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29th March 2013

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

1
Comprehension: Classic Fiction Set 5
'He had not set foot in the old schoolyard in twenty years.' What tense is used here, and what does it usually signal in a story?
2
Comprehension: Playscript Extract Set 1
In the exchange 'MRS OKAFOR: Well? LIAM: (silence) MRS OKAFOR: I'm waiting.', what does Liam's stage direction of '(silence)' suggest about how he is responding?
3
SPaG Depth Set 6
Identify the passive construction in: 'The bridge, which had been built over a century ago, was finally repaired last spring.'
4
Vocabulary and Word Skills Set 7
Explain why translating an idiom's individual words literally usually leads to a wrong or confusing meaning, using "raining cats and dogs" as your example.
5
Punctuation Error-Spot
Correct the punctuation error: 'Whats the time?'

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