English Grammar, punctuation and spelling paper 1 (May 2016)
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Question 1 of 50
1. Question
1Match each word to the correct suffix to make an adjective.
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- Manage (able)
- Harm (ful)
- Self (ish)
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Question 2 of 50
2. Question
2Complete the sentence below by writing the conjunctions from the box in the correct places.
Use each conjunction only once.
- You may bring sandwiches (and) juice (or) water for the trip, (but) glass bottles are not allowed.
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Question 3 of 50
3. Question
3Which word is the object in the sentence below?My friend bought a cake from the bakery.- (cake, a cake)
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Question 4 of 50
4. Question
4Complete each sentence below by writing the determiners from the box in the correct places.
Use each determiner only once.
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- At the zoo we saw (an) owl.
- There was also (a) cute baby penguin.
- I thought it was (the) best day ever.
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Question 5 of 50
5. Question
5Tick the option that must end with a question mark.Tick one.
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Question 6 of 50
6. Question
6Which sentence uses the colon correctly?Tick one.
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Question 7 of 50
7. Question
7Complete the sentence with an appropriate adverb.- She completed her homework (yesterday, there, rapidly, here, enthusiastically, neatly, scruffily, badly, poorly, boringly, dully, terribly, beautifully, awfully, mightily, afterwards, always, angrily, anxiously, awkwardly, boldly, bravely, busily, accidentally, purposefully, calmly, carefully, cautiously, carelessly, cheerfully, daily, delightfully, defiantly, deliberately, easily, eventually, excitedly, fairly, fast, faster, foolishly, frightfully, fully, furiously, gladly, gracefully, gratefully, happily, honestly, hopelessly, hungrily, hurriedly, immediately, instantly, joyfully, jubilantly, knowingly, knowledgeably, lazily, last, loudly, loyally, madly, masterfully, mysteriously, naturally, nervously, never, nicely, noisily, obediently, often, only, painfully, perfectly, playfully, politely, poorly, positively, powerfully, promptly, properly, punctually, quicker, quickly, quietly, rarely, readily, regularly, reluctantly, roughly, sadly, seldom, separately, seriously, silently, sleepily, slowly, smoothly, successfully, suddenly, sympathetically, terribly, thankfully, thoroughly, thoughtfully, triumphantly, truthfully, urgently, usefully, uselessly, victoriously, voluntarily, warmly, wearily, well, wildly, wonderfully, worriedly, wrongly) .
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Question 8 of 50
8. Question
8Where should the missing inverted commas should go?
Tick two.
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Question 9 of 50
9. Question
9Insert one comma in the correct place in the sentence below.- Limping () slightly (,) the () old () man () walked () to () the () end () of () the () road.
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Question 10 of 50
10. Question
10Each sentence is either in the present progressive or in the past progressive. Tick every sentence that is in the present progressive.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 11 of 50
11. Question
11Replace the underlined word or words in each sentence with the correct pronoun.When Sara came to the end of the road, Sara turned right.
The pavement had a large hole and Sara fell into the hole.
- When Sara came to the end of the road, (she) turned right. The pavement had a large hole and Sara fell into (it) .
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Question 12 of 50
12. Question
12Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?
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Question 13 of 50
13. Question
13Which sentence shows that you are most likely to be away next week?Tick one.
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Question 14 of 50
14. Question
14Match each sentence to its correct function. Use each function only once.
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I expect the weather to be fine at the weekend (statement)Are we likely to have good weather this weekend (question)Check the weather before deciding where to go (command)What fantastic weather we have had this year (exclamation)
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Question 15 of 50
15. Question
15Which sentence is written in Standard English?Tick one.
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Question 16 of 50
16. Question
16a) What is the name of the punctuation marks on either side of the
words which was a spaniel in the sentence below?Jay’s dog (which was a spaniel) loved to play with its squeaky bone.- (brackets, a pair of brackets, pair of brackets, two brackets, bracket, a bracket, they are brackets, they are called brackets)
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Question 17 of 50
17. Question
Jay’s dog (which was a spaniel) loved to play with its squeaky bone.
b) What is the name of a different punctuation mark that could be used correctly in the same places?- (comma, commas, a pair of commas, two commas, 2 commas, dash, dashes, a pair of dashes, two dashes, 2 dashes)
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Question 18 of 50
18. Question
17Replace the underlined words in the sentences below with their
expanded forms.We’re going into town later, so I’ll buy some bread then. We won’t be back late.
- (We are) going into town later, so (I will, I shall) buy some bread then. We (will not) be back late.
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Question 19 of 50
19. Question
18You are helping a friend to correct the punctuation in the box below.
