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English: Paper 1 - Punctuation and Grammar (2016 Sample) - SAT Key stage 2

Quiz by KS2 Year 6 SAT papers

Key Stage 2
Grammar and Punctuation
English National Testing

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  • Q1

    Choose the sentence that must end with a question mark.

    What time will the film start

    I didn’t know what to say

    What I wanted had already sold out

    Ask Ryan what he thinks about it

    30s
    G2.2
  • Q2

    Which pair of verbs correctly completes the sentence below? Choose one.

    Pluto ______ now called a dwarf planet, but once it _____ classified as a planet.

    was -  is

    is - is

    is - was

    was - was

    30s
    G4.2
  • Q3

    Match each prefix to the correct word so that it makes a new word.

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    30s
    G6.2
  • Q4

    Which sentence has been punctuated correctly? Choose one.

    Immediately after dinner, we did the washing up.

    Immediately after, dinner we did the washing up.

    Immediately, after dinner we did the washing up.

    Immediately after dinner we did, the washing up.

    30s
    G5.6b
  • Q5

    Which sentence below is written in the past tense? Choose one.

    The owners plan to open the house to the public.

    That is the oldest house in our village.

    The original part of the house dates from 1760.

    The roof was replaced in 1970.

    30s
    G4.1a
  • Q6

    Choose one verb in the underlined pair to complete the sentences using Standard English. We was / were planning to hold a cake sale at school.

    was

    were

    30s
    G7.1
  • Q7

    Choose one verb in the underlined pair to complete the sentences using Standard English. I was / were chosen to design the posters.

    was

    were

    30s
    G7.1
  • Q8

    Write the contracted form of the underlined words. That decision does not seem fair.

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    30s
    G5.8
  • Q9

    Choose the sentence that must end with a question mark.

    This is the book you asked for, isn’t it

    Next week, I’ll ask about joining the library

    I asked for a joke book, but there were none

    Please ask the librarian if you need any help

    30s
    G2.2
  • Q10

    Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly? Choose one.

    The children’s clothes were hanging up.

    The childrens clothes’ were hanging up.

    The childrens clothe’s were hanging up.

    The childrens’ clothes were hanging up.

    30s
    G5.8
  • Q11

    What does the word Others refer to in the passage below? Choose one.

    Some plants, such as sunflowers, die in winter. Others, such as daffodils, survive as bulbs underground.

    daffodils

    bulbs

    sunflowers

    plants

    30s
    G1.5
  • Q12

    Tick all the pronouns in the sentence below.

    They bought new jumpers for themselves and a warm scarf for Dad.

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    30s
    G1.5b
  • Q13

    Complete the sentence with an adjective formed from the verb create.

    The artist was very ____________________ and produced many original works.

    creative

    creation

    creatively

    creatable

    30s
    G1.3
  • Q14

    Choose one to show which part of the sentence is a relative clause.

    The table which is made of oak is now black with age.

    with age

    is now black

    The table

    which is made of oak

    30s
    G3.1a
  • Q15

    Which option shows how the underlined words are used in the sentence? Choose one.

    My baby brother was born in the hospital where my father works.

    as a main clause

    as a preposition phrase

    as a relative clause

    as a noun phrase

    30s
    G3.1a

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