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Name: ________________________

SPAG Revision SATS Winter


Exams Class: ________________________
Read the question carefully
Date: ________________________

Time: 88 minutes

Marks: 98 marks

Comments:

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1.
Tick one word to complete the sentence below.

The police confirmed that there were several _______________ responsible


for the crime.

Tick one.

thief

thieves

thiefes

thiefs

1 mark

2.
Put one letter in each box to show the word class.

noun adverb adjective verb


A B C D

The lazy lion snored noisily.

1 mark

3.
Complete the sentence below with a contraction that makes sense.

I don’t think _________________________ going to come.


1 mark

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4.
Put a tick in each row to show the type of adverb.

Manner Time Place


Adverb
(how) (when) (where)

wearily

there

later

fast

yesterday

everywhere
2 marks

5.
1. They were ___________________ the crates on a boat.

2. The world’s oldest railway ___________________, built for

steam locomotives, is Broad Green.

3. For breakfast we had ___________________ eggs.

4. Mary ___________________ the papers together.

5. In ___________________, lunch will be served an hour later.

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6. If there is not ___________________ rainfall this month there

will be a drought.

7. A ___________________ of this new camera is that it is able to

operate underwater.

8. What ___________________ most was getting home on time.

9. The bakery ___________________ chocolate cakes.

10. The ___________________ pupil was asked to leave the room.

11. The cars were ___________________ from England to Europe.

12. It took all her ___________________ to move the box.

13. The ___________________ didn’t stop them from getting wet.

14. The film will be ___________________ on Friday at the cinema.

15. There is a ___________________ of fruit available in the shop.

16. As he was the ___________________ of the tribe the final

decision was his.

17. The classroom was very ___________________ to Rosie.

18. The race was ___________________ challenging.

19. He has a ___________________ appetite.

20. George was ___________________ to find he could run so

quickly.
20 marks

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6.
Some words have been underlined in the sentence below.

My mum promised she would help me with my homework.

Use a contraction to replace the underlined words.

My mum promised ________________________________ help me with my


homework.
1 mark

7.
Insert a pair of commas in the sentence below to make the meaning
clearer.

Computer games which can be fun to play are also very time-consuming.
1 mark

8.
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

Tick one.

On Tuesday, children from Millmount School went


to a museum.

On tuesday, children from Millmount School went


to a museum.

On Tuesday, children from millmount School went


to a museum.

On Tuesday, children from Millmount School went


to a Museum.
1 mark

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9.
Circle the verb that shows the past tense in each sentence below.

On holiday, we were very happy on the beach.

The journey was rather too long for me.

The weather in Spain is usually hot and sunny, though

one day it rained a lot.


1 mark

10.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.

When Adam tripped over a stone, he hurt his foot.


1 mark

11.
Tick the words that mean the opposite of:

scarce

Tick one.

in short supply, rare

plentiful, easy to find

difficult, tricky

generous, kind

1 mark

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12.
Which two of these sentences would be clearer with brackets to organise
some of the information they contain?

Tick two.

The great white shark has been known to exceed


6 metres in length.

The two cars a red one and a blue one sped


down the road.

Waves from the sea have the power to erode


rocks over time.

A country with a mild climate has pleasant


temperatures.

Jake a polite young man always holds open the


door.
1 mark

13.
Tick one box to show the pair of pronouns that completes the sentence
below.

The tins of beans were on such a high shelf that ___________ had to ask

someone to help ___________ .

Tick one.

he him

she his

they our

him them

1 mark

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14.
An error is underlined in the sentence below.

I have told you before, I hasn’t got any money!

Write the correction in the box.

1 mark

15.
Circle the two nouns in the sentence below.

The boy reached carefully into his bag.


1 mark

16.
Tick the word that is similar in meaning to:

abrupt

Tick one.

slow

seldom

often

sudden

1 mark

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17.
Circle the two words that show a command in the passage below.

Ring the emergency services. Tell them to contact the

fire brigade urgently.

Some residents have already had to leave their houses.


1 mark

18.
Underline the subordinate clause in each sentence below.

One has been done for you.

Lucy enjoyed playing football, especially when James asked her to take
part.

When she was standing next to her brother, Anita looked very tall.

Even though he had little patience, Robert enjoyed chess.

Sue’s skills were good although she had not been playing for long.

They finished the walk, which seemed never-ending.


2 marks

19.
Add a suffix to this word to make an adjective.

fear ______________________
1 mark

20.
Rewrite the sentence below in the present tense.

Tom baked a cake.

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

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21.
Put the astronomer’s words into direct speech.