Which two pieces of advice should you give to correct the punctuation?“Surprise” shouted the children!Tick two.
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Question 20 of 50
20. Question
19Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?Tick one.
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Question 21 of 50
21. Question
20Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below.- There () are () Roman () ruins () near () our () village (;) they () are () being () excavated () next () week.
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Question 22 of 50
22. Question
21What does the root graph mean in the word family below?graphics autograph photography paragraphTick one.
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Question 23 of 50
23. Question
22Tick the word in the passage that contains an apostrophe for possession.It’s five o’clock. Let’s leave early and we’ll be able to go to Emma’s house first.
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Question 24 of 50
24. Question
23Tick each sentence which use commas incorrectly.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 25 of 50
25. Question
24Tick all the prepositions in the sentence below.He walked through the doorway and sat behind the desk.
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Question 26 of 50
26. Question
25Rearrange the words in the statement below to make it a question.
Use only the given words. Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.Statement: They are listening to music.
- Question: (Are they listening to music?)
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Question 27 of 50
27. Question
26Tick the two words that show the tense in the sentence below.They went to the theme park – the car journey home was difficult.
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Question 28 of 50
28. Question
27Tick every sentence in which the underlined part is a subordinate clause1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 29 of 50
29. Question
28Find the conjunction in each sentence below.-
The children had not read the book, yet they knew the story off by heart. (yet)Keep your hat on until the rain has stopped. (until)
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Question 30 of 50
30. Question
29Tick every sentence where the underlined clause is a main clause.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 31 of 50
31. Question
30a) Insert a comma in the sentence below to make it clear that only Sally and Bob went to the cinema.- After () they () left () Jon (,) Sally () and () Bob () went () to () the () cinema.
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Question 32 of 50
32. Question
b) Insert commas in the sentence below to make it clear that all three children went to the cinema.- After () they () left (,) Jon (,) Sally () and () Bob () went () to () the () cinema.
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Question 33 of 50
33. Question
31Choose the best prefix from the box to complete each sentence.
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The chef said the pasta had not been cooked at all; it was (un)cooked.The chef said the pasta had not been cooked enough; it was (under)cooked.
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Question 34 of 50
34. Question
32Find the two conjunctions in the sentence below.The passengers moved to get out, but the pilot held up his hand and they stood still.
- The first conjunction is (but, and). The second conjunction is (and, but).
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Question 35 of 50
35. Question
33Replace the underlined word or words in each sentence with the correct possessive pronoun.-
- That bike belongs to me. That bike is (mine).
- This house is owned by us. This house is (ours).
- These video games belong to my brother. These games are (his).
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Question 36 of 50
36. Question
34a) Which word is closest in meaning to the word antonym?Tick one.
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Question 37 of 50
37. Question
b) Write one word that is an antonym of fierce.- (gentle, calm, peaceful, nonviolent, meek, mild, tame, weak, tender, unthreatening)
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Question 38 of 50
38. Question
35Complete the sentences below, using the simple past tense of the verbs in the boxes.-
It was a cold day when we
(played)handball. My friend(threw)the ball to me and I(caught)it.
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It was a cold day when we
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Question 39 of 50
39. Question
36Complete the passage with adjectives derived from the nouns in brackets. One has been done for you.Tia hopes to become a famous [fame] sportswoman.
- Her (athletic) [athlete] achievements already include winning races in her home town. She hopes to win (national) [nation] competitions one day.
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Question 40 of 50
40. Question
37Which option correctly completes the sentence below?The child ____________ story won the competition had worked very hard.
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Question 41 of 50
41. Question
38a) Tick every sentence which uses the word point as a verb.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 42 of 50
42. Question
b) Tick every sentence which uses the word point as a noun.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 43 of 50
43. Question
39Find the relative clause in the sentence below, and copy it into the answer box.The old house that is next to our school is for sale.
- (that is next to our school)
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Question 44 of 50
44. Question
40Tick every sentence that is written in the passive voice.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 45 of 50
45. Question
41Rewrite the sentence below so that it is in the active voice.
Remember to punctuate your sentence correctly.The results were announced by the judges.
- (The judges announced the results.)
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Question 46 of 50
46. Question
42Find the two adverbs in the sentence below.All of the passengers cheered loudly, and we cheered too.
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Question 47 of 50
47. Question
43Tick the option which shows how the underlined words in the sentence below are used.The insect-eating Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant.
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Question 48 of 50
48. Question
44Which verb completes the sentence so that it uses the subjunctive form?I wish I _______ able to join you, but it will not be possible.
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Question 49 of 50
49. Question
45What is the function of the sentence below?How well you’ve done
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Question 50 of 50
50. Question
46Which sentence uses the present perfect form?Tick one.
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