Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
July 2009 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in July 2009, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in July 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2009What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 2nd July 2009Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 3rd July 2009Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 4th July 2009Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 5th July 2009Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 6th July 2009Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 7th July 2009Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 8th July 2009Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 9th July 2009Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 10th July 2009Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 11th July 2009Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 12th July 2009Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 13th July 2009What is anaphora?
- 14th July 2009Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 15th July 2009Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 16th July 2009Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 17th July 2009Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 18th July 2009Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 19th July 2009Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 20th July 2009Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 21st July 2009Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 22nd July 2009Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 23rd July 2009Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 24th July 2009Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 25th July 2009Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 26th July 2009Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 27th July 2009Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 28th July 2009Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 29th July 2009Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 30th July 2009Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 31st July 2009Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.