Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
July 2010 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in July 2010, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in July 2010
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st July 2010Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 2nd July 2010What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 3rd July 2010Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 4th July 2010Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 5th July 2010Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 6th July 2010Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 7th July 2010Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 8th July 2010What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 9th July 2010Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 10th July 2010Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 11th July 2010Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 12th July 2010Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 13th July 2010Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 14th July 2010Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 15th July 2010Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 16th July 2010Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 17th July 2010Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 18th July 2010Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 19th July 2010Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 20th July 2010What is anaphora?
- 21st July 2010Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 22nd July 2010Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 23rd July 2010Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 24th July 2010Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 25th July 2010Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 26th July 2010Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 27th July 2010Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 28th July 2010Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 29th July 2010Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 30th July 2010Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 31st July 2010Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'