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Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling Question Paper

Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling

Course:Primary Level

Exam Year:2000

LEVEL
6
KEY STAGE
2
En
English tests
Grammar, punctuation
and spelling
Paper 2: short answer questions
First name
Middle name
Last name
Date of birth Day Month Year
School name
DfE number
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Marks
The number under each line at the side of the page tells you the maximum
number of marks for each question.
Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. Work through the
booklet until you are asked to stop.
You will have 20 minutes to answer the questions in this booklet.
Questions and answers
In this booklet your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation are tested.
There are different types of question for you to answer in different ways.
The space for your answer shows you what type of answer is needed,
including:
• Multiple-choice answers: for some questions you do not need to do any
writing. Tick, draw lines to, or put a circle around your answers. Read the
instructions carefully so that you know how to answer the question.
• Short answers: some questions have a line or box for your answer. This
shows that you need to write a word, phrase or sentence.
Instructions
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15.
A pair of commas can be used to separate words or groups of words and to
clarify the meaning of a sentence.
Insert a pair of commas to clarify each sentence below.
a) My friend who is very fit won the 100-metre race.
b) The man meanwhile picked up his bag and carried on walking. 2 marks
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20.
Insert a colon in the appropriate place in the sentence below.
I have three pets a hamster (called Frankie), a goldfish and a cat. 1 mark
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25.
The sentence below is written in the active voice.
The wind blew the sign over.
Which sentence is the passive form of the sentence above?
Tick one.
The sign was blown over by the wind.
The wind caused the sign to blow over.
In the wind, the sign blew over.
Because it was windy, the sign blew over. 1 mark
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29.
Use a connective or connective phrase to complete the sentence below.
________________________________ Anna was so accomplished
a dancer, she lacked confidence in her own ability. 1 mark
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6.
Complete the table by inserting a synonym and an antonym.
One has been done for you.
Word Synonym Antonym
broad wide narrow
victory
1 mark
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29.
Use the prepositions in the boxes to complete the sentences below.
from with at to
Use each preposition once.
She’ll be here _____________ ten o’clock.
My two dogs are very different _____________ one another.
My new school bag is similar _____________ my old one.
The building was high compared _____________ the trees around it. 1 mark
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15.
A semi-colon can be used to separate two main clauses that are related.
Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below.
On the one hand, it would be exciting to go on the roller
coaster on the other, I might not like the height! 1 mark
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5.
Write the contraction of each pair of underlined words in the box above it.
I would love to see the new fantasy film; it is supposed to be excellent.
We must not be late or we will miss the beginning of the film.
You are going to love it! 2 marks
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8.
Expand the noun into a noun phrase by adding words before and after
the noun.
One has been done for you.
Noun Noun phrase
the book the reference book on the bookshelf
the tractor
1 mark
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1 mark
9 Put a tick in each row to show the type of adverb.
Adverb of
manner
Adverb of
time
Adverb of
frequency
Adverb of
place
outside
sometimes
today
secretly
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7.
Write the infinitive form of each verb listed in the table below.
One has been done for you.
Verb Infinitive form
sings, sang, sung to sing
went, gone
am, is, was
had, has
1 mark
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25.
This sentence is written in the personal form.
It costs me a lot of money to go on holiday.
Which sentence below is a correct impersonal form of the sentence?
Tick one.
My holidays are expensive.
Going on holiday costs a lot of money.
To go on holiday costs me a lot of money.
I find it expensive to go on holiday.
1 mark
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13.
Write an example of each type of noun in the boxes below.
Abstract noun
Collective noun
Common noun
Proper noun
2 marks
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14.
Rewrite the sentence below, changing the verbs to past tense.
The boy thinks carefully and makes up his mind.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ 1 mark
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10.
Put a tick in each row to show the type of pronoun underlined in
each sentence.
Personal
pronoun
Relative
pronoun
Possessive
pronoun
Are you taking yours with
you?
On Mondays we have art,
which is my favourite lesson.
Fatima forgot where she had
put the bag.
1 mark
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26.
This sentence is made up of two clauses: a main clause (MC) and a
subordinate clause (SC).
MC MC
Judith’s brother, who is much older than she is, always looked out for her.
SC
Add a subordinate clause to the sentence below.
MC
The Hilltop Hotel, ____________________________________________,
SC
MC
receives more visitors a year than any other hotel in the area. 1 mark
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19.
Circle the correct form of the verb in each set of brackets.
The brother and sister ( attend / attends ) different clubs.
Everybody ( has / have ) the same opinion about uniform.
Each of you ( is / are ) welcome to state your point of view. 1 mark
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Put a tick in each row to show the type of connective underlined in each
sentence.
Subordinating
connective
Co-ordinating
connective
I can’t tell you whether I’m able to
attend until I hear back from Libby.
I’ll serve dinner when your brother
gets home.
The glue was set but the paint
wasn’t dry.
Usually, Mum or Dad cooks dinner.
1 mark
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Sample 2013 Key Stage 2 level 6 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test:
Paper 2 short answer questions booklet
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