English grammar, punctuation and spellingPaper 1: questions
2017 national curriculum tests
Key stage 2
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You have 45 minutes to answer the questions in this booklet.
Instructions
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Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark.
Tick one.
Why he went there was a mystery
What he thinks about the problem is anyone’s guess
When are your cousins expected to arrive
How they would get to the match was unclear 1 mark
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Insert a semi-colon in the correct place in the sentence below.2
Come and see me tomorrow I will not have time to see you today. 1 mark
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The prefix mis- can be added to the word read to make the word misread.
What does the word misread mean?
Tick one.
to read quickly
to read incorrectly
to read again
to read before
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1 mark
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3 Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
Tick one.
We went to manchester for Kajal and Jamal’s party.
we went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal’s party.
We went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal’s party.
We went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal’s Party.
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1 mark
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Circle the correct verb form in each underlined pair to complete the sentences below.
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The last place I saw Jack and Gwen was / were in the playground.
At the museum, there was / were many interesting exhibits.
The bikes was / were lined up for the start of the race. 1 mark
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Which verb form completes the sentence?5 After Disha her medal, she gave a television interview.
Tick one.
is collecting
had collected
has collected
was collecting1 mark
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Tick the option that correctly completes the sentence below.7 an official Olympic sport at the Winter Olympics in Japan.
Tick one.
In 1998 snowboarding became,
In 1998 snowboarding, became
In, 1998 snowboarding became
In 1998, snowboarding became1 mark
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?8
Tick one.
Joe went upstairs, turned on his computer took out his homework and started.
Joe went upstairs turned on his computer, took out his homework, and started.
Joe went, upstairs turned on his computer, took out his homework, and started.
Joe went upstairs, turned on his computer, took out his homework and started. 1 mark
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Tick one box to show the correct place for a colon in the sentence below.
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Tom needed to think carefully about his homework it
looked very difficult.
1 mark
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What is the word class of the underlined word in the sentence below?9 The alarm rang and Jamal immediately jumped out of bed.
Tick one.
conjunction
adverb
verb
determiner1 mark
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What is the word class of the underlined words in the sentence below?
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The girl brought a sandwich and an apple to eat for lunch.
Tick one.
adjectives
adverbs
determiners
nouns 1 mark
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?12
Tick one.
The man grabbed his coat – it looked cold and windy outside.
The man grabbed his coat it looked cold – and windy outside.
The man grabbed his coat it looked cold and windy – outside.
The man grabbed his coat it looked – cold and windy outside. 1 mark
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?14
Tick one.
The town is ten miles (16 kilometres) away.
The town is ten miles (16 kilometres away.)
The town is ten miles (16) kilometres away.
The town is ten miles (16 kilometres away).1 mark
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Which sentence uses the word round as an adjective?13
Tick one.
The dog ran round in circles.
There was a round of applause.
The castle had a round tower.
The team has already made the final round.1 mark
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Complete the sentence with an appropriate subordinating conjunction.
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Tracey decided to walk it was a lovely day. 1 mark
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?15
Tick one.
We are going to see a Play by Shakespeare.
There is a new Doctor at the local Hospital.
There is a Class Visit to the museum next week.
He is trying to swim the English Channel.1 mark
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Which sentence uses the word book as a verb?18
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We decided to book tickets for the football match.
Arin wrote a book review for the school magazine.
The scientist’s ideas are explained in his latest book.
Book club meets every Wednesday in the library.1 mark
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Which sentence is an exclamation?17
Tick one.
What time did the sun set last night
She said the sunset was particularly beautiful
What a spectacular sunset that is
The sunsets are lovely at this time of year1 mark
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20 Replace the underlined word or words in the sentence below with the correct pronouns.
For his ninth birthday, James visited his grandparents and his grandparents took James to the cinema.
1 mark
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Insert a pair of commas in the correct place in the sentence below. 19
I enjoy sitting in my bedroom even though it is quite small and listening to music. 1 mark
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Which sentence is the most formal?22
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Your presence is requested at the wedding of our daughter.
You would like to come to our daughter’s wedding, wouldn’t you?
We’d love you to join us for our daughter’s wedding.
Our daughter’s getting married – please come!1 mark
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?21
Tick one.
Abdul called out, “will you come and help me?”
Abdul called out “Will you come and help me”
Abdul called out, “Will you come and help me”?
Abdul called out, “Will you come and help me?”1 mark
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Circle the two words that are antonyms in the sentence below.24
What looked like a worthless collection of rusty metal turned out to include ancient coins and valuable jewellery. 1 mark
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Which underlined group of words is a subordinate clause?23
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If you want to, you can walk with us.
