Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
February 1984 5-a-day
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- 1st February 1984Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 2nd February 1984Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 3rd February 1984Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 4th February 1984Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 5th February 1984Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 6th February 1984Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 7th February 1984Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 8th February 1984Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 9th February 1984Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 10th February 1984Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 11th February 1984Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 12th February 1984Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 13th February 1984Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 14th February 1984What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 15th February 1984Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 16th February 1984Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 17th February 1984What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 18th February 1984Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 19th February 1984Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 20th February 1984True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 21st February 1984Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 22nd February 1984Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.
- 23rd February 1984Explain the difference in meaning between 'the cat's toy' and 'the cats' toy'.
- 24th February 1984Choose the stronger word for 'she looked at him': 'glanced' or 'glared', and say why.
- 25th February 1984Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence above.
- 26th February 1984Write a short sentence using anaphora about hard work, repeating 'We must' at the start of each clause.
- 27th February 1984State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Skipping breakfast is the worst thing a student can do.'
- 28th February 1984Complete with the present perfect continuous: 'I ___ (wait) here for twenty minutes.'
- 29th February 1984Complete: 'I ___ (watch) TV when you called.'