The astronomer said it was his ambition to discover as much as possible


about our solar system.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
2 marks

22.
Which two of these sentences have a capital letter missing?

Tick two.

My favourite month of the year is february.

I have just finished reading Oliver Twist.

I went to see the doctor about my cough.

Corsica is a small island in the mediterranean Sea.

My family lives just north of the capital city.

1 mark

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23.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Tick one.

He starting the engine.

Ali is woke by the light from the window.

The baby was enjoying playing with his teddy bear.

Tony hope to see his grandma at the weekend.

1 mark

24.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.

We had to hurry because the bus was about to leave.


1 mark

25.
Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly?

Tick one.

“Mr Nelson asked, Who is responsible for the sports


equipment?”

Mr Nelson asked, “Who is responsible for the sports


equipment?”

“Mr Nelson asked,” Who is responsible for the sports


equipment?

Mr Nelson asked, “Who is responsible for the sports


equipment”?
1 mark

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26.
Why is the comma used in the sentence below?

Her mum said that the ducklings were cute, fluffy and very small.

Tick one.

to introduce a piece of speech

to mark the clauses in the sentence

to divide the two halves of the sentence

to separate items in a list

1 mark

27.
Circle all the adverbs in the sentence below.

Close the windows firmly and securely lock the door.


1 mark

28.
There is an error in the sentence below. Write the correction in the box.

The confused cyclist weren’t sure where to go.

1 mark

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29.
Put a tick in each row to show how the apostrophe has been used in the
sentence.

One has been done for you.

To show
something
To replace a
Sentence belongs to
missing letter
someone /
something

It doesn’t go there. ✔

We’re cold.

Anita’s coat is very warm.

Ruby’s hair is brown.

I mustn’t forget my homework.


1 mark

30.
Complete the sentence below with an adverb that makes sense.

The sun shone ______________________ in the sky.


1 mark

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31.
Circle the correct form of the verb in each set of brackets.

(creeps / creep)

The cheetah _____________________ after its prey.

(produces / produce)

Skunks ________________ a very smelly spray that repels most predators.

(protects / protect)

The mother bear _____________________ her young.


1 mark

32.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.

The children played football until it was time for bed.


1 mark

33.
Rewrite the sentence below, adding the missing exclamation mark.

“Get down now” Mum yelled angrily.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

34.
Tick two boxes to show where the missing commas should go.

Cheetahs tigers jaguars and leopards are all known as ‘big cats’.

1 mark

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35.
Complete the sentences below using a suitable conjunction from the
boxes.

Use each conjunction once.

whereas whether which

She wasn’t sure ____________________ coat belonged to her.

I like basketball ____________________ they prefer tennis.

He asked me ____________________ I was interested in comedy films.


1 mark

36.
Which sentence contains two verbs?

Tick one.

The lambs played happily.

The cows sleep in the field.

The puppies growl and bark.

The horses eat grass and hay.

1 mark

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37.
Tick one word or phrase to complete the sentence below.

The audience watched in delight as the acrobats _________________ daring


feats.

Tick one.

will perform

perform

performed

have performed

1 mark

38.
The sentence below has two capital letters missing.

yesterday, we went to see our friend, rita.

Circle the two letters that should be capitals.

Explain why each of these letters should be a capital.

• ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

• ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
2 marks

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39.
Which preposition would be best to complete both sentences?

The boy took a sandwich _____________ his lunchbox.

The postcard was _____________ my uncle.

Tick one.

with

beside

near

from

1 mark

40.
Below are some answers to questions.

Write a suitable question to fit each answer.

One has been done for you.

Question Answer

What are your favourite fruits? Bananas and apples.

Every Saturday morning.

I ride my bike.

2 marks

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41.
Which word or phrase is best to complete the sentence below?

________, we missed the bus and had to walk home in the rain.

Tick one.

Unfortunate

Unfortunates

Most unfortunate

Unfortunately

1 mark

42.
Which word shows what Ricky did?

Tick one box.

Ricky shouted loudly so that his friends could hear him.

1 mark

43.
A pair of commas can be used to separate words or groups of words and
clarify the meaning of a sentence.

Insert a pair of commas in each sentence below.

The teacher however was not amused.

The novel which is a fantastic story only took me two


days to read.
1 mark

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44.
Dashes can be used to provide additional information.

For example:

The new pupil – who is exceptionally clever – is likely to win the prize.

Insert a pair of dashes in each sentence below.

The opposing football team an imposing group of strong

players looked set to beat us.

The new manager an able and very experienced

person looks likely to transform the team.


