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11+ · English - SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

EP.E17 SPaG Mixed Drill Set 2

GL ASSESSMENT / CSSE 11+ Entrance English (GL Assessment / CSSE style) · Calculators not allowed · about 35 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"Every Monday, the (A) libary opens (B) early for the (C) reading (D) club."
  • A) libary
  • B) early
  • C) reading
  • D) club
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"The school (A) commitee met to (B) discuss the summer (C) fete and the sports (D) day."
  • A) commitee
  • B) discuss
  • C) fete
  • D) day
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"Farah's uncle offered a (A) gaurantee that the (B) bicycle would be (C) repaired within a (D) week."
  • A) gaurantee
  • B) bicycle
  • C) repaired
  • D) week
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"Freya's favourite (A) subject this (B) year is (C) goegraphy, especially (D) map-reading."
  • A) subject
  • B) year
  • C) goegraphy
  • D) map-reading
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"The (A) neighbour was (B) extremely (C) generous with (D) her time."
  • A) neighbour
  • B) extremely
  • C) generous
  • D) time
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"It (A) is (B) unecessary to (C) bring a (D) coat today."
  • A) is
  • B) unecessary
  • C) bring
  • D) coat
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"The (A) parliament (B) building has a (C) magnificient (D) clock tower."
  • A) parliament
  • B) building
  • C) magnificient
  • D) clock
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"Her (A) pronounciation of the (B) foreign (C) word (D) improved."
  • A) pronounciation
  • B) foreign
  • C) word
  • D) improved
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"The (A) sergeant gave (B) precise (C) instructions to the (D) recruits."
  • A) sergeant
  • B) precise
  • C) instructions
  • D) recruits
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E.
"The pupils' (A) attendance (B) certificate was awarded for (C) consistantly (D) excellent behaviour."
  • A) attendance
  • B) certificate
  • C) consistantly
  • D) excellent
  • E) No mistake
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
Add the missing apostrophe: 'Youre going to love this recipe, Marcus.'
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Insert the missing comma: 'After the assembly the pupils filed quietly back to their classrooms.'
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
Which sentence makes it clear that the speaker is inviting Grandma to eat, rather than suggesting eating Grandma?
  • A) Let's eat Grandma before the food gets cold.
  • B) Let's eat, Grandma, before the food gets cold.
  • C) Lets eat Grandma before the food gets cold.
  • D) Let's eat Grandma, before the food gets cold.
  • E) Lets, eat Grandma before the food gets cold.
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
Insert the two missing commas: 'My sister who plays the violin is performing in the concert tonight.' (Note: I have only one sister.)
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
Which sentence correctly punctuates the direct speech?
  • A) Mrs Odutola said, "Please sit down."
  • B) Mrs Odutola said "Please sit down."
  • C) Mrs Odutola said, "please sit down."
  • D) Mrs Odutola said, Please sit down.
  • E) "Mrs Odutola said, Please sit down."
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
Insert the missing colon: 'There was one reason for the delay heavy snow had blocked the mountain pass.'
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly to join two related complete sentences?
  • A) The concert hall fell silent; the conductor raised her baton.
  • B) The concert hall fell silent, the conductor raised her baton;
  • C) The concert hall fell silent; and the conductor raised her baton.
  • D) The concert hall; fell silent the conductor raised her baton.
  • E) The concert hall fell silent the conductor; raised her baton.
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
Add the correct end punctuation: 'Priya wondered if the swimming pool would be busy after school'
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
Which sentence correctly punctuates a list whose items already contain commas?
  • A) For the trip we packed sandwiches, crisps and juice, a map, compass and torch, and a first aid kit.
  • B) For the trip we packed: sandwiches, crisps and juice; a map, compass and torch; and a first aid kit.
  • C) For the trip we packed, sandwiches crisps and juice, a map compass and torch, and a first aid kit.
  • D) For the trip we packed sandwiches; crisps and juice; a map, compass and torch, and a first aid kit.
  • E) For the trip we packed sandwiches, crisps, and juice, a map, compass, and torch, and a first aid kit
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
