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SATS.KS1-GPS KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (SATs Practice)

STA NATIONAL CURRICULUM TESTS KS1 English GPS (Paper 1: grammar, punctuation and vocabulary; Paper 2: spelling) · Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

1

PRACTICE QUESTION. Tick the sentence that starts with a capital letter. Your teacher will go through this one with you - it is not for marks.

A) the cat is asleep.
B) The cat is asleep.

2

Look at the sentence below.

the dog ran fast.

Circle the letter that should be a capital letter.

(1)

3

Add the missing full stop to this sentence.

Ben likes to play football

(1)

4

Circle the noun in this sentence.

The dog barked loudly.

(1)

5

Circle the verb in this sentence.

Aaliyah laughed happily.

(1)

6

Tick the correct word to complete the sentence.

Yesterday, we ___ at the park.

A) was
B) were

7

Add the correct punctuation mark at the end of this sentence.

What is your favourite colour

(1)

8

Circle the adjective in this sentence.

The little kitten slept.

(1)

9

Tick the correct plural of 'box'.

A) boxs
B) boxes
C) boxies

10

Add the suffix -ing to the word 'jump' and write the new word.

(1)

11

Add the prefix un- to the word 'happy' and write the new word.

(1)

12

Add the correct punctuation mark at the end of this sentence.

Watch out for that puddle

(1)

13

Add the two missing commas to this sentence.

In my bag I have a pencil a ruler and a rubber.

(2)

14

Tick the best word to join the sentence.

Chidi wore his coat ___ it was cold outside.

A) and
B) but
C) because

15

Rewrite each pair of words as one word with an apostrophe.

a) do not
b) she is

(2)

16

Write whether each sentence is a statement or a question.

a) Is it raining today?
b) The sun is shining.

(2)

17

Paper 2: Spelling. Write the missing word: 'I do not have ___ pencils left.'

(1)

18

Write the missing word: 'There were ___ children in the playground.'

(1)

19

Write the missing word: 'We go home ___ school finishes.'

(1)

20

Write the missing word: 'Our ___ went on a school trip.'

(1)

21

Write the missing word: 'The ___ in the garden was very green.'

(1)

22

Write the missing word: 'We walked along the ___ to the shop.'

(1)

23

Write the missing word: 'Please give the plants some ___.'

(1)

24

Write the missing word: 'She ___ hear the birds singing.'

(1)

25

Write the missing word: 'You ___ wear your coat, it is cold.'

(1)

26

Write the missing word: 'I ___ like a glass of milk, please.'

(1)

27

Write the missing word: 'I stayed inside ___ it was raining.'

(1)

28

Write the missing word: 'The ___ played happily in the sand.'

(1)

29

Write the missing word: 'The toys were all over the ___.'

(1)

30

Write the missing word: 'The ___ puppy had hurt its paw.'

(1)

31

Write the missing word: 'Grandma put a spoonful of ___ in her tea.'

(1)

32

Write the missing word: 'A speck of dust went in her ___.'

(1)

33

Write the missing word: 'The garden was full of ___ flowers.'

(1)

34

Write the missing word: '___ clapped at the end of the show.'

(1)

35

Write the missing word: 'The sunset over the hills was ___.'

(1)

36

Write the missing word: 'Practice will help you ___ your handwriting.'

(1)

Mark scheme · SATS.KS1-GPS KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (SATs Practice)

Question 1

B1 option B ticked (practice question - not scored)
Answer: B

Question 2

B1 circles the letter t at the start of 'the' (accept the whole word 'the' circled)
Answer: t (the first letter of 'the')

Question 3

B1 full stop placed after 'football'
Answer: Ben likes to play football.

Question 4

B1 circles 'dog' (accept 'The dog' circled as one unit)
Answer: dog

Question 5

B1 circles 'laughed' (accept 'laughed happily' if the verb is included)
Answer: laughed

Question 6

B1 option B (were) ticked
Answer: B) were

Question 7

B1 question mark placed after 'colour'
Answer: What is your favourite colour?

Question 8

B1 circles 'little'
Answer: little

Question 9

B1 option B (boxes) ticked
Answer: B) boxes

Question 10

B1 writes 'jumping'
Answer: jumping

Question 11

B1 writes 'unhappy'
Answer: unhappy

Question 12

B1 exclamation mark placed after 'puddle'
Answer: Watch out for that puddle!

Question 13

B1 comma placed after 'pencil'
B1 comma placed after 'ruler'
Answer: In my bag I have a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.

Question 14

B1 option C (because) ticked
Answer: C) because

Question 15

B1 writes 'don't' with the apostrophe between n and t
B1 writes 'she's' with the apostrophe between e and s
Answer: a) don't b) she's

Question 16

B1 identifies (a) as a question
B1 identifies (b) as a statement
Answer: a) question b) statement

Question 17

B1 any - cao
Answer: any

Question 18

B1 many - cao
Answer: many

Question 19

B1 after - cao
Answer: after

Question 20

B1 class - cao
Answer: class

Question 21

B1 grass - cao
Answer: grass

Question 22

B1 path - cao
Answer: path

Question 23

B1 water - cao
Answer: water

Question 24

B1 could - cao
Answer: could

Question 25

B1 should - cao
Answer: should

Question 26

B1 would - cao
Answer: would

Question 27

B1 because - cao
Answer: because

Question 28

B1 children - cao
Answer: children

Question 29

B1 floor - cao
Answer: floor

Question 30

B1 poor - cao
Answer: poor

Question 31

B1 sugar - cao
Answer: sugar

Question 32

B1 eye - cao
Answer: eye

Question 33

B1 pretty - cao
Answer: pretty

Question 34

B1 everybody - cao
Answer: everybody

Question 35

B1 beautiful - cao
Answer: beautiful

Question 36

B1 improve - cao
Answer: improve

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