Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
December 1978 5-a-day
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Every sheet in December 1978
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 1978Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 2nd December 1978Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 3rd December 1978Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 4th December 1978Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 5th December 1978What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 6th December 1978Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 7th December 1978Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 8th December 1978Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 9th December 1978Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 10th December 1978Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 11th December 1978What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 12th December 1978Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 13th December 1978Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 14th December 1978Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 15th December 1978Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 16th December 1978Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 17th December 1978Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 18th December 1978Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 19th December 1978Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 20th December 1978Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 21st December 1978Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 22nd December 1978Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 23rd December 1978What is anaphora?
- 24th December 1978Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 25th December 1978Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 26th December 1978Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 27th December 1978Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 28th December 1978Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 29th December 1978Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 30th December 1978Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 31st December 1978Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'