Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
October 1994 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
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Every sheet in October 1994
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 1994Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 2nd October 1994Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 3rd October 1994Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 4th October 1994Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 5th October 1994Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 6th October 1994What is anaphora?
- 7th October 1994Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 8th October 1994Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 9th October 1994Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 10th October 1994Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 11th October 1994Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 12th October 1994Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 13th October 1994Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 14th October 1994Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 15th October 1994Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 16th October 1994Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 17th October 1994Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 18th October 1994Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 19th October 1994Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 20th October 1994Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 21st October 1994Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 22nd October 1994Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 23rd October 1994Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 24th October 1994Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 25th October 1994What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 26th October 1994Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 27th October 1994Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 28th October 1994What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 29th October 1994Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 30th October 1994Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 31st October 1994True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.