chris performed in the race.
Chris ran quickly to win the race.
1 mark
36 The word train has more than one meaning.
Write two sentences to show two different meanings.
1)
2)
1 mark
37 Circle the comparative adjective in this sentence.
The friendly, smaller child looked up at the tallest boy in the school.
1 mark
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38 Put the builder’s words into direct speech.
The builder asked how many bedrooms the house needed to have.
1 mark
39 Tick one box to show where the missing question mark should go.
“How many children are in your family “ Harriet asked, filling in her form.
1 mark
40 Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.
The animals (was / were) on display at the zoo.
The head teacher (greet / greets) the children every morning.
Sam’s family (fly / flew) to Orlando on holiday last summer.
1 mark
41 Put a tick in each row to show whether the main clause or the
subordinate clause is in bold.
Main
Subordinate
clause
clause
The train was running late because
there had been leaves on the line.
However early she woke up, Mya was
always late for work!
The builders, who had worked all
summer, were having a long holiday.
The climbing frame was broken because
the children had been rough with it.
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2 marks
42 Put a tick to show whether the apostrophe in each sentence is used for
omission or possession.
Apostrophe for
Apostrophe
omission
for possession
It was the Jones’ car.
I don’t like sweets!
Kate’s house was
burgled last night.
1 mark
43 Which of the sentences below is punctuated correctly?
Tick one.
(The book by the famous author) was flying off the shelves.
The book by the famous author (was flying off the shelves).
The (book by the famous author) was flying off the shelves.
The book (by the famous author) was flying off the shelves.
1 mark
44 Circle the article in each sentence below.
Nuts fell from the tree.
It was a sunny day.
It was an unfortunate event.
1 mark
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45 Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Tick one.
The teacher, who was very angry, made her class, sit in silence.
The teacher, who was, very angry made her class sit in silence.
The teacher who was very angry made her class, sit in silence.
The teacher, who was very angry, made her class sit in silence.
1 mark
46 Put a tick in each row to show whether the underlined part of the sentence is a
phrase or a clause.
Phrase
Clause
The green frog hopped to the pond.
They were bored doing nothing at home.
The car engines started so they could
race around the tracks.
The blue teddy bear sat on the shelf.
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2 marks
Paper 2: spelling
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Your spelling will be tested in this task.
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There are 20 spellings and you will hear each spelling 3 times.
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This section should take approximately 15 minutes to complete,
although you will be allowed as much time as you need.
Levels
3–5
N.B. The answer lines only are given below. You will need to ask someone to read the
instructions and sentences out to you. These can be found at the end of the answer booklet
called ‘Spelling task administration’.
1 The children went to the _____________________ park.
2 There was limited _____________________ to the school car park.
3 Granny has a _____________________ in her garden.
4 Be _____________________ and don’t waste words.
5 Angus _____________________ the ball for his dog.
6 A rectangle has two pairs of _____________________ sides.
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There was great _____________________ when the Olympics came to London.
8 They raced to see who was the _____________________ athlete.
9 The pirates marked the _____________________ treasure with a cross on their map.
10 Pigeons are _____________________ of human speech.
11 The hairy caterpillar turned into a beautiful _____________________ .
12 The _____________________ race finished in Plymouth.
13 They _____________________ campaigned for a change to the law.
14 News reports are a form of _____________________ .
15 The magician made the rabbit _____________________ .
16 Mozzarella is made from _____________________ milk.
17 _____________________ are used for carving joints of meat.
18 The group of _____________________ went to the cinema.
19 Mandy and Ben walked to _____________________ car.
20 He made a _____________________ decision to buy the house.
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