Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
November 1975 5-a-day
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- 1st November 1975Identify the coordinating conjunction in: 'She studied hard, and she passed the exam, because she wanted to go to university.'
- 2nd November 1975Identify the rhetorical pattern: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
- 3rd November 1975State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Over 30 percent of students skip breakfast before school.'
- 4th November 1975Correct the error: 'He has been study since 9am.'
- 5th November 1975Complete: 'They ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.'
- 6th November 1975Correct the tense error: 'He said he is happy.'
- 7th November 1975Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
- 8th November 1975Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 9th November 1975Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 10th November 1975Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 11th November 1975Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 12th November 1975Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 13th November 1975Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 14th November 1975Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 15th November 1975What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 16th November 1975Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 17th November 1975Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 18th November 1975Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 19th November 1975Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 20th November 1975Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 21st November 1975What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 22nd November 1975Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 23rd November 1975Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 24th November 1975Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 25th November 1975Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 26th November 1975Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 27th November 1975Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 28th November 1975Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 29th November 1975Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 30th November 1975Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'