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13th August 1980

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

1
Comprehension: Fiction Set 4
Why might a writer set a scene at dusk rather than in bright daylight when trying to create an eerie atmosphere?
2
Comprehension: Fiction: Practice Set 2
In the sentence 'Priya's stomach tightened as the announcer read out the names', which word tells the reader Priya felt anxious?
3
Comprehension: Non-Fiction
Explain why a non-fiction writer might include a statistic, such as a percentage or number, rather than a vague description like 'many people'.
4
Cloze and Sentence Completion Set 2
What type of word (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) is missing in the sentence 'The children played ___ in the garden all afternoon'?
5
Creative and Persuasive Writing Prompts
Why should a pupil pick the prompt they have the most specific ideas for, rather than the prompt that sounds most impressive?

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