Daily Practice · 13+ Common Entrance

Daily Practice - 13+ Common Entrance

27th April 1998

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

1
Non-Fiction and Persuasive Comprehension
What is a rhetorical question, and why do persuasive writers use them?
2
Reading and Comprehension: Non-Fiction Set 2
A newspaper report about a school's new library states: 'The library, funded entirely by a single anonymous donation, opened its doors last Tuesday.' What retrieval detail answers the question, how was the library funded?
3
Reading and Comprehension: Poetry Set 2
A poem describes wind as "howling" and "moaning" through bare branches. Name the technique shown by these two words.
4
Writing: Composition Set 2
Punctuate this line of speech correctly, adding inverted commas and any other punctuation needed, without changing the words: fresh bread the baker called still warm from the oven
5
Reading and Comprehension (Prose) Set 3
A diver signals "all clear" with a steady hand, but his eyes keep darting towards the wreck's dark entrance. Explain what the contrast between his signal and his eyes suggests.

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