Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
September 2018 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in September 2018, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in September 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2018Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 2nd September 2018Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 3rd September 2018Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 4th September 2018Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 5th September 2018Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 6th September 2018Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 7th September 2018Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 8th September 2018Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 9th September 2018Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 10th September 2018Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 11th September 2018Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 12th September 2018What is anaphora?
- 13th September 2018Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 14th September 2018Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 15th September 2018Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 16th September 2018Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 17th September 2018Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.
- 18th September 2018Give one word or phrase that could link a paragraph about causes to a paragraph about effects.
- 19th September 2018Rewrite this sentence to show fear through action rather than naming the feeling: 'Tom was very frightened.'
- 20th September 2018Rewrite as a complex sentence, placing a subordinate clause in the middle: 'The house was sold quickly.'
- 21st September 2018Turn this into a question: 'You can swim.'
- 22nd September 2018Which conditional type is used in: 'If you mix red and blue, you get purple.'?
- 23rd September 2018Rewrite using a connective of contrast: 'He trained every day. He did not make the team.'
- 24th September 2018Add a colon in the correct place: 'He had only one goal win the race.'
- 25th September 2018Is a feature article in a newspaper fiction or non-fiction?
- 26th September 2018Explain why 'Since the exam is tomorrow' cannot stand alone as a sentence.
- 27th September 2018Which word is the collective noun: swarm, bee, sting?
- 28th September 2018Choose the correct verb: 'The group of students (is/are) revising for the test.'
- 29th September 2018Is 'Hiya, fancy grabbing a coffee later?' formal or informal register?
- 30th September 2018Explain in a few words one reason a scientific report often uses the passive voice.