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1
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Unfortunately
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thieves
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from
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Accept any appropriate adverb, eg:
- brightly
- beautifully
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Close the windows firmly and securely lock the door.
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performed
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wasn't OR was not
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The baby was enjoying playing with his teddy bear.
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Tom bakes a cake.
OR
Tom is baking a cake.
OR
Tom's baking a cake.
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haven't
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We were exhausted because our flight arrived at 4am.
Despite similar opportunities, we are successful in different ways.
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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.
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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 anaesthetic, 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 anaesthetic.
While they were having operations, people used to be in pain, until surgeons began
experimenting with anaesthetic.
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Computer games, which can be fun to play, are also very time-consuming.
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The teacher, however, was not amused.
The novel, which is a fantastic story, only took me two days to read.
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I love red, blue, yellow and green; he prefers black, white, orange and purple.
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Accept any adjectives derived from 'fear', eg:
fearsome
fearful
fearless
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19 plentiful, easy to find
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20 argument, quarrel
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21
bank
Also accept 'side'.
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22
Put a tick in each row to show whether each explanation is true or false.
One has been done for you.
Explanation
True
False
a collision is a type of conversation
a modification is a change or adaptation
a compromise is a feeling of anger
weary means to be full of life
a notion is an idea or belief about something
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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.
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24
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.
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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.
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27 The sign warned that deer might be crossing.
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one box, four boxes
one foot, a pair of feet
one sheep, a flock of sheep
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After the argument they all went home.
We saw a magnificent polar bear.
Eating an apple can help keep you healthy.
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She waited until 10 o'clock.
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Accept any appropriate adverbs, eg:
Josie walked home quickly / slowly and ate her dinner hungrily / greedily.
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32 quickly
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She'll be here at ten o'clock.
My two dogs are very different from one another.
My new school bag is similar to my old one.
The building was high compared with the trees around it.
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Main clause
Subordinate
clause
My sister, who is very annoying, is older
than me.
Sports day was cancelled because it was
raining heavily.
The sofa, which is old and worn, is the cat's
favourite place to sleep.
When I arrived, everyone else was already
there.
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35 As it was raining so hard, we weren't able to visit the castle.
As it was raining so hard we weren't able, to visit the castle.
As it was raining, so hard we, weren't able to visit the castle.
As, it was raining so hard, we weren't able to visit the castle.
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a) My friend, who is very fit, won the 100-metre race.
b) The man, meanwhile, picked up his bag and carried on walking.
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misbehave
incorrect
impossible
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38
Accept any appropriate adjectival synonym to replace 'enormous', eg:
big
gigantic
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39
Award one mark for a suitable past tense verb related to speaking, eg:
shouted
screamed
yelled
bellowed
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40 climbed
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Word
Synonym
Accept any appropriate and
precise noun synonym, eg:
victory
win
success
Antonym
Accept any appropriate and
precise noun antonym, eg:
failure
loss
defeat
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42 few, not many
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43
Accept any two responses in which present is used correctly with a different meaning in each.
Responses numbered separately below are considered to have different meanings.
Present as a noun:
i) A gift, eg:
You give someone a birthday present.
What a fabulous present!
i) Present time, eg:
A newspaper is a record of the present.
We live in the present.
iii) Present a talk / TV programme, eg:
He is going to present the weather.
iv) Present tense, eg:
I wrote my story in the present tense.
iii) Present meaning 'here', eg:
Jane was not present for the lesson.
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play
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On the one hand, it would be exciting to go on the roller coaster; on the other, I might not like
the height!
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Phrase
Clause
We went outside so we could enjoy the sunshine.
The sun shone in the bright blue sky.
The beautiful rainbow lasted for hours.
We had fun running around the garden.
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47 The sign was blown over by the wind.
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I wanted my mum to watch me in the school play.
After we went cycling, Emma and I were very tired.
The teacher asked Tim and me to collect the books.
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cross
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Award 1 mark for changing both underlined verbs to a suitable past tense form.
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The walkers carries their lunch in their backpacks.
They eats all the pudding.
The baker makes gorgeous cakes.
He go to the dentist every month.
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52
Award 1 mark for a correctly placed pair of commas.
Jim, grabbing his hat and gloves, ran out of the house.
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Award 1 mark for all three correct.
Sentence
Main clause
Subordinate
clause
I have violin lessons, although I have not
been playing for very long.