1 mark

45.
Colons are used to introduce a list.

Write a sentence of your own that uses a colon correctly to list what you
need for school.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

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46.
Here are three clauses:

− people used to be in pain

− they were having operations

− surgeons began experimenting with anesthetic

Decide how to join these clauses together by using until and while.

Use the clauses in any order, but your sentence needs to make sense.

Write out the sentence in full.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

47.
Elizabeth ate the biscuits. (active)

The biscuits were eaten by Elizabeth. (passive)

The sentences below have been written in the active voice.

Rewrite them in the passive voice.

The coastguard rescued her.

___________________________________________________________________

The ambulance took her to the hospital.

___________________________________________________________________
2 marks

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48.
Put a tick in each row to show whether the sentence is a statement or a
command.

One has been done for you.

Sentence Statement Command

The robber scaled the roof and broke in



through the skylight.

Get the dustpan and brush, but be careful


not to cut yourself.

Arrest that man!

At 4:30am, the intruder was arrested by six


policemen.
1 mark

49.
Copy the sentence below. Add any missing full stops or capital letters.

it went into the water and made a terrible splash

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
1 mark

50.
Circle the preposition in each of the sentences below.

We were exhausted because our flight arrived at 4am.

Despite similar opportunities, we are successful in

different ways.
1 mark

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51.
The children listened carefully as the naturalist explained to the
children how to rear tarantulas, because, the naturalist said, tarantulas
are tricky creatures outside their usual habitat.

Look at the passage above. Change all the underlined nouns / noun
phrases to appropriate pronouns.

the children

the naturalist

tarantulas

1 mark

52.
I don’t have enough time to go shopping.

Tick one box to show the correct impersonal version of the sentence
above.

Tick one.

I don’t have enough time to do that.

It isn’t time to go shopping.

Going shopping takes up enough of my time.

There isn’t enough time to go shopping.

1 mark

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53.
Circle the correct word in each set of brackets.

Neither of the pupils ( was / were ) paying attention.

Hannah and James ( wasn’t / weren’t ) enjoying the game.

Each of the children ( was / were ) amazed at the sight.


1 mark

54.
A semi-colon can be used to separate two main clauses that are related.

Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in each sentence below.

The concert was a great success the applause went on

for many minutes.

Honestly, I’ve done my very best I’ve left no stone,

however small, unturned.


1 mark

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55.
1. As it was such a hot day, she really ___________________ a cold

ice cream.

2. My teacher ___________________ me to visit the school library.

3. The shop ___________________ changes its window display.

4. Many companies are trying to reduce the amount of

___________________ they use.

5. The pianist was quickly ___________________ as a child prodigy.

6. The leaves were turning orange as autumn was _____________.

7. The ___________________ of people reached from the door of the

shop to halfway down the street.

8. The buried treasure was found with the ___________________

of the ship.

9. The charity ran a ___________________ to raise money for

the village hall.

10. The evidence did not ___________________ with what the

detective first thought.

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11. The temperature will ___________________ in winter.

12. He looked up in amazement and saw an ___________________

number of stars glittering in the night sky.

13. The number of frogs has declined due to the _________________

of their habitats.

14. The unusual ___________________ remains unexplained.

15. I heard the ___________________ thud of the horses’ hooves on

the cobbles.
15 marks

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56.
This sentence is made up of two clauses, a main clause (MC) and a
subordinate clause (SC).

Add a subordinate clause to the sentence below.

1 mark

57.
Insert commas and a semi-colon in the sentence below.

I love red blue yellow and green he prefers black white orange and purple.
1 mark

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58.
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 comic strip the colourful comic strip on the back page

the cellar

1 mark

59.
Tick one box to show where the missing question mark should go.

“How are you feeling today” asked the nurse.

1 mark

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Mark schemes

1.

thieves

1 mark

2.
The lazy lion snored noisily.

Award 1 mark for all four correct.


1 mark

3. Accept any suitable contraction, eg:

• I don’t think he’s / they’re / I’m / she’s / Jane’s / it’s going to come.

The apostrophe must be placed correctly and the word spelt correctly.

Also accept additional words, eg:

• the teacher’s, the train’s


1 mark

4.
Adverb Manner (how) Time (when) Place (where)

wearily

there

later

fast

yesterday

everywhere

Award 2 marks for six correct.

Award 1 mark for four or five correct.