Insert the missing hyphens: 'The five year old girl loved dinosaurs.'
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Yesterday, the children ___ to the safari park.
  • A) go
  • B) goes
  • C) went
  • D) going
  • E) gone
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
The number of pupils absent today ___ higher than usual.
  • A) are
  • B) is
  • C) were
  • D) have
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Each of the students ___ bringing a packed lunch.
  • A) is
  • B) are
  • C) am
  • D) were
  • E) be
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
___ and I went to the shop together.
  • A) Him
  • B) He
  • C) Me
  • D) Us
  • E) Them
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
The teacher ___ taught us science has retired.
  • A) which
  • B) who
  • C) whom
  • D) whose
  • E) what
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
By this time next year, we ___ our exams.
  • A) finish
  • B) finished
  • C) will have finished
  • D) finishing
  • E) had finish
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
27
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
I wish the weather ___ better for the school trip tomorrow.
  • A) is
  • B) was
  • C) were
  • D) be
  • E) being
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
28
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
There were ___ people at the fete this year than last year.
  • A) less
  • B) fewer
  • C) lesser
  • D) few
  • E) little
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
29
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
There ___ several reasons for the delay.
  • A) is
  • B) was
  • C) are
  • D) has been
  • E) be
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Hardly ___ the bell rung when the children rushed outside.
  • A) had
  • B) has
  • C) have
  • D) did
  • E) was
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
31
What type of sentence is this?
"What time does the train leave?"
  • A) Statement
  • B) Question
  • C) Command
  • D) Exclamation
  • E) Fragment
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
32
What type of sentence is this?
"Close the door quietly."
  • A) Statement
  • B) Question
  • C) Command
  • D) Exclamation
  • E) Fragment
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
33
What type of sentence is this?
"What a wonderful surprise this is!"
  • A) Statement
  • B) Question
  • C) Command
  • D) Exclamation
  • E) Fragment
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
34
What type of sentence is this?
"The train was delayed by twenty minutes."
  • A) Statement
  • B) Question
  • C) Command
  • D) Exclamation
  • E) Fragment
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
35
Identify the sentence structure.
"Although it was raining, the match went ahead, and the crowd cheered loudly."
  • A) Simple sentence
  • B) Compound sentence
  • C) Complex sentence
  • D) Compound-complex sentence
  • E) Minor sentence
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
36
"The bright red kite soared above the trees."
Which word is an adjective?
  • A) bright
  • B) soared
  • C) above
  • D) trees
  • E) kite
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
37
"She finished her homework silently before dinner."
Which word is an adverb?
  • A) finished
  • B) homework
  • C) silently
  • D) before
  • E) dinner
(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)
38
"The train arrived at the station on time."
Which word is a preposition?
  • A) train
  • B) arrived
  • C) at
  • D) time
  • E) station
(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)
39
"Amir and Zara laughed because the joke was funny."
Which word is a conjunction?
  • A) laughed
  • B) because
  • C) joke
  • D) funny
  • E) was
(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)
40
"They gave the trophy to her after the match."
Which word is a pronoun?
  • A) trophy
  • B) her
  • C) match
  • D) gave
  • E) after
(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)
41
"Running quickly, the athlete overtook her rivals near the finish line."
What is the word class of 'Running' in this sentence?
  • A) Noun
  • B) Verb
  • C) Present participle used as an adjective
  • D) Adverb
  • E) Preposition
(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)
42
"The committee's decision, which surprised everyone, was announced on Friday."
Which word is a relative pronoun?
  • A) committee's
  • B) decision
  • C) which
  • D) surprised
  • E) announced
(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)
43
"Whoever finishes first will receive a prize."
What is the word class of 'Whoever' in this sentence?
  • A) Relative pronoun introducing a noun clause
  • B) Conjunction
  • C) Preposition
  • D) Adverb
  • E) Interjection
(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.E17 SPaG Mixed Drill Set 2

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