Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
January 1981 5-a-day
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- 1st January 1981Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 2nd January 1981Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 3rd January 1981Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 4th January 1981Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 5th January 1981What is anaphora?
- 6th January 1981Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 7th January 1981Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 8th January 1981Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 9th January 1981Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 10th January 1981Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 11th January 1981Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 12th January 1981Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 13th January 1981Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 14th January 1981Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 15th January 1981Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 16th January 1981Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 17th January 1981Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 18th January 1981Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 19th January 1981Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 20th January 1981Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 21st January 1981Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 22nd January 1981Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 23rd January 1981Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 24th January 1981What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 25th January 1981Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 26th January 1981Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 27th January 1981What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 28th January 1981Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 29th January 1981Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 30th January 1981True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 31st January 1981Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'