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January 2000 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day

Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in January 2000, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.

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January 2000

31 sheets · 155 questions · Years 7-9

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  1. 1st January 2000Rewrite formally: 'The company wants to bring in new rules.'
  2. 2nd January 2000Which is a stronger antonym of 'happy': 'sad' or 'miserable'?
  3. 3rd January 2000Rewrite 'The team failed to qualify' using nominalisation of 'failed'.
  4. 4th January 2000Punctuate: he shouted watch out
  5. 5th January 2000State the term for a pause created by punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry.
  6. 6th January 2000Explain why starting a new paragraph for each new speaker matters in narrative writing.
  7. 7th January 2000Add the apostrophe correctly: 'The childrens coats were on the pegs.'
  8. 8th January 2000Put these in order from calmest to most intense: annoyed, furious, irritated.
  9. 9th January 2000How many independent clauses does a compound-complex sentence need at minimum?
  10. 10th January 2000Name the rhetorical pattern in 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'
  11. 11th January 2000Identify the persuasive technique in: 'Is it fair that some students cannot afford a hot meal at lunchtime?'
  12. 12th January 2000Complete with the past perfect continuous: 'She ___ (work) all morning before lunch arrived.'
  13. 13th January 2000Join these using past continuous plus past simple: 'We were eating dinner.' / 'The lights went out.'
  14. 14th January 2000Change to a reported question: She asked, 'Where do you live?'
  15. 15th January 2000Which type of word usually moves to the front in inversion for emphasis?
  16. 16th January 2000Identify the discourse marker in this paragraph opening: 'Similarly, the poet uses colour imagery to convey loss.'
  17. 17th January 2000Punctuate this line of speech correctly: wait she called we forgot the map
  18. 18th January 2000Is this sentence simple, compound or complex: 'Although it was cold, the children played outside.'?
  19. 19th January 2000Fill the gap with the missing auxiliary verb: 'We ___ not eaten breakfast.'
  20. 20th January 2000Complete: 'If it is sunny tomorrow, we ___ (go) to the beach.'
  21. 21st January 2000Choose the best connective to fill the gap: 'The plan was risky; _____, the team decided to go ahead.'
  22. 22nd January 2000Identify the punctuation for effect in this sentence: 'She opened the door slowly... and screamed.'
  23. 23rd January 2000Name the punctuation mark used to introduce direct speech in: 'the mayor said: it was a difficult decision.'
  24. 24th January 2000Combine into one sentence using a subordinate clause: 'The film started. We arrived late.'
  25. 25th January 2000Turn the adjective 'brave' into an abstract noun.
  26. 26th January 2000Choose the correct verb: 'The children (plays/play) outside every day.'
  27. 27th January 2000Identify the tone of 'I cannot believe you actually thought that would work.'
  28. 28th January 2000Rewrite 'The chef cooked the meal' in the passive voice.
  29. 29th January 2000Name the language technique in 'the wind howled through the trees'.
  30. 30th January 2000State whether this is a simple or compound sentence: 'The rain stopped and the sun came out.'
  31. 31st January 2000Identify the auxiliary verb in: 'They are playing football.'

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