This is the best fishing spot we have found.
We change places when the bell rings.
We planted the parsley next to the mint.1 mark
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Tick one box in each row to show whether the apostrophe is used for a contracted form or possession.
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SentenceApostrophe for a contracted
form
Apostrophe for possession
Where is Karen’s pen?
Joshua’s hungry.
Please get the dog’s dinner.
The cat’s outside.1 mark
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Which sentence contains a relative clause?26
Tick one.
The boy who I met at the park is in my class.
The team is going to play a match tomorrow.
Sue said that she wanted to learn to play the drums.
Whenever they have time, they like to go cycling. 1 mark
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Insert full stops and capital letters in the passage below so it is punctuated correctly.
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Declan has always been fascinated by animals he has read many books about exotic creatures jellyfish interest him the most and he would like to study them when he is older 1 mark
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G005017 – 8 December 2016 4:09 PM – Version 1
Which sentence is a statement?
Tick one.
You can copy the pattern from a book
Be careful when you use the glue
Do you use glitter to decorate the edges
Do not touch the paint until it is dry1 mark
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Insert a pair of commas in the correct place in the sentence below.29
Jenna a very gifted singer won the talent competition that was held in her local theatre. 1 mark
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Rewrite the verbs in the boxes to complete the sentences with the correct choice of tense.
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The visitors left after they their coffee.
to finish
Jo usually up early on Saturday morning and
to wake
goes swimming before breakfast.
1 mark
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Write a command which could be the first step in the instructions for making a sandwich. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
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32 Label each of the clauses in the sentence below as either main (M) or subordinate (S).
When the bell rang, we dashed into the playground and
we started a game of football.
1 mark
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34 Which two sentences contain a preposition?
Tick two.
He walked really quickly.
The horse munched his hay happily.
She ran around the games field.
The old man walked past the door. 1 mark
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33 Circle the conjunction in each sentence.
We like to eat popcorn when we go to the cinema.
Although my sister likes salted popcorn, I prefer sweet popcorn.
My brother doesn’t like popcorn at all, so he buys sweets instead. 1 mark
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Insert a comma and a dash in the correct places in the sentence below.
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Before we leave school our class wants to start a vegetable garden the first in our school’s history. 1 mark
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What is the subject of the sentence below?
On Tuesday, Mary plans to meet Aidan in Liverpool.
Tick one.
Tuesday
Mary
Aidan
Liverpool1 mark
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Complete the sentence below with the simple past tense of the verbs in the boxes.
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I netball last weekend, but I only
where the match the day before. 1 mark
to play to know
to be
37 Circle the relative pronoun in the sentence below.
The mountain, which could be seen in the distance, had snow on top of it. 1 mark
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Insert 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. 1 mark
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Which one prefix can be added to all three words below to make their antonyms? Write the prefix in the box.
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secure active complete
1 mark
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Circle the two words that are synonyms in the passage below.41
The café serves delicious snacks and cakes until noon. After midday, you can also order hot lunches, sandwiches or soup. 1 mark
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43 Which punctuation mark should be used in the place indicated by the arrow?
Josh was excellent at languages he spoke French and Spanish.
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comma
hyphen
full stop
semi-colon1 mark
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Circle the possessive pronoun in the passage below.42
The boy showed me around the school. He took me to the music room and pointed out which classroom was his. 1 mark
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Insert two hyphens in the correct places in the sentence below. 46
The children have been busy cooking some healthy sugar free snacks and learning some well known traditional songs for visitors to enjoy. 1 mark
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Complete the sentence below with a noun formed from the verb encourage.
My friends offered me lots of __________________________ to meet my targets.
1 mark
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Complete each sentence below with a word formed from the root word thought.
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Olisa was a very girl.
The children looked at the poster on the wall. 1 mark
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Rewrite the underlined verbs in the sentence below so that they are in the present progressive form.
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Jim learns French at school. He plans to ski in the Alps in the spring.
1 mark
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Rewrite the sentence below in the active. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
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The vital clues were discovered by the detective.
1 mark
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Circle the adverb in the sentence below.50
Of all the toys in his large collection, Karl’s little brother liked the cuddly rabbit best. 1 mark
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Write a noun phrase containing at least three words to complete the sentence below. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly.
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was preparing for an important athletics competition.
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2017 key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions Print version product code: STA/17/7733/p ISBN: 978-1-78644-272-7 Electronic PDF version product code: STA/17/7733/e ISBN: 978-1-78644-292-5
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