Daily Practice

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20th April 1990

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

1
Comprehension: Classic Fiction Set 5
'The years slipped by quickly after that: the children grew, the shop changed hands twice, and the town spread further along the river.' Is this sentence an example of summarised time or a closely detailed scene? Explain your answer.
2
Comprehension: Playscript Extract Set 1
Why might a playscript use short, clipped lines of dialogue between two characters rather than longer speeches?
3
SPaG Depth Set 6
Explain why a scientist writing up an experiment might write 'The solution was heated' rather than 'I heated the solution.'
4
Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 7
Explain what is meant by the idiom "a piece of cake" in the sentence: "After weeks of practice, the spelling test felt like a piece of cake."
5
Punctuation Error-Spot
Correct the punctuation error, given that three boys own the bikes: 'The three boys bikes were left outside.'

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