Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance

Daily Practice - 13+ Common Entrance

19th November 1997

5 questions · Years 7-8 · 744 questions in this band

1
Reading and Comprehension (Poetry) Set 6
Which two poetic techniques appear in the line 'The streetlamp's silver stare slid over its fur'?
2
Reading and Comprehension (Non-Fiction) Set 8
An article opens with a short story about one pupil who found a favourite book by accident, before making any wider argument. What is this technique called?
3
Writing: Composition: Practice Set 2
Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: mind the gap called the guard as the doors slid shut
4
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Add an apostrophe in the correct place: The three girls coats were left on the bus. (There is one coat per girl, and three girls in total.)
5
Non-Fiction and Persuasive Comprehension
Give one example of emotive language a writer might use to persuade readers to support an animal shelter.

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