Winter Revision SATS SPAG Tests
Winter Revision SATS SPAG Tests
Time: 88 minutes
Marks: 98 marks
Comments:
Tick one.
thief
thieves
thiefes
thiefs
1 mark
2.
Put one letter in each box to show the word class.
1 mark
3.
Complete the sentence below with a contraction that makes sense.
wearily
there
later
fast
yesterday
everywhere
2 marks
5.
1. They were ___________________ the crates on a boat.
will be a drought.
operate underwater.
quickly.
20 marks
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.
10.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.
11.
Tick the words that mean the opposite of:
scarce
Tick one.
difficult, tricky
generous, kind
1 mark
Tick two.
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
Tick one.
he him
she his
they our
him them
1 mark
1 mark
15.
Circle the two nouns in the sentence below.
16.
Tick the word that is similar in meaning to:
abrupt
Tick one.
slow
seldom
often
sudden
1 mark
18.
Underline the subordinate clause in each sentence below.
Lucy enjoyed playing football, especially when James asked her to take
part.
When she was standing next to her brother, Anita looked very tall.
Sue’s skills were good although she had not been playing for long.
19.
Add a suffix to this word to make an adjective.
fear ______________________
1 mark
20.
Rewrite the sentence below in the present tense.
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1 mark
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2 marks
22.
Which two of these sentences have a capital letter missing?
Tick two.
1 mark
Tick one.
1 mark
24.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.
25.
Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly?
Tick one.
Her mum said that the ducklings were cute, fluffy and very small.
Tick one.
1 mark
27.
Circle all the adverbs in the sentence below.
28.
There is an error in the sentence below. Write the correction in the box.
1 mark
To show
something
To replace a
Sentence belongs to
missing letter
someone /
something
It doesn’t go there. ✔
We’re cold.
30.
Complete the sentence below with an adverb that makes sense.
(creeps / creep)
(produces / produce)
(protects / protect)
32.
Circle the conjunction in the sentence below.
33.
Rewrite the sentence below, adding the missing exclamation mark.
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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
36.
Which sentence contains two verbs?
Tick one.
1 mark
Tick one.
will perform
perform
performed
have performed
1 mark
38.
The sentence below has two capital letters missing.
• ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
• ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2 marks
Tick one.
with
beside
near
from
1 mark
40.
Below are some answers to questions.
Question Answer
I ride my bike.
2 marks
________, 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?
1 mark
43.
A pair of commas can be used to separate words or groups of words and
clarify the meaning of a sentence.
For example:
The new pupil – who is exceptionally clever – is likely to win the prize.
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.
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___________________________________________________________________
1 mark
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.
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1 mark
47.
Elizabeth ate the biscuits. (active)
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2 marks
49.
Copy the sentence below. Add any missing full stops or capital letters.
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1 mark
50.
Circle the preposition in each of the sentences below.
different ways.
1 mark
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.
1 mark
54.
A semi-colon can be used to separate two main clauses that are related.
ice cream.
of the ship.
of their habitats.
the cobbles.
15 marks
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
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.
1 mark
1.
thieves
1 mark
2.
The lazy lion snored noisily.
• 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.
4.
Adverb Manner (how) Time (when) Place (where)
wearily
there
later
fast
yesterday
everywhere
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
17. familiar
1 mark
18. physically
1 mark
19. substantial
1 mark
20. surprised
1 mark
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.
8.
On Tuesday, children from Millmount School went to a museum.
1 mark
9.
On holiday, we very happy on the beach.
The weather in Spain is usually hot and sunny, though one day it a lot.
10.
1 mark
1 mark
12.
The two cars a red one and a blue one sped down the road.
13.
he him
1 mark
14. haven’t
15.
The reached carefully into his
sudden
1 mark
17.
the emergency services them to contact the fire brigade urgently.
Some residents have already had to leave their houses.
18. (a) When she was standing next to her brother, Anita looked very tall.
(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.
• fear some
• fear ful
• fear less
• fear ed
• fearfully
• fearlessly
1 mark
OR
OR
Do not accept responses that include any other present tense verb, eg:
21. Award 1 mark for transformation to the first person and isolation of the spoken words, eg:
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.
1 mark
24.
We had to hurry the bus was about to leave.
1 mark
25.
1 mark
26.
1 mark
27.
Close the windows and lock the door.
• isn’t
1 mark
We’re cold.
• brightly
• beautifully
1 mark
31.
The cheetah after its prey.
32.
The children played football it was time for bed.
1 mark
The exclamation mark must be positioned before the closing inverted comma.
1 mark
36.
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.
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...
Do not accept questions in which the capital letter or question mark has been omitted.
Up to 2 marks
41.
Unfortunately
1 mark
1 mark
The novel, which is a fantastic story, only took me two days to read.
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.
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:
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
• 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.
Do not accept responses that use conjunctions other than until and while to join the clauses
together.
47. Award marks for the correct passive / agentless passive construction, eg:
Example:
The robber scaled the roof and broke
in through the skylight.
50.
We were exhausted because our flight arrived 4am.
51.
the children
the naturalist
tarantulas
1 mark
53.
Neither of the pupils ( / were) paying attention.
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.
55. 1. fancied
1 mark
2. encouraged
1 mark
3. frequently
1 mark
4. packaging
1 mark
5. recognised
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:
57. I love red, blue, yellow and green; he prefers black, white, orange and purple.
Example:
the colourful comic strip on the back page
the comic strip
1 mark