If you want to improve, you must practise a
lot.
I practise every weekend, even when it's in
the school holidays.
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Award 1 mark for all three correct.
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Award 1 mark for all four correct.
I
me
Sarah and ____ both had a cold.
In the concert, Freddie and ____ sat next to
each other.
My mother drove Linda and ____ to the
party.
Tom, Kate and ____ are on the red team.
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56
Award 1 mark for a correctly placed semi-colon.
It is a very long book; on the other hand, it is one of the best I have ever read.
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57
Award 1 mark for an alternative word that contains the root word 'circ', eg:
- circumference / circuit / circulation
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58 He decided after taking a few minutes to think,
that it was a good idea.
He decided after, taking a few minutes, to think
that it was a good idea.
He decided, after taking a few minutes to think,
that it was a good idea.
He decided after taking a few minutes, to think
that it was, a good idea.
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Award 1 mark for a grammatically correct and appropriate subordinate clause within a
complex sentence which is correctly punctuated throughout, eg:
- The puppy started to bark because she wanted to play.
- The puppy, which had been quiet all morning, started to bark.
- Every time the postman walked up the path, the puppy started to bark.
- Expecting his dinner, the puppy started to bark.
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firemen
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Award one mark for all three correct.
Sentence
Commas are
Commas are
used to
used to
separate items
separate
in a list
clauses
Butterflies, moths and bees are all winged
insects.
Ana's class, which is the largest, is
usually the quietest.
When Dad bakes biscuits, Jackie always
helps.
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63
Award 1 mark for four correct labels.
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64
a preposition
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65 two or twice
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66
Award 1 mark for all three correct.
disagree
illegal
irregular
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67
Award 1 mark for the adverb encircled.
The old dog was still sitting on the sunlit patio.
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Award one mark for a correctly completed table.
Sentence
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
They measured the
length of the room.
There was a
measurable increase
in the temperature.
They took
measurements of
their heights.
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Award 1 mark for a grammatically correct, accurately punctuated sentence that includes all
of the information given in the boxes in any logical order, eg:
- Ben Green, who is in my class, went to Spain over the summer.
- Ben Green (who is in my class) went to Spain over the summer.
- Over the summer, Ben Green - who is in my class - went to Spain.
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Award 1 mark for two correctly placed dashes.
Some of the vegetables in the school garden - especially the carrots and pumpkins - had
grown to an enormous size.
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The cars were stopped from crossing the
bridge by the police officer.
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74
Award 1 mark for a correct prefix and suffix.
dishonestly
dishonesty
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Award 1 mark for a correctly placed semi-colon and comma.
Rudi is going to play football tonight; however, I must stay in and do my homework.
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Award 1 mark for a grammatically correct and accurately punctuated passive sentence, eg:
- A speech was given by the visitor.
- A speech was given.
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It rained heavily during the night.
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Award 1 mark for all three adverbs correctly encircled.
Often, I am too tired to stay awake, so I only read a few pages of my book.
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Award 1 mark for all five correct.
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Award 1 mark for the correct response.
- semi-colon
Also accept plausible misspellings and responses that do not use a hyphen, e.g.
- semicolon
- semi colon
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81
Award 1 mark for three correct sentences ticked.
Ali locked the door before he left.
The shops are beyond the main road.
My brother is behind me in the race.
Barry is below Andrew in the register.
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Award 1 mark for a correctly completed table.
Sentence
Adjective
Adverb
It is a direct flight to Spain.
I hate arriving late.
The door opened wide.
That is the wrong spelling.
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Award 1 mark for a correctly completed table.
after used as a
Sentence
subordinating
conjunction
after used as a
preposition
He moved here after the end
of the war.
Entry is free after 5pm in the
evening.
I went to the cinema after I
had eaten my dinner.
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Award 1 mark for a correctly completed table.
Noun
care
Adjective
Accept an appropriate adjective, e.g. careful /
careless / carefree / careworn
nature
Accept an appropriate adjective, e.g. natural
mess
Accept an appropriate adjective, e.g. messy
danger
beauty
Accept an appropriate adjective, e.g. dangerous
Accept an appropriate adjective, e.g. beautiful /
beauteous
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85
Award 1 mark for the adverb encircled.
"Soon," he thought, "I'll be able to see my family."
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You and I should play chess.
David told me to leave.
I want to go.
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