English Subject Knowledge: Audit and Test
Name:_________________________
Date:______________
PART ONE
The nature and role of Standard English
Score:
/6
Self Evaluation:
Are the following written in Standard English (SE) or Non-standard English (NSE)? Delete as
appropriate.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
The children are seated on the carpet.
I ain't got no money.
May I order some drinks, please?
You were about ten years old at the time.
You better shove off, mate!
Aghast, he looked at the twins.
SE
NSE
SE
SE
NSE
SE
PART TWO
Knowledge About Words (Lexical Knowledge)
1) Phonology, graphology and how the writing system represents the sound
system
Score:
/14
Self Evaluation:
A) Although spelled differently, each pair of words shares one common phoneme. Underline the
letter(s) in each word that represent it.
zoo / glasses
field / key
B) Read the words below and underline any two consonant digraphs.
contain a consonant digraph)
elephant
orang-utan
cheese
(Note: not all words may
sulk
C) Read the words below and underline any two vowel digraphs. (Note: not all words may contain
a vowel digraph)
camel
shout
ape
moon
D) Some words contain trigraphs. Read the words below and underline one consonant trigraph
and circle one vowel trigraph.
b
ear
judge
hold
catch
E) Using the words in the word-bank below, answer the following questions by selecting the
appropriate word and writing it in the box.
i.
Rhymes with kite but which spells the vowel phoneme differently
i.
height
ii.
Has the same initial and final phoneme as kite
ii.
caught/
kit
iii.
Includes the vowel phoneme found in 'crow' but spells it differently
iii.
toe
iv.
Includes the digraph 'ow' as in 'crow' but in which this is pronounced differently
v.
Has 4 phonemes
iv.
howl
vi.
Has a split digraph
v.
grown
vi.
mate
Word-bank
caught
howl
site
rain
grown
mate
frown
kit
toe
height
2) Word Structure, Meanings and Derivations (Morphology)
Score:
/16
Self Evaluation:
A) Underline 4 compound words in the following list::
arrowhead
header
headline
heading
headteacher
headlight
B) Separate the following words into prefix, root (or base form) and suffix, as appropriate as not
all will have both a prefix and suffix:
i) unwrapping
Prefix
un
Root
wrap
ii) precede
pre
cede
iii) strangeness
iv) subtraction
sub
Suffix
(p)ing
strange
ness
tract
ion
C) From the words given, create a new word, in the specified word class, by adding a suffix (you
may need to make spelling changes in some cases):
i.
An adverb from rapid
rapidly
ii.
A noun from good
goodness
iii.
A verb from bright
brighten
iv.
An adjective from energy
energetic
D) Read the sentences below and highlight the following:
i)
2 words that are homophones
brake break
ii)
2 words that are homographs
row
row
iii)
2 words that are synonyms
rush
hurry
iv)
2 words that are antonyms
enormous
tiny
I need new brake blocks for my bike.
He had to rush to catch the train.
We had a furious row.
What a tiny puppy!
Don't break the seal.
Let's sit in the front row.
Let's hurry.
My dad grew some enormous potatoes this year!
PART THREE
Knowledge about Grammar
1)
Word Classes or Parts of Speech
Score:
/14
Self Evaluation:
A) Carefully read the following text and identify examples of the word classes listed below. Select
the clearest (most obvious) examples.
Following the play, which was extremely enjoyable, Charles and Jo went for a
meal to a well-known local restaurant. To their surprise, they found other diners
included members of the cast and to Jo's delight, Peter Robbins, the leading
man, was sitting at the next table to theirs!
proper noun
Charles
pronoun
they
abstract noun
delight
preposition
at
concrete noun
play
conjunction
and
collective noun
cast
determiner
the
verb
went
adjective
local
B)
C)
Words can belong to different classes depending on their role in a sentence. Therefore it is
important to look at the word in the context of other words around it. Identify the word class of
the underlined word in the following 2 sentences.
i.
She was wearing a short red dress.
noun
ii.
Please dress very quickly.
verb
Verbs can consist of more than one word, when they are known as verb chains. Underline the
verb chains in the following sentences. Then identify the main and auxiliary verbs which make
the verb chain
i.
I am seeing the doctor tomorrow at 4 o’clock.
ii.
Can you help me?
