Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
December 1975 5-a-day
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Every sheet in December 1975
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- 1st December 1975Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 2nd December 1975Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 3rd December 1975What is anaphora?
- 4th December 1975Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 5th December 1975Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 6th December 1975Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 7th December 1975Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 8th December 1975Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 9th December 1975Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 10th December 1975Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 11th December 1975Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 12th December 1975Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 13th December 1975Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 14th December 1975Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 15th December 1975Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 16th December 1975Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 17th December 1975Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 18th December 1975Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 19th December 1975Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 20th December 1975Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 21st December 1975Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 22nd December 1975What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 23rd December 1975Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 24th December 1975Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 25th December 1975What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 26th December 1975Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 27th December 1975Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 28th December 1975True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 29th December 1975Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 30th December 1975Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.
- 31st December 1975Explain the difference in meaning between 'the cat's toy' and 'the cats' toy'.