Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
February 2018 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in February 2018, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in February 2018
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- 1st February 2018Punctuate this line with an interrupting reporting clause: i dont know she said ill try
- 2nd February 2018Identify the rhyme scheme of a stanza rhyming light / night / sight / bite.
- 3rd February 2018Should a new paragraph start every time the speaker changes?
- 4th February 2018Add the apostrophe correctly: 'The dogs bones were buried in the garden.' (more than one dog)
- 5th February 2018Which word shows more intensity: 'warm' or 'boiling'?
- 6th February 2018Identify the coordinating conjunction in: 'She studied hard, and she passed the exam, because she wanted to go to university.'
- 7th February 2018Identify the rhetorical pattern: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
- 8th February 2018State whether this is Fact or Opinion: 'Over 30 percent of students skip breakfast before school.'
- 9th February 2018Correct the error: 'He has been study since 9am.'
- 10th February 2018Complete: 'They ___ (walk) to school when it started to rain.'
- 11th February 2018Correct the tense error: 'He said he is happy.'
- 12th February 2018Identify the inverted phrase in 'Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.'
- 13th February 2018Name one grammatical device, other than a discourse marker, that creates cohesion across paragraphs.
- 14th February 2018Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 15th February 2018Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 16th February 2018Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 17th February 2018Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 18th February 2018Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 19th February 2018Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 20th February 2018What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 21st February 2018Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 22nd February 2018Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 23rd February 2018Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 24th February 2018Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 25th February 2018Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 26th February 2018What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 27th February 2018Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 28th February 2018Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'