2) Sentences - Types of Sentence and Sentence Structure
Score:
A)
/14
Self Evaluation:
Sentences fulfil 4 functions. State whether the following sentences are examples of a
question, exclamation, command or statement. Take care, punctuation is not always a
straightforward clue!
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
B)
I prefer teaching in Key Stage 1.
What age group do you prefer?
Turn that music down!
No, I won’t!
statement
question
command
exclamation
There are 3 types of sentence: simple, compound and complex. Identify the following
sentences
as simple (S), compound (CP) or complex (CX).
i.
Although he is now 79 years old, he still claims to be 65!
CX
ii.
We were exhausted, but we arrived in time for father’s birthday party.
CP
iii.
We drove from London to Edinburgh in six hours.
S
C)
A phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. A clause is a
group of words that does contain a subject and a verb. Label the following phrase (P) or
clause (C).
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
D)
With a loud laugh
From across the vast field
When the film is over
Who were penniless
P
P
C
C
Read the following sentences and underline the main clause and circle the subordinate
(dependant) clause.
i.
After I finish writing up my assignment, I'm going to watch a horror film.
ii.
Although James arranged to join the cricket club, he forgot to tell his parents about this.
iii.
Because they were afraid of being seen, they crawled towards the hut.
3)
Punctuation
Score:
/4
Self Evaluation:
Rewrite the following sentences showing the correct punctuation.
i.
go and apologise said mrs taylor and offer to help tidy up
“Go and apologise,” said Mrs Taylor, “and offer to help tidy up.”
ii.
her coat which had a real fur collar almost touched the floor
Her coat, which had a real fur collar, almost touched the floor.
iii.
come away from the water david
Come away from the water David!
iv.
mum looked for davids towel
Mum looked for David’s towel.
PART FOUR
Knowledge about Text Types (Genres)
Score:
/9
Self Evaluation:
A) Fiction
Match story opening to the 'best fit' genre, choosing from the list below:
i.
Once upon a time, in a tumbledown cottage in a deep dark wood, there lived
two poor sisters. Marguerite was fair and gentle, loved far and wide for her
kind and thoughtful ways. Violet was dark and quick-tempered, with black
eyes that flashed scornfully at all who displeased her
Genre Fairy Tale
ii.
I never knew my father, who was cut down at Culloden in '45, fighting for the
royal cause. He died nobly, one amongst thousands of brave Scots who lost
their lives striking a futile blow for freedom, leaving my mother alone to raise
four hungry children.
Genre Historical Novel
iii.
Once there was a greedy fox who invited his neighbour Rabbit round for a
slap-up dinner. More fool Rabbit for agreeing to go, I say - after all, everyone
knows foxes are crafty creatures who can't think further ahead than their next
meal!
Genre Fable
fable
adventure story
science fiction
legend
fairy tale
historical novel
myth
horror story
B) Non–Fiction
Match the extracts to the 'best fit' genre, choosing from the list below
i.
-Go past the railway station.
-Proceed straight across the roundabout.
-Go straight through a set of traffic lights.
-Bear left at the roundabout, into the university campus.
Genre: Instruction
ii.
The second largest continent after Asia, Africa is dominated in the
north by the vast Sahara Desert and in the east by the Great Rift
Valley. A belt of rainforest lies along the Equator.
Genre: NC Report
iii.
An aircraft’s wings create lift. To do this, they need air to flow over
them. The wing is an aerofoil shape. This means that the top surface
is longer and more curved than the bottom surface. The air pressure
beneath the wing is greater than above it, and it lifts the wing up.
Genre Explanation
explanation
advert
non-chronological report
discussion
argument
instruction (procedure)
C) Poetry
There is a wide range of poetry forms which primary pupils are expected to meet. Circle the
correct name for each poetry form described below.
i.
A narrative poem/ sonnet/ haiku is a poem which tells a story.
ii.
A limerick / haiku/ sonnet has three lines comprising 5, 7, 5 syllables respectively
iii.
In a haiku /rap /calligram, the way in which the poem is physically
printed and laid out on the page relates to what it is about.
Adapted from:
Challen, 0. (2001), Achieving QTS Primary English: Audit and Test: Assessing your Knowledge and Understanding.
Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd.
Medwell, J., Moore, G., Wray, D., Griffiths, V., (2007), Achieving QTS Primary English Knowledge and Understanding.
Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd