Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
March 1994 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
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Every sheet in March 1994
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- 1st March 1994Which word shows more intensity: 'warm' or 'boiling'?
- 2nd March 1994Identify the coordinating conjunction in: 'She studied hard, and she passed the exam, because she wanted to go to university.'
- 3rd March 1994Identify the rhetorical pattern: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
- 4th March 1994State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Over 30 percent of students skip breakfast before school.'
- 5th March 1994Correct the error: 'He has been study since 9am.'
- 6th March 1994Complete: 'They ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.'
- 7th March 1994Correct the tense error: 'He said he is happy.'
- 8th March 1994Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
- 9th March 1994Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 10th March 1994Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 11th March 1994Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 12th March 1994Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 13th March 1994Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 14th March 1994Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 15th March 1994Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 16th March 1994What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 17th March 1994Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 18th March 1994Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 19th March 1994Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 20th March 1994Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 21st March 1994Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 22nd March 1994What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 23rd March 1994Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 24th March 1994Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 25th March 1994Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 26th March 1994Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 27th March 1994Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 28th March 1994Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 29th March 1994Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 30th March 1994Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 31st March 1994Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'