Read the sentence, then choose the underlined word that is spelled incorrectly. If every word is correct, choose E. "Kwame felt (A) embarassed when he (B) tripped over his (C) shoelace during (D) assembly."
A) embarassed
B) tripped
C) shoelace
D) assembly
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 shopkeeper was (A) definately certain that the till was (B) three pounds (C) short before (D) closing."
A) definately
B) three pounds
C) short
D) closing
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. "Nia's favourite (A) subject is (B) buisness studies, especially the unit on (C) budgeting and (D) saving."
A) subject
B) buisness
C) budgeting
D) saving
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. "It was (A) necessary for the whole class to bring (B) wellington boots for the (C) farm trip on (D) Thursday."
A) necessary
B) wellington
C) farm
D) Thursday
E) No mistake
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Which is the correct spelling of the word formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'travel'?
A) traveling
B) travelling
C) travellling
D) travelng
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The netball team will ___ every Tuesday after school.'
A) practice
B) practise
C) practiced
D) practising
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Insert the missing comma: 'On 12/07 the whole school gathered in the hall for the end of term assembly.'
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Which sentence punctuates the list correctly?
A) At the market, Grace bought apples pears grapes and satsumas.
B) At the market, Grace bought apples, pears, grapes and satsumas.
C) At the market, Grace bought, apples pears grapes, and satsumas.
D) At the market Grace bought apples, pears grapes, and satsumas.
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Insert the two missing commas: 'Freya who was the fastest runner in Year 6 won the relay race.' (Note: there is only one Freya being discussed, and this is extra information about her.)
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
A) Although it was raining heavily the football match went ahead as planned.
B) Although it was raining heavily, the football match went ahead as planned.
C) Although, it was raining heavily the football match went ahead as planned.
D) Although it was raining heavily the football match, went ahead as planned.
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
This sentence contains a comma splice. Rewrite it correctly, using a semicolon instead of the comma: 'Tariq finished his homework early, he then helped his sister with her spelling.'
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
12
Which sentence uses the contraction correctly?
A) Their not coming to the match today.
B) They're not coming to the match today.
C) There not coming to the match today.
D) Theyre not coming to the match today.
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
Insert the missing apostrophe: 'Olivers bicycle was leaning against the garden wall.'
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
Insert the missing apostrophe: 'The teachers office was at the end of the corridor.' (Note: more than one teacher shares the office.)
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
15
Which sentence uses 'its' or 'it's' correctly?
A) The cat washed it's paws before curling up.
B) The cat washed its paws before curling up.
C) Its washing it's paws right now.
D) It's washing its' paws right now.
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
Insert the missing apostrophe: 'The childrens playground was repainted over the summer holidays.'
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
Which sentence punctuates the direct speech correctly?
A) Mrs Adeyemi said please line up quietly.
B) Mrs Adeyemi said, "Please line up quietly."
C) Mrs Adeyemi said, "please line up quietly."
D) Mrs Adeyemi said "Please line up quietly".
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
Punctuate this sentence correctly, adding speech marks and a comma: 'Ravi shouted Watch out for the puddle'
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
19
Which sentence correctly punctuates the split speech?
A) I think, said Isla, that the museum opens at half past nine.
B) "I think," said Isla, "that the museum opens at half past nine."
C) "I think" said Isla, "that the museum opens at half past nine".
D) "I think," said Isla "that the museum opens at half past nine."
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
20
This sentence has one punctuation error in the speech. Identify and correct it. Zainab said, "the bus leaves at four o'clock."
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
21
Which rule explains why this extract is set out on two separate lines? "Where are we going?" asked Meera. "To the park," replied her brother.
A) A new line begins every time the sentence contains a question.
B) A new line begins every time the speaker changes.
C) A new line begins every time speech marks are used.
D) A new line begins every time a comma is used inside speech marks.
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
22
Insert the missing colon: 'Grace needed three things for the school trip on 12/07 her wellies, a raincoat and a torch.'
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
23
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
A) The rain finally stopped; the pupils ran outside for break.
B) The rain finally stopped, the pupils ran outside for break;
C) The rain finally stopped; and the pupils ran outside for break.
D) The rain; finally stopped the pupils ran outside for break.
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
24
Insert the missing colon: 'Daniel knew exactly why he was late he had missed the bus.'
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
25
Which sentence correctly punctuates a list whose items already contain commas?
A) On the school trip we visited Leeds, Yorkshire, Bristol, Somerset and York, North Yorkshire.
B) On the school trip we visited Leeds, Yorkshire; Bristol, Somerset; and York, North Yorkshire.
C) On the school trip we visited Leeds; Yorkshire, Bristol; Somerset and York, North Yorkshire.
D) On the school trip we visited Leeds, Yorkshire: Bristol, Somerset: and York, North Yorkshire.
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
26
Which sentence correctly uses a colon, rather than a semicolon, to introduce an explanation?