Up to 2 marks

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5. 1. transporting
1 mark

2. station
1 mark

3. boiled
1 mark

4. stapled
1 mark

5. future
1 mark

6. enough
1 mark

7. feature
1 mark

8. mattered
1 mark

9. produces
1 mark

10. disruptive
1 mark

11. shipped
1 mark

12. strength
1 mark

13. umbrellas
1 mark

14. released
1 mark

15. variety
1 mark

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16. chief
1 mark

17. familiar
1 mark

18. physically
1 mark

19. substantial
1 mark

20. surprised
1 mark

6. My mum promised she’d help me with my homework.

The apostrophe must be placed correctly and the word spelt correctly.
1 mark

7. Computer games, which can be fun to play, are also very time-consuming.

Award 1 mark for both commas placed correctly.


1 mark

8.
On Tuesday, children from Millmount School went to a museum.

1 mark

9.
On holiday, we very happy on the beach.

The journey rather too long for me.

The weather in Spain is usually hot and sunny, though one day it a lot.

Award 1 mark for all three correct.


1 mark

10.

1 mark

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11.

plentiful, easy to find

1 mark

12.

The two cars a red one and a blue one sped down the road.

Jake a polite young man always holds open the door.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

13.
he him

1 mark

14. haven’t

Also accept ‘have not’.


1 mark

15.
The reached carefully into his

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

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16.

sudden

1 mark

17.
the emergency services them to contact the fire brigade urgently.
Some residents have already had to leave their houses.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

18. (a) When she was standing next to her brother, Anita looked very tall.

(b) Even though he had little patience, Robert enjoyed chess.

(c) Sue’s skills were good although she had not been playing for long.

Also accept a response that does not have ‘for long’ underlined.

(d) They finished the walk, which seemed never-ending.

Award 2 marks for all four correct.

Award 1 mark for two or three correct.


Up to 2 marks

19. Accept any adjective derived from ‘fear’, eg:

• fear some
• fear ful
• fear less
• fear ed

Do not accept adverbs, eg:

• fearfully
• fearlessly
1 mark

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20. Tom bakes a cake.

OR

Tom is baking a cake.

OR

Tom’s baking a cake.

Do not accept responses that include any other present tense verb, eg:

• Tom eats / decorates / presents a cake.


1 mark

21. Award 1 mark for transformation to the first person and isolation of the spoken words, eg:

• It is my ambition to discover as much as possible about our solar system.


• It is my hope to uncover as much about the solar system as I can, said the astronomer.

Award 1 further mark for correct punctuation of speech, using internal punctuation and inverted
commas, eg:

• The astronomer said, “It is my ambition to discover as much as possible about our solar
system.”
• “I want to learn all the secrets of the solar system. That is my goal.”

For the award of the further mark, do not accept inverted commas used without supporting
punctuation, or wrongly placed in relation to supporting punctuation, eg:

• The astronomer said “it is my ambition to discover as much as possible about our solar
system”
Up to 2 marks

22.
My favourite month of the year is february.

Corsica is a small island in the mediterranean Sea.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

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23.

The baby was enjoying playing with his teddy bear.

1 mark

24.
We had to hurry the bus was about to leave.
1 mark

25.

Mr Nelson asked, “Who is responsible for the sports equipment?”

1 mark

26.

to separate items in a list

1 mark

27.
Close the windows and lock the door.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

28. wasn’t OR was not OR cyclists

Do not accept changes of tense, eg:

• isn’t
1 mark

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29.
To show
something
To replace
Sentence belongs to
missing letter
someone /
something

Example: It doesn’t go there.

We’re cold.

Anita’s coat is very warm.

Ruby’s hair is brown.

I mustn’t forget my homework.

Award 1 mark for all four correct.


1 mark

30. Accept any appropriate adverb, eg:

• brightly

• beautifully
1 mark

31.
The cheetah after its prey.

Skunks a very smelly spray that repels most predators.

The mother bear her young.

Award 1 mark for all three correct.


1 mark

32.
The children played football it was time for bed.
1 mark

33. “Get down now!” Mum yelled angrily.

The exclamation mark must be positioned before the closing inverted comma.
1 mark

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34. Cheetahs tigers jaguars and leopards are all known as ‘big cats’.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

35. Award 1 mark for all three correct.

She wasn’t sure which coat belonged to her.

I like basketball whereas they prefer tennis.

He asked me whether I was interested in comedy films.


1 mark

36.

The puppies growl and bark.

1 mark

37.

performed

1 mark

38.
(i) esterday, we went to see our friend, ita

Award 1 mark for two correctly encircled letters and award 1 mark for two correct
explanations.

OR

Award 1 mark for one correctly identified letter and one corresponding correct explanation.

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(ii) Accept any correct explanation of the capital letters, eg:

• Yesterday is at the start of a sentence.

• Rita is a (person’s) name / proper noun.

Do not accept responses labelling ‘Rita’ as a noun only, rather than proper noun.
Up to 2 marks

39.

from

1 mark

40. (i) Accept any appropriate question. These will usually begin with:

• When...
• How often...

