Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
March 1990 5-a-day
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- 1st March 1990Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 2nd March 1990Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 3rd March 1990Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 4th March 1990Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 5th March 1990Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 6th March 1990Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 7th March 1990What is anaphora?
- 8th March 1990Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 9th March 1990Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 10th March 1990Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 11th March 1990Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 12th March 1990Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 13th March 1990Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 14th March 1990Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 15th March 1990Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 16th March 1990Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 17th March 1990Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 18th March 1990Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 19th March 1990Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 20th March 1990Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 21st March 1990Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 22nd March 1990Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 23rd March 1990Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 24th March 1990Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 25th March 1990Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 26th March 1990What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 27th March 1990Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 28th March 1990Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 29th March 1990What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 30th March 1990Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 31st March 1990Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.