Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
April 1979 5-a-day
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- 1st April 1979Explain in one sentence why an essay with no linking words between paragraphs might lose marks for cohesion.
- 2nd April 1979Write an expanded noun phrase (at least two describing words) for 'the forest at dawn'.
- 3rd April 1979Add a subordinate clause to make this a complex sentence: 'The teacher praised the pupil ___.'
- 4th April 1979Make this sentence negative: 'I saw the letter.'
- 5th April 1979Complete: 'If she had left earlier, she ___ (not miss) the train.'
- 6th April 1979Give one connective that shows cause and effect.
- 7th April 1979Which punctuation mark links two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction: a comma, a semicolon or a full stop?
- 8th April 1979True, false or not given: 'All residents supported the new cycle lane', based on the sentence 'Some residents welcomed the cycle lane, while others complained about lost parking.'
- 9th April 1979Identify the main clause in: 'Because she was tired, she went to bed early.'
- 10th April 1979Rewrite this sentence using a single collective noun instead of 'a group of singers': 'A group of singers performed in the hall.'
- 11th April 1979Choose the correct verb: 'Neither of the answers (is/are) correct.'
- 12th April 1979A letter to a head teacher should use which register: formal or informal?
- 13th April 1979Explain in a few words why a politician might use the passive voice to describe a mistake, such as 'Mistakes were made'.
- 14th April 1979True or false: a simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.
- 15th April 1979Add the missing apostrophe: 'The childrens coats were hung on the pegs.'
- 16th April 1979Complete with the correct auxiliary verb: 'She ___ finished her project.' (present perfect)
- 17th April 1979Is 'turn off' separable or inseparable? Test it with the object 'the television'.
- 18th April 1979Give an antonym for 'generous' that carries a strongly negative connotation.
- 19th April 1979Explain in a few words why nominalisation is common in academic writing.
- 20th April 1979Rewrite with correct speech punctuation and paragraphing for two speakers: mum asked are you ready dan said not yet
- 21st April 1979A poem has four stanzas, each with four lines. State the correct term for a four-line stanza.
- 22nd April 1979Where does the comma go in: 'That's brilliant' she said?
- 23rd April 1979Is 'the mens changing room' correctly punctuated? If not, correct it.
- 24th April 1979Replace 'big' with a word showing extreme size in: 'The dog was big.'
- 25th April 1979How many dependent (subordinate) clauses does a compound-complex sentence need at minimum?
- 26th April 1979Identify the parenthesis in this sentence and state its function: 'The plan, though risky, could save the school.'
- 27th April 1979Identify the technique in: 'Every day. Every meal. Every child deserves better.'
- 28th April 1979Explain the difference in meaning between 'I have been reading that book' and 'I had been reading that book.'
- 29th April 1979Identify the past continuous verb in: 'She was singing loudly in the shower.'
- 30th April 1979Change the pronoun correctly: Direct speech 'I am tired,' said Maria. Reported: Maria said ___ was tired.