English Grammar, punctuation and spelling paper 1 (May 2017)
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Paper 1 (May 2017): questions
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Question 1 of 50
1. Question
1Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 2 of 50
2. Question
2Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below.- Come () and () see () me () tomorrow (;) I () will () not () have () time () to () see () you () today.
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Question 3 of 50
3. Question
3Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 4 of 50
4. Question
4The prefix mis- can be added to the word read to make the word misread.What does the word misread mean?1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 5 of 50
5. Question
5Which verb form completes the sentence?After Disha ________________ her medal, she gave a television interview.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 6 of 50
6. Question
6Use the correct verb form to complete the sentences below. Choose from either was or were for each sentence.-
The last place I saw Jack and Gwen (was) in the playground.At the museum, there (were) many interesting exhibits.The bikes (were) lined up for the start of the race.
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Question 7 of 50
7. Question
7Tick the option that correctly completes the sentence below.___________________ an official Olympic sport at the Winter Olympics in Japan.Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 8 of 50
8. Question
8Which sentence is punctuated correctly?Tick one.
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Question 9 of 50
9. Question
9What is the word class of the underlined word in the sentence below?The alarm rang and Jamal immediately jumped out of bed.Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 10 of 50
10. Question
10Add a colon in the correct place in the sentence below.- Tom needed () to think carefully () about his homework (:) it looked () very difficult.
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Question 11 of 50
11. Question
11What is the word class of the underlined words in the sentence below?The girl brought a sandwich and an apple to eat for lunch.
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Question 12 of 50
12. Question
12Which sentence is punctuated correctly?Tick one.
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Question 13 of 50
13. Question
13Which sentence uses the word round as an adjective?Tick one.
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Question 14 of 50
14. Question
14Which sentence is punctuated correctly?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 15 of 50
15. Question
15Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?Tick one.
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Question 16 of 50
16. Question
16Complete the sentence with an appropriate subordinating conjunction.- Tracey decided to walk (because, since, as, although) it was a lovely day.
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Question 17 of 50
17. Question
17Which sentence is an exclamation?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 18 of 50
18. Question
18Which sentence uses the word book as a verb?Tick one.
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Question 19 of 50
19. Question
19Insert a pair of commas in the correct place in the sentence below.- I () enjoy () sitting () in () my () bedroom (,) even () though () it () is () quite () small (,) and () listening () to () music.
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Question 20 of 50
20. Question
20What pronouns could be used to replace the underlined word or words in the sentence below?For his ninth birthday, James visited his grandparents and his grandparents took James to the cinema.-
his grandparents (they)James (him)
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Question 21 of 50
21. Question
21Which sentence is punctuated correctly?Tick one.
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Question 22 of 50
22. Question
22Which sentence is the most formal?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 23 of 50
23. Question
23Which underlined group of words is a subordinate clause?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 24 of 50
24. Question
24Write down the two words that are antonyms in the sentence below.What looked like a worthless collection of rusty metal turned out to include ancient coins and valuable jewellery.-
First antonym (worthless)Second antonym (valuable)
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Question 25 of 50
25. Question
25An apostrophe can be used for a contracted form or for possession. Tick every sentence where the apostrophe is used to show possession.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 26 of 50
26. Question
26Which sentence contains a relative clause?Tick one.
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Question 27 of 50
27. Question
27Which sentence is a statement?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 28 of 50
28. Question
28Tick the passage that is punctuated correctly.Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 29 of 50
29. Question
29Insert a pair of commas in the correct place in the sentence below.-
Jenna (,) a () very () gifted () singer (,) won () the () talent () competition () that () was () held () in () her () local () theatre.
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Question 30 of 50
30. Question
30Rewrite the verbs in the boxes to complete the sentences with the correct choice of tense.-
The visitors left after theyJo usually(finished, had finished)their coffee.(wakes)up early on Saturday morning and goes swimming after breakfast.
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Question 31 of 50
31. Question
31Which of these sentences about making a sandwich is not a command?Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 32 of 50
32. Question
32The clauses A, B and C are either main or subordinate clauses. Label them M for main clauses or S for subordinate clauses.-
A (s)B (m)C (m)
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Question 33 of 50
33. Question
33Write down the conjunction in each sentence.-
- We like to eat popcorn when we go to the cinema. (when)
- Although my sister likes salted popcorn, I prefer sweet popcorn. (although)
- My brother doesn’t like popcorn at all, so he buys sweets instead. (so)
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Question 34 of 50
34. Question
34Which two sentences contain a preposition?Tick two.
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Question 35 of 50
35. Question
35What is the subject of the sentence below?On Tuesday, Mary plans to meet Aidan in Liverpool.Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 36 of 50
36. Question
36Insert a comma and a dash in the correct places in the sentence below.-
Before () we () leave () school (,) our () class () wants () to () start () a () vegetable () garden (-, –, —) the () first () in () our () school’s () history.
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Question 37 of 50
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37Which word is the relative pronoun in the sentence below?The mountain, which could be seen in the distance, had snow on top of it.Tick one.1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 38 of 50
38. Question
38Complete the sentence below with the simple past tense of the verbs in the boxes.-
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(played)netball last weekend, but I only(knew)where the match(was)the day before.
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Question 39 of 50
39. Question
39Insert a pair of brackets in the correct place in the sentence below.-
The () highest () mountain () in () Great () Britain () is () Ben () Nevis (()1,344 metres ()) in () Scotland ().
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Question 40 of 50
40. Question
40Which one prefix can be added to all three words below to make their antonyms? Write the prefix in the box.secureactivecomplete-
(in)
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Question 41 of 50
41. Question
41Find the two words that are synonyms in the passage below. Write them in the boxes.The café serves delicious snacks and cakes until noon. After midday, you can also order hot lunches, sandwiches or soup.-
First synonym (noon)Second synonym (midday)
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Question 42 of 50
42. Question
42Find the possessive pronoun in the sentence below. Write it in the box.The boy showed me around the school. He took me to the music room and pointed out which classroom was his.-
(his)
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Question 43 of 50
43. Question
43Which punctuation mark should be used in the place indicated by the arrow?1 mark(s)Correct
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Question 44 of 50
44. Question
44Complete each sentence below with a word formed from the root word thought.-
Olisa was a very (thoughtful, thoughtless) girl.The children looked (thoughtfully, thoughtlessly) at the poster on the wall.
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Question 45 of 50
45. Question
45Complete the sentence below with a noun formed from the verb encourage.-
My friends offered me lots of (encouragement) to meet my targets.
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Question 46 of 50
46. Question
46Insert two hyphens in the correct places in the sentence below.-
The () children () have () been () busy () cooking () some () healthy () sugar (-, –, —)free () snacks () and () learning () some () well (-, –, —)known () traditional () songs () for () visitors () to () enjoy.
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Question 47 of 50
47. Question
47Rewrite the sentence below in the active. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.The vital clues were discovered by the detective.- (The detective discovered the vital clues.)
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Question 48 of 50
48. Question
48Rewrite the underlined verbs in the sentence below so that they are in the present progressive form.Jim learns French at school. He plans to ski in the Alps in the spring.-
learns (is learning)plans (is planning)
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Question 49 of 50
49. Question
49Find the three-word noun phrase in the sentence below. Write it in the box.The school team was preparing for an important athletics competition.
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(The school team)
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Question 50 of 50
50. Question
50Find the adverb in the sentence below. Write it in the box.Of all the toys in his large collection, Karl’s little brother liked the cuddly rabbit best.
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(best)
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