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KEY STAGE
English tests
2
LEVELS
EXAMPLE
3 5
Grammar,
punctuation and
spelling
Paper 1: short answer
questions
First name
Middle
name
Last name
Date of
birth
School
name
Day
Month
DfE number
1
Year
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Please do not write on this page.
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Instructions
Questions and answers
In this booklet your grammar, vocabulary and
punctuation are tested.
There are different types of questions 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.
3
1
Circle the most suitable connective to
complete the sentence below.
Pauline walked to town ___________ the
freezing cold.
although
because
despite
so
_____
_
1
mark
2
Tick one word to complete the sentence below
so that it is grammatically correct.
David ____________ to the park.
Tick
one.
runned
run
ran
_____
_
1
mark
ranned
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3
Complete the sentences below using either I
or me.
I wanted my dad to watch ______ at the
football match.
Before the TV show started, Hannah and
______ made some toast.
The gardener asked Boris and ______ to plant _____
_
some seeds.
1
mark
4
freya is starting spanish classes in march.
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 ________________
____________________________________________
___
_____
_
____________________________________________
2
___
marks
5
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
The lion ____ eating its
dinner.
Greg ____ four friends
sleeping over.
The pets ____ asleep in
their beds.
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have
are
is
Katie and Alex ____ gone
has
swimming.
Tick one box to show where the missing
question mark should go.
_____
_
1
mark
Rebecca questioned, “Where are the chocolate bars” when
she looked in the fridge.
_____
_
1
mark
6
7
Change the question in the table below into
a command.
Write the command in the box.
Question
Command
Can you pass me
the fork?
_____
_
1
mark
8
Draw lines to match the words with their
most likely final punctuation.
Use each punctuation mark once.
Punctuation
Mark
Sentence
Where did your dad buy his
car
.
Awesome
!
Arthur walked into the shop
7
?
_____
_
1
mark
9
Write a connective from the boxes in each
space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
as
howeve
r
and
Vincent ____________ Fred thought the dinner
was delicious. Karen, ____________,
complained to the cook ____________ he
thought it tasted horrid.
1
0
_____
_
1
mark
I thought the bun tasted delicious but Louis
said it tasted disgusting.
Put a tick in each row to show whether each
underlined word is a noun or an adjective.
Word from
the
sentence
Noun
Adjective
bun
delicious
_____
_
1
mark
disgusting
8
1
1
Which pair of pronouns is best to complete
the sentence below?
The farmer asked ______ to get the spade.
______ went to get it; the farmer ploughed
the field.
Tick
one.
1
2
her
She
they
Them
we
Us
my
Me
_____
_
1
mark
Find one word that can complete both
sentences below.
Write the word in the box.
Tomorrow, we are going to ___________ a
football match.
My __________ isn’t working as it needs a
new battery.
_____
_
1
mark
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1
3
Which sentence uses the correct plural?
Tick
one.
I use toothpaste to brush my
teeth.
Lots of man were at the bus
stop.
The sheeps were on the field.
The childs were in the
playground.
1
4
_____
_
1
mark
Which sentence contains two verbs?
Tick
one.
Dad walks to the shops.
Angie put her books on the shelf.
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Sam talked about his homework whilst
eating his dinner.
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_____
_
1
mark
1
5
Which of the sentences below uses commas
correctly?
Tick
one.
I, went to the shop and bought carrots
beef and gravy granules.
I went, to the shop and bought carrots,
beef, and gravy granules.
I went to the shop and bought carrots,
beef and gravy granules.
I went to the shop and bought carrots
beef and gravy, granules.
1
6
_____
_
1
mark
Circle all the adverbs in the sentences
below.
Quickly, the mouse ran through the small
hole. She looked angrily at the cheese she
had dropped.
_____
_
1
mark
11
1
7
You are looking over your work and decide to
replace the word ‘tiny’ in the sentence
below.
The ant was tiny.
Choose another word with a similar meaning
and write it in the box.
_____
_
1
mark
1
8
Which of the sentences below is punctuated
correctly?
Tick
one.
The (King who had a grey beard sat)
majestically on his throne.
The King who had a grey beard sat
(majestically on) his throne.
The King (who had a grey beard) sat
majestically on his throne.
The King who had a grey beard sat
(majestically on his throne).
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_____
_
1
mark
1
9
Put a tick in each row to show whether the
word is a noun or a verb.
One has been done for you.
Noun
chair
Verb

to join
garden
_____
_
1
mark
eat
2
0
Look at the passage below. Change all the
verbs from the past tense to the present
tense.
One has been done for you.
parks
The car parked outside the house at
3am.
Its engine roared as we tried to sleep.
