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13th March 1978

5 questions · Years 5-6 · 2790 questions in this band

1
Comprehension: Fiction
'Jess forced a smile, though her hands would not stop shaking.' What does this sentence suggest about how Jess really feels, even though she is smiling?
2
Creative Writing
Rewrite this flat opening to make it more engaging: 'One day a boy went to the park.'
3
Comprehension: Classic-Style Fiction
In the sentence 'The governess had, by long practice, learned to mask her weariness with a composed smile', what does 'mask' suggest she is doing with her tiredness?
4
Writing: Planning and Structure Drills
For the title 'My Favourite Place', would a story mountain or a point-by-point plan usually fit better, and why?
5
SPaG: Mixed Timed Test
Identify the tense of the verb in 'By the time we arrived, the film had already started.'

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