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January 1957

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-9

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  1. 1st January 1957Complete: 'They ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.'
  2. 2nd January 1957Correct the tense error: 'He said he is happy.'
  3. 3rd January 1957Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
  4. 4th January 1957Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
  5. 5th January 1957Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
  6. 6th January 1957Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
  7. 7th January 1957Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
  8. 8th January 1957Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
  9. 9th January 1957Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
  10. 10th January 1957Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
  11. 11th January 1957What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
  12. 12th January 1957Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
  13. 13th January 1957Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
  14. 14th January 1957Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
  15. 15th January 1957Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
  16. 16th January 1957Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
  17. 17th January 1957What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
  18. 18th January 1957Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
  19. 19th January 1957Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
  20. 20th January 1957Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
  21. 21st January 1957Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
  22. 22nd January 1957Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
  23. 23rd January 1957Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
  24. 24th January 1957Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
  25. 25th January 1957Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
  26. 26th January 1957Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
  27. 27th January 1957Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
  28. 28th January 1957Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
  29. 29th January 1957What is anaphora?
  30. 30th January 1957Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
  31. 31st January 1957Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?

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