Without warning, I saw the lights flash
into the house.
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_____
_
2
marks
“I hope it’s not the police!” I
thought.
2
1
Circle all the adjectives in the sentence
below.
The
down
helpful
the
policeman
dangerous
usually
walks
street.
_____
_
1
mark
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2
2
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Tick
one.
Because of the sunny day we had, to wear
sun cream.
Because, of the sunny day, we had to
wear sun cream.
Because of the sunny day, we had to wear
sun cream.
Because of the sunny day we had to wear,
sun cream.
2
3
_____
_
1
mark
Circle the connective in the sentence below.
Despite
continued
the
to
cold
weather,
wear
his
Grandpa
shorts.
_____
_
1
mark
15
2
4
Write a question beginning with the words
below.
How many
_____
_
1
mark
2
5
Write the correct singular or plural form in
each space below.
One has been done for you.
one
chair
, eight chairs
one __________, six carrots
one tooth, a mouthful of __________
one deer, a herd of __________
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_____
_
1
mark
2
6
Which of these should be written as two
separate sentences?
Tick
one.
My sister likes broccoli and I like icecream.
I like football I am better at bowling.
Daniel is my friend because he is kind.
Cowboys have guns but Indians have bows
and arrows.
2
7
_____
_
1
mark
Insert three commas in the correct places in
the sentence below.
I
swim
arm
will
need
shorts
bands
to
buy
some
and
a
goggles
a
pair
a
waterproof
of
towel
wallet.
_____
_
1
mark
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2
8
You are looking over your work and decide to
replace the word ‘said’ in the sentence
below.
“Listen,” said the teacher as the soft music
played.
Choose a suitable word and write it in the
box.
_____
_
1
mark
2
9
Circle all the nouns in the sentence below.
The
ice
covered
became
night.
the
lake
as
day
_____
_
1
mark
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3
0
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.
3
1
_____
_
1
mark
The word match has more than one meaning.
Write two sentences to show two different
meanings.
1)
________________________________________
_______
________________________________________
_______
2)
________________________________________
_______
_____
________________________________________
_______
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_
1
mark
3
2
Put one letter in each box to show the word
class.
noun
A
verb
B
adject
ive
C
adverb
D
Hurriedly, the last rabbit left the cage.
_____
_
1
mark
3
3
Tick the words that mean the opposite of:
minimal
Tick
one.
difficult,
tough
small, minor
maximum, full
change, alter
_____
_
1
mark
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3
4
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.
3
5
_____
_
1
mark
Write a different adverb in each space below
to help describe what Anthony did.
Anthony ran through the field
__________________ and tiptoed through the
garden __________________.
_____
_
1
mark
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3
6
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 thirtyeight, 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.
3
7

_____
_
1
mark
Insert the capital letters and full stops in
the passage below.
One has been done for you.
T
the
mouse
the
overgrown
finally
monday
scuttled
rose,
quietly
field
he
when
knew
morning
through
the
it
sun
was
_____
_
1
mark
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3
8
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.
________available
________appeared
_____
_
1
mark
________polite
3
9
Insert the missing inverted commas in the
sentence below.
If
said
you
the
eventually
head
tour
get
west
from
guide,
to
Ireland,
You’ll
America.
_____
_
1
mark
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4
0
Which ending would make this word an adverb?
poor
Tick
one.
poorer
poorly
poorness
_____
_
1
mark
poorest
4
1
Put a tick to show whether the apostrophe in
each sentence is used from omission or
possession.
Apostrophe
for
omission
Apostrophe
for
possession
Don’t stare at the sun.
Anwar’s sandwich looks
tasty.
Carl’s the quietest boy
in class.
_____
_
1
mark
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4
2
Write a contraction to replace the
underlined words in each sentence below.
a) How are the children getting to the theme
park?
______________ the children getting to the
theme park?
b) Oliver could not eat another bite of his
dinner.
Oliver ______________ eat another bite of
his dinner.
4
3
_____
_
2
marks
Circle the preposition in the sentence
below.
It
was
was
after
fixed.
noon
that
the
TV
_____
_
1
mark
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4
4
Put a tick in each row to show whether the
underlined part of the sentence is a phrase
or a clause.
Phrase
Clause
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 nighttime.
_____
_
2
marks
We’ve learnt lots about
space this year.
4
5
Circle the article in each sentence below.
When
the
dog
They
saw
an
Eating
a
healthy.
ran,
enormous
banana
can
it
was
tired.
elephant.
keep
you
_____
_
1
mark
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4
6
Which word is closest in meaning to
‘launched’ in the sentence below?
Claudia launched the ball.
Tick
one.
caught
threw
held
_____
_
1
mark
rolled
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