Daily Practice · Key Stage 3
September 2020 - Key Stage 3 5-a-day
Every Key Stage 3 sheet published in September 2020, with answers. Years 7-9 - clauses, tone, language analysis and structured writing.
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Every sheet in September 2020
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2020Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? 'The rain fell.'
- 2nd September 2020Explain the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence, using one example of each.
- 3rd September 2020Rewrite as both a negative and a question: 'The train arrives at six.'
- 4th September 2020Complete: 'If you heat water to 100 degrees C, it ___ (boil).'
- 5th September 2020Explain in a few words why overusing 'and' as a connective can weaken writing.
- 6th September 2020Rewrite using a dash to add a sharp aside: 'The exam was hard, much harder than I expected.'
- 7th September 2020What word class is 'quiet' in 'a quiet street on the edge of town'?
- 8th September 2020Identify both clauses in: 'The team celebrated wildly after they had won the championship.'
- 9th September 2020Identify the collective noun in: 'A herd of elephants crossed the river.'
- 10th September 2020Choose the correct verb: 'My friend and my cousin (is/are) visiting today.'
- 11th September 2020Rewrite 'Can you get back to me ASAP?' in a formal register.
- 12th September 2020Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'
- 13th September 2020What word class is 'quietly' in 'she closed the door quietly'?
- 14th September 2020Punctuate this sentence correctly using a colon: 'He packed three things a map a torch and some water.'
- 15th September 2020Which auxiliary verb is used to form the question in: 'Did you see the film?'
- 16th September 2020Identify the phrasal verb and its meaning: 'He ran into an old friend at the station.'
- 17th September 2020Choose the more precise antonym of 'brave' for a character who is extremely scared: 'nervous' or 'terrified'.
- 18th September 2020Give the noun form of the adjective 'sad'.
- 19th September 2020Where do you place the comma when speech comes before the reporting clause: inside or outside the speech marks?
- 20th September 2020Identify the poetic device used in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- 21st September 2020Punctuate this exchange with correct paragraphing for two speakers: Mum: Dinner is ready. Jack: I will be down in a minute.
- 22nd September 2020Correct this error: 'The two sisters's bikes were red.'
- 23rd September 2020Rewrite 'The weather was bad' using a word that shows extreme, violent weather.
- 24th September 2020Explain in a few words why writers use compound-complex sentences.
- 25th September 2020What is anaphora?
- 26th September 2020Rewrite this weak statement using emotive language: 'The playground needs new equipment.'
- 27th September 2020Which tense is used in 'They have been training for the marathon since March'?
- 28th September 2020Correct the error: 'He were running to catch the bus.'
- 29th September 2020Change to reported speech: She said, 'I like chocolate.'
- 30th September 2020Explain in a few words the effect inversion creates.