Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
April 1990 5-a-day
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- 1st April 1990True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 2nd April 1990Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 3rd April 1990Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.
- 4th April 1990Explain the difference in meaning between 'the cat's toy' and 'the cats' toy'.
- 5th April 1990Choose the stronger word for 'she looked at him': 'glanced' or 'glared', and say why.
- 6th April 1990Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence above.
- 7th April 1990Write a short sentence using anaphora about hard work, repeating 'We must' at the start of each clause.
- 8th April 1990State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Skipping breakfast is the worst thing a student can do.'
- 9th April 1990Complete with the present perfect continuous: 'I ___ (wait) here for twenty minutes.'
- 10th April 1990Complete: 'I ___ (watch) TV when you called.'
- 11th April 1990Change to reported speech: He said, 'I am reading a book.'
- 12th April 1990Rewrite 'I have never been so frightened' using inversion.
- 13th April 1990True or false: repeating a key word from the previous paragraph can help cohesion.
- 14th April 1990Give the meaning of 'deserted' as used in 'a deserted playground at midnight'.
- 15th April 1990Identify the subordinate clause in: 'Since the shop had closed, we went home.'
- 16th April 1990Turn this into a question: 'They are watching a film.'
- 17th April 1990Complete: 'If I ___ (be) taller, I would join the basketball team.'
- 18th April 1990Identify the discourse markers in this sentence and their function: 'Firstly, check your spelling; secondly, check your punctuation.'
- 19th April 1990Rewrite this flat sentence using two different effect-punctuation marks: 'The room was silent, nobody moved, everyone was afraid.'
- 20th April 1990Give one word from 'the shockingly high cost of repairs' that shows the writer's strong opinion.
- 21st April 1990Is 'Whenever it snows' a main clause or a subordinate clause?
- 22nd April 1990Identify the abstract noun in: 'Her courage inspired the whole class.'
- 23rd April 1990Correct the error: 'The reasons for his absence is unclear.'
- 24th April 1990Give one word from 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' that signals informal register.
- 25th April 1990Rewrite 'Someone stole my bike' in the passive voice.
- 26th April 1990Find one word in 'the ancient, crumbling tower loomed over the village' that suggests the tower is dangerous or threatening.
- 27th April 1990Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice: 'The storm damaged the roof.'
- 28th April 1990Identify the auxiliary verb in: 'He does not like spinach.'
- 29th April 1990Rewrite formally: 'The company wants to bring in new rules.'
- 30th April 1990Which is a stronger antonym of 'happy': 'sad' or 'miserable'?