Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
May 2002 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in May 2002, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in May 2002
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st May 2002Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
- 2nd May 2002Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 3rd May 2002Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 4th May 2002Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 5th May 2002Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 6th May 2002Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 7th May 2002Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 8th May 2002Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 9th May 2002What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 10th May 2002Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 11th May 2002Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 12th May 2002Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 13th May 2002Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 14th May 2002Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 15th May 2002What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 16th May 2002Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 17th May 2002Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 18th May 2002Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 19th May 2002Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 20th May 2002Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 21st May 2002Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 22nd May 2002Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 23rd May 2002Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 24th May 2002Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 25th May 2002Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 26th May 2002Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 27th May 2002What is anaphora?
- 28th May 2002Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 29th May 2002Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 30th May 2002Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 31st May 2002Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'