Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
November 1998 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in November 1998, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in November 1998
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- 1st November 1998Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 2nd November 1998What is anaphora?
- 3rd November 1998Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 4th November 1998Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 5th November 1998Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 6th November 1998Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 7th November 1998Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 8th November 1998Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 9th November 1998Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 10th November 1998Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 11th November 1998Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 12th November 1998Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 13th November 1998Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 14th November 1998Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 15th November 1998Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 16th November 1998Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 17th November 1998Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 18th November 1998Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 19th November 1998Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 20th November 1998Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.
- 21st November 1998What effect does a very short sentence, such as 'He ran.', usually have on pacing?
- 22nd November 1998Identify the word class of 'quickly' in: 'She quickly closed the door.'
- 23rd November 1998Explain the difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb, giving one example of each.
- 24th November 1998What does the phrasal verb mean in: 'She gave up chocolate for a month.'
- 25th November 1998Give a simple antonym for 'hot'.
- 26th November 1998Rewrite 'They decided to leave' using nominalisation of 'decided'.
- 27th November 1998True or false: every new speaker in dialogue needs a new paragraph.
- 28th November 1998Identify the technique used in: 'Slowly, silently, snow settled on the silent street.'
- 29th November 1998Punctuate this line of speech, including a reporting clause: Tom: I am hungry.
- 30th November 1998Explain the difference in meaning between 'the cat's toy' and 'the cats' toy'.