A) The match was cancelled; the pitch was flooded.
B) The match was cancelled: the pitch was flooded.
C) The match was cancelled, the pitch was flooded:
D) The match; was cancelled the pitch was flooded.
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
27
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Amir walks to school every morning.'
A) present simple
B) present continuous
C) past simple
D) present perfect
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
28
Which sentence correctly rewrites 'Sophie writes a letter to her grandmother' in the past tense?
A) Sophie writed a letter to her grandmother.
B) Sophie wrote a letter to her grandmother.
C) Sophie has written a letter to her grandmother.
D) Sophie was writing a letter to her grandmother.
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
29
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'By six o'clock, Ben ___ his five-kilometre training run.'
A) finishes
B) will finish
C) will have finished
D) has finished
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
30
Which tense is used in this sentence? 'Chidi has lived in Cardiff for seven years.'
A) past simple
B) present perfect
C) past perfect
D) present continuous
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
31
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'By the time the bell rang, Josh ___ his lunch.'
A) finishes
B) finished
C) had finished
D) has finished
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
32
In the sentence 'The happy children ran across the playground', what word class is 'happy'?
A) noun
B) verb
C) adjective
D) adverb
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
33
In the sentence 'Josh quickly finished his lunch before the bell rang', what word class is 'quickly'?
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) preposition
D) noun
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
34
In the sentence 'The cat hid under the wooden bench', what word class is 'under'?
A) adverb
B) conjunction
C) preposition
D) verb
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
35
In the sentence 'Isla stayed inside because it was raining', what word class is 'because'?
A) preposition
B) conjunction
C) adverb
D) pronoun
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
36
In the sentence 'This is the book that Meera lost last week', what word class is 'This'?
A) determiner
B) pronoun
C) adjective
D) conjunction
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
37
Which words form the subordinate clause in this sentence? 'Although he was tired, Tariq finished the marathon.'
A) Although he was tired
B) Tariq finished
C) finished the marathon
D) Tariq finished the marathon
(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)
38
Which words form the subordinate clause in this sentence? 'The teacher who marked our books gave us useful feedback.'
A) The teacher
B) who marked our books
C) gave us useful feedback
D) useful feedback
(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)
39
Which words form the main clause in this sentence? 'Because the bus was late, Priya missed the start of the lesson.'
A) Because the bus was late
B) Priya missed the start of the lesson
C) the start of the lesson
D) Because the bus
(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)
40
Which words form the subordinate clause in this sentence? 'The parcel, which had been delayed for a week, finally arrived on Saturday.'
A) The parcel
B) which had been delayed for a week
C) finally arrived on Saturday
D) for a week
(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)
41
What type of sentence is this? 'Nia packed her bag, and she caught the early bus before eight o'clock.'
A) Simple sentence
B) Compound sentence
C) Complex sentence
D) Compound-complex sentence
(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)
42
What type of sentence is this? 'Although it was cold, the children, who were wrapped up warmly, played outside until the bell rang.'
A) Simple sentence
B) Compound sentence
C) Complex sentence
D) Compound-complex sentence
(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)
43
What type of sentence is this? 'I can't believe how quickly the holidays have gone!'
A) Statement
B) Question
C) Command
D) Exclamation
(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)
44
What type of sentence is this? 'Never again.'
A) Statement
B) Minor sentence
C) Command
D) Compound sentence
(Total for Question 44 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · EP.E26 SPaG Depth Set 3
Question 1
B1 A - identifies 'embarassed' as the misspelling (correct spelling is 'embarrassed')
Answer: A) embarassed (should be 'embarrassed')
Question 2
B1 A - identifies 'definately' as the misspelling (correct spelling is 'definitely')
Answer: A) definately (should be 'definitely')
Question 3
B1 B - identifies 'buisness' as the misspelling (correct spelling is 'business')
Answer: B) buisness (should be 'business')
Question 4
B1 E - correctly identifies that every underlined word is spelled correctly
Answer: E) No mistake
Question 5
B1 B - travelling - UK spelling doubles the final l before adding -ing
Answer: B) travelling
Question 6
B1 B - practise - UK spelling uses 'practise' as the verb form and 'practice' as the noun form
Answer: B) practise
Question 7
B1 places a comma immediately after '12/07', marking the end of the fronted adverbial (cao)
Answer: On 12/07, the whole school gathered in the hall for the end of term assembly.
Question 8
B1 B - separates the fronted phrase and each list item with correctly placed commas
Answer: B) At the market, Grace bought apples, pears, grapes and satsumas.
Question 9
B1 places a comma both before 'who' and after 'Year 6', enclosing the non-essential relative clause; both commas needed for the mark (cao)
Answer: Freya, who was the fastest runner in Year 6, won the relay race.
Question 10
B1 B - places a comma after the fronted subordinate clause 'Although it was raining heavily', before the main clause begins
Answer: B) Although it was raining heavily, the football match went ahead as planned.
