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Paper 1: short answer questions • this task. Levels 3–5 Your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation will be tested in • 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! page 1 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 page 2 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 page 3 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 page 4 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 page 5 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 page 6 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. page 7 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 page 8 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 page 9 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 page 10 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. page 11 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 page 12 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. page 13 2 marks Paper 2: spelling • Your spelling will be tested in this task. • There are 20 spellings and you will hear each spelling 3 times. • 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. 7 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. page 14