Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
May 1971 5-a-day
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- 1st May 1971Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 2nd May 1971Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 3rd May 1971Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 4th May 1971What is anaphora?
- 5th May 1971Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 6th May 1971Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 7th May 1971Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 8th May 1971Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 9th May 1971Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 10th May 1971Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 11th May 1971Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 12th May 1971Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 13th May 1971Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 14th May 1971Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 15th May 1971Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 16th May 1971Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 17th May 1971Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 18th May 1971Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 19th May 1971Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 20th May 1971Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 21st May 1971Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 22nd May 1971Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 23rd May 1971What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 24th May 1971Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 25th May 1971Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 26th May 1971What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 27th May 1971Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 28th May 1971Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 29th May 1971True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 30th May 1971Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 31st May 1971Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.