Question 11
B1 replaces the comma with a semicolon, correctly joining the two related complete clauses; accept rewriting as two separate sentences with a full stop instead (oe)
Answer: Tariq finished his homework early; he then helped his sister with her spelling.
Question 12
B1 B - uses 'They're', the correct contraction of 'they are'
Answer: B) They're not coming to the match today.
Question 13
B1 places the apostrophe before the s, showing one person (Oliver) owns the bicycle (cao)
Answer: Oliver's bicycle was leaning against the garden wall.
Question 14
B1 places the apostrophe after the plural s, showing more than one teacher owns the office (cao)
Answer: The teachers' office was at the end of the corridor.
Question 15
B1 B - uses 'its' without an apostrophe correctly to show possession
Answer: B) The cat washed its paws before curling up.
Question 16
B1 places apostrophe plus s after the irregular plural 'children' (cao)
Answer: The children's playground was repainted over the summer holidays.
Question 17
B1 B - uses a comma before the speech marks, a capital letter to start the quotation, and the full stop inside the closing speech mark
Answer: B) Mrs Adeyemi said, "Please line up quietly."
Question 18
B1 adds a comma after 'shouted' and encloses the spoken words in speech marks, with the full stop placed inside the closing speech mark (cao)
Answer: Ravi shouted, "Watch out for the puddle."
Question 19
B1 B - closes the speech marks before the reporting clause 'said Isla' and reopens them after it, with a comma on both sides of the reporting clause
Answer: B) "I think," said Isla, "that the museum opens at half past nine."
Question 20
B1 identifies that direct speech must begin with a capital letter and corrects 'the' to 'The' (cao)
Answer: The word "the" should be capitalised to "The": Zainab said, "The bus leaves at four o'clock."
Question 21
B1 B - identifies that a new line marks each change of speaker in dialogue
Answer: B) A new line begins every time the speaker changes.
Question 22
B1 places the colon after '12/07', introducing the list after a complete clause (cao)
Answer: Grace needed three things for the school trip on 12/07: her wellies, a raincoat and a torch.
Question 23
B1 A - joins two complete, closely related clauses with a semicolon alone
Answer: A) The rain finally stopped; the pupils ran outside for break.
Question 24
B1 places the colon after 'late', introducing the explanation that follows a complete clause (cao)
Answer: Daniel knew exactly why he was late: he had missed the bus.
Question 25
B1 B - semicolons separate the three main list items, each of which already contains a comma, avoiding confusion
Answer: B) On the school trip we visited Leeds, Yorkshire; Bristol, Somerset; and York, North Yorkshire.
Question 26
B1 B - uses a colon to introduce the explanation that follows a complete clause
Answer: B) The match was cancelled: the pitch was flooded.
Question 27
B1 A - present simple - the base verb plus s is used for a habitual, repeated action
Answer: A) present simple
Question 28
B1 B - wrote - the correct irregular simple past form of 'write'
Answer: B) Sophie wrote a letter to her grandmother.
Question 29
B1 C - will have finished - future perfect tense, for an action completed before a stated future point in time
Answer: C) will have finished
Question 30
B1 B - present perfect - 'has' plus the past participle describes a state continuing from the past to now
Answer: B) present perfect
Question 31
B1 C - had finished - past perfect tense, showing the earlier of two past actions
Answer: C) had finished
Question 32
B1 C - adjective - it describes the noun 'children'
Answer: C) adjective
Question 33
B1 B - adverb - it describes how the action 'finished' was done
Answer: B) adverb
Question 34
B1 C - preposition - it shows the relationship in place between 'hid' and 'the wooden bench'
Answer: C) preposition
Question 35
B1 B - conjunction (subordinating) - it joins the two clauses and shows the reason for the first
Answer: B) conjunction
Question 36
B1 B - pronoun - it stands alone as the subject of the sentence, not describing a following noun
Answer: B) pronoun
Question 37
B1 A - Although he was tired - cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on the main clause
Answer: A) Although he was tired
Question 38
B1 B - who marked our books - a relative clause giving extra information about 'the teacher' that cannot stand alone
Answer: B) who marked our books
Question 39
B1 B - Priya missed the start of the lesson - can stand alone as a complete sentence
Answer: B) Priya missed the start of the lesson
Question 40
B1 B - which had been delayed for a week - extra information about 'the parcel', marked off by commas, that cannot stand alone
Answer: B) which had been delayed for a week
Question 41
B1 B - Compound sentence - two main clauses are joined by the coordinating conjunction 'and'
Answer: B) Compound sentence
Question 42
B1 C - Complex sentence - one main clause plus more than one subordinate clause, with no coordinating conjunction joining two main clauses
Answer: C) Complex sentence
Question 43
B1 D - Exclamation - it expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark
Answer: D) Exclamation
Question 44
B1 B - Minor sentence - a grammatically incomplete but meaningful phrase with no main verb