(ii) Accept any appropriate question, eg:

• How do you get to school every morning?


• What do you do to have fun?

Award 1 mark for each correct response.

Do not accept questions in which the capital letter or question mark has been omitted.
Up to 2 marks

41.

Unfortunately

1 mark

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42.
shouted

1 mark

43. The teacher, however, was not amused.

The novel, which is a fantastic story, only took me two days to read.

Award 1 mark for all four commas placed correctly.


1 mark

44. The opposing football team – an imposing group of strong players – looked set to beat us.

The new manager – an able and very experienced person – looks likely to transform the team.

Award 1 mark for all four dashes placed correctly.


1 mark

45. Accept any appropriate list of things needed for school that uses a colon correctly after the
introductory clause and is accurately punctuated throughout, eg:

• I need: a ruler, bag, pens.


• On Sunday night, I pack: my PE kit; my coloured pencils for art and my pencil case.
• These are the things that I need for school: exercise books, textbooks, pen, pencil and
ruler.

Do not accept capitalisation after the colon.

Do not accept omitted commas (or semi-colons) between items in the list.

Do not accept a list (including a bulleted list) that is not a full sentence.
1 mark

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46. Accept any response in which all clauses are joined using until and while in a single sentence
that makes sense, eg:

• Until surgeons began experimenting with anesthetic, people used to be in pain while they
were having operations.
• People used to be in pain while they were having operations, until surgeons began
experimenting with anesthetic.
• While they were having operations, people used to be in pain, until surgeons began
experimenting with anesthetic.

Also accept responses in which commas are used incorrectly / omitted.

Do not accept responses that use conjunctions other than until and while to join the clauses
together.

Do not accept responses that use semi-colons in addition to the conjunctions.


1 mark

47. Award marks for the correct passive / agentless passive construction, eg:

(i) • She was rescued by the coastguard.


• She got rescued by the coastguard.
• She was / got rescued.

(ii) • She was taken to hospital by (the) ambulance.


• She was taken to hospital.
• She got taken to hospital.

Award 2 marks for both correct.

Award 1 mark for one correct.

Do not accept responses in which the tense is changed, eg:

• She is rescued by the coastguard.

Do not accept non-standard grammar, eg:

• ... was took...


Up to 2 marks

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48.
Sentence Statement Command

Example:
The robber scaled the roof and broke
in through the skylight.

Get the dustpan and brush, but be


careful not to cut yourself.

Arrest that man!

At 4:30am, the intruder was arrested


by six policemen.

Award 1 mark for all three correct.


1 mark

49. It went into the water and made a terrible splash.


1 mark

50.
We were exhausted because our flight arrived 4am.

Despite similar opportunities, we are successful different ways.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

51.
the children

the naturalist

tarantulas

Award 1 mark for all three correct.


1 mark

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52.

There isn’t enough time to go shopping.

1 mark

53.
Neither of the pupils ( / were) paying attention.

Hannah and James (wasn’t / ) enjoying the game.

Each of the children ( / were) amazed at the sight.

Award 1 mark for all three correct.


1 mark

54. (i) The concert was a great success; the applause went on for many minutes.

(ii) Honestly, I’ve done my very best; I’ve left no stone, however small, unturned.

Award 1 mark for both correct.


1 mark

55. 1. fancied
1 mark

2. encouraged
1 mark

3. frequently
1 mark

4. packaging
1 mark

5. recognised
1 mark

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6. approaching
1 mark

7. queue
1 mark

8. wreckage
1 mark

9. campaign
1 mark

10. correspond
1 mark

11. plummet
1 mark

12. infinite
1 mark

13. disappearance
1 mark

14. phenomenon
1 mark

15. rhythmic
1 mark

56. Accept any appropriate subordinate clause, including non-finite clauses, eg:

• which is the biggest in the area


• overflowing with families

Also accept ‘that’ in place of ‘which’ to introduce a nondefining / relative clause.

• that was really warm

Do not accept a phrase in place of a subordinate clause, eg:

• the biggest in the area


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57. I love red, blue, yellow and green; he prefers black, white, orange and purple.

Do not accept ‘serial’ commas placed before ‘and’.


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58.
Noun Noun phrase

Example:
the colourful comic strip on the back page
the comic strip

Accept a phrase expanded before and after the noun, eg:


the cellar
• the dark cellar with cobwebs inside

The phrase must be expanded before and after the noun.

Do not accept the addition of a verb to create a clause, eg:

• the spooky cellar was behind the door.


1 mark

59. “How are you feeling today” asked the nurse.

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