Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
February 1952 5-a-day
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Every sheet in February 1952
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- 1st February 1952Rewrite 'I have never been so frightened' using inversion.
- 2nd February 1952True or false: repeating a key word from the previous paragraph can help cohesion.
- 3rd February 1952Give the meaning of 'deserted' as used in 'a deserted playground at midnight'.
- 4th February 1952Identify the subordinate clause in: 'Since the shop had closed, we went home.'
- 5th February 1952Turn this into a question: 'They are watching a film.'
- 6th February 1952Complete: 'If I ___ (be) taller, I would join the basketball team.'
- 7th February 1952Identify the discourse markers in this sentence and their function: 'Firstly, check your spelling; secondly, check your punctuation.'
- 8th February 1952Rewrite this flat sentence using two different effect-punctuation marks: 'The room was silent, nobody moved, everyone was afraid.'
- 9th February 1952Give one word from 'the shockingly high cost of repairs' that shows the writer's strong opinion.
- 10th February 1952Is 'Whenever it snows' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
- 11th February 1952Identify the abstract noun in: 'Her courage inspired the whole class.'
- 12th February 1952Correct the error: 'The reasons for his absence is unclear.'
- 13th February 1952Give one word from 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' that signals informal register.
- 14th February 1952Rewrite 'Someone stole my bike' in the passive voice.
- 15th February 1952Find one word in 'the ancient, crumbling tower loomed over the village' that suggests the tower is dangerous or threatening.
- 16th February 1952Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice: 'The storm damaged the roof.'
- 17th February 1952Identify the auxiliary verb in: 'He does not like spinach.'
- 18th February 1952Rewrite formally: 'The company wants to bring in new rules.'
- 19th February 1952Which is a stronger antonym of 'happy': 'sad' or 'miserable'?
- 20th February 1952Rewrite 'The team failed to qualify' using nominalisation of 'failed'.
- 21st February 1952Punctuate: he shouted watch out
- 22nd February 1952State the term for a pause created by punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry.
- 23rd February 1952Explain why starting a new paragraph for each new speaker matters in narrative writing.
- 24th February 1952Add the apostrophe correctly: 'The childrens coats were on the pegs.'
- 25th February 1952Put these in order from calmest to most intense: annoyed, furious, irritated.
- 26th February 1952How many independent clauses does a compound-complex sentence need at minimum?
- 27th February 1952Name the rhetorical pattern in 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'
- 28th February 1952Identify the persuasive technique in: 'Is it fair that some students cannot afford a hot meal at lunchtime?'
- 29th February 1952Complete with the past perfect continuous: 'She ___ (work) all morning before